Markel International, the specialty property and casualty insurer, has appointed Ralph Snedden as a non-executive board director. He joins the company on 1 February.

Ralph has over thirty years’ senior experience within the general insurance sector. Most recently he spent more than six years at Euler Group, where his positions included chairman of the business development group at Euler Hermes and chief executive of Euler Hermes International.

Since retiring in 2004, Ralph has set up consultancy firm Eurinsure and is a non-executive director of RK Harrison Group.

Ralph entered the insurance industry in 1977, holding several finance director positions before joining Bain Hogg in 1992 as chief executive of its Continental Europe operation.

He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland.

William Stovin, president and chief operating officer of Markel International, said: “I am delighted to welcome Ralph to the Board of Markel International. His business development and international experience will be of great value and I look forward to working with him.”

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Notes to editors:
Markel International Limited is a specialty property and casualty insurer. Based in London and comprising the international operations of Markel Corporation, it wrote gross premiums in 2008 of $693 million. It has six operating divisions writing business either through Markel Syndicate 3000 or through Markel International Insurance Company Limited. Markel Corporation is a US listed business, capitalised at around $3 billion, which in 2008 wrote gross premiums of $2.2 billion.

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