Markel innovates to drive down London market costs
Markel has increasingly turned to automatic and fast follow models as it seeks to drive down the cost of doing business in the London market, managing director of distribution strategies and business development Dan Martin has told Post.
Commenting on the expense of operating in the Lloyd’s market, Martin said: “It might have improved a little bit in the last couple of years, but it’s still way too high.”
According to the Lloyd’s
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