View from the Top video: Supporting SMEs post Covid-19: the role of insurers and brokers
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 Neil Galjaard, divisional managing director, Markel talks about the huge negativity around Covid-19 claims in the mainstream press.
He also talks about how insurance can promote a better image to customers and clients and the necessary consistent and stable market to help clients.
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