Willis launches Markel-backed bloodstock insurance affinity proposition
‘We are delighted to launch the first fully embedded bloodstock solution, making insurance easy to access and quick to arrange,’ says the head of GB affinity
Markel UK has ‘very ambitious plan’ to boost eTrading service following disjointed broker scores
UK managing director says the gap between digital and underwriter led broker service presents ‘a huge opportunity’ for the insurer
High Five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 18 to 22 August 2025
Markel completes sale of reinsurance renewal rights
’This move will sharpen our focus on doing more of what we do best so that we can grow our core specialty insurance business,’ says chief executive
Markel agrees to sell reinsurance renewal rights to Nationwide
’With this change, we will sharpen our focus on doing more of what we do best by growing our core specialty insurance business,’ says chief executive
Markel launches pre-loss services for UK cyber clients
’At Markel, we feel we’re uniquely positioned as a business because we’re going behind risk transfer solutions by offering these additional pre-loss services to help clients manage their cyber risk,’ says director
In Focus: Why so many say ‘I fell into’ insurance – and why that’s changing
‘We’re a global leader. We contribute 2% to the UK’s GDP. We employ 60,000 people and nobody’s bothered to tell anybody that this thing exists,’ says chief executive officer
Lee Mooney: New UK boss gearing up to ‘change the pace’ at Markel
Rather than ‘reinvent the wheel’, managing director plans to tap into global group expertise to increase insurer’s ‘share of wallet’ with brokers and ‘dial up the pace’ on product and people volume
Extranets v software houses: Where are brokers handling their eTrading?
Insurance Times dives into the wealth of data within its Five Star Rating Report: eTrading 2025, to determine whether brokers are using insurer extranets or software house platforms for their eTrading needs
Three UK insurers earn spot on prestigious best workplaces list
Firms on the list were rated by their employees as supportive of personal and professional growth
Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
Jo Sykes: Markel UK devises five pillar plan to become ‘more relevant’ for brokers
Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst commercial lines insurers
Mark Plews: ‘Proactive’ risk management is ‘an increasing part’ of Markel UK’s service for care sector
Lee Mooney: New UK boss gearing up to ‘change the pace’ at Markel
Rather than ‘reinvent the wheel’, managing director plans to tap into global group expertise to increase insurer’s ‘share of wallet’ with brokers and ‘dial up the pace’ on product and people volume
Jo Sykes: Markel UK devises five pillar plan to become ‘more relevant’ for brokers
Among the insurer’s key focuses for the next five years is developing further schemes propositions, building out its eTrading strategy and improving its regional distribution network
Mark Plews: ‘Proactive’ risk management is ‘an increasing part’ of Markel UK’s service for care sector
Insurer is determined ‘to highlight that it is [a] false saving to reduce investment [on] risk management’, says underwriting director
Jo Sykes: Markel UK set ‘to invest in future growth’ for 2025
In particular, schemes with brokers will be a ‘focus’ for the ‘end-to-end’ insurer next year, says divisional director
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