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Specialty

The specialty division comprises a number of diverse specialist insurance and reinsurance lines. We are market leaders or significant followers in all these lines.

Business is written by dedicated underwriters at Lloyd's and by Markel International Insurance Company Limited.
 
The division has a mandate to play a proactive and creative role in the development of new product concepts in a wide range of areas. Our underwriters form close relationships with brokers, ensuring that the division is adaptable and responsive.
 
It's a philosophy that defines Markel and which has made the brand so durable and successful over the last 80 years.

 


Our products

Accident and health

  • Group
  • High risk
  • Schemes/Affinity
  • Sports

Casualty treaty reinsurance

  • Excess of loss treaty reinsurance only
  • Casualty including Employers’ liability,
    public and products liability
  • Motor third party liability and related own damage

Contingency

  • Cancellation
  • Contract bonus
  • Non-appearance
  • Over redemption
  • Prize indemnity
  • Weather related risks
  • Wedding insurance

  

Crime
(financial institutions)

  • Bankers’ blanket bond
  • Cash in transit
  • Commercial crime
  • Computer crime
  • Financial institutions professional indemnity
  • Plastic card protection

Property open market

  • Manufacturing risks including automobile, steel and semi conductors
  • Hotel chains
    Downstream energy
  • Regulated utilities
    Real estate
    Retail

Property treaty reinsurance

  • Catastrophe excess of loss
  • Pro-rata
  • Risk excess of loss

Product guide

Product guide

Download our guide for details on all products offered throughout Markel International

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Key contacts

Wayne Paternoster
Joint managing director
T:  020 7953 6212
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Robin Ungless
Joint managing director 
T: 020 7953 6214
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Stewart Juniper
Specialty manager
T: 020 7953 6287
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Accident and health

Mike Bridgeman
Senior underwriter
T:  020 7953 6216
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Louise Taylor
Assistant underwriter
T: 020 7953 6101
» Email

Casualty treaty reinsurance

Stewart Bronitt
Senior underwriter
T: 020 7953 6268
» Email

Contingency

James Leach
Class underwriter
T: 020 7953 6741
» Email

Crime (financial institutions)

Mark Warrilow
Senior underwriter
T: 020 7953 6705
» Email

Jamie Tomlin
Class underwriter
T: 020 7953 6274
» Email

Property open market

Adrian Giles
Senior underwriter
T: 020 7953 6260
» Email 

Emma Brown
Senior underwriter
T: 020 7953 6251
» Email 

Property treaty reinsurance - International

Christopher Devitt
Senior underwriter
T: 020 7953 6269
» Email 

Property treaty reinsurance – US and Canada

Nicholas Hillman
Class underwriter
T: 020 7953 6284
» Email




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