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HCC International is the nation’s best performing underwriter
HCC International is the best-performing underwriter in the UK general insurance market, according to Insurance DataLab.
Insurers still struggling to convert cyber awareness to sales
News Editor’s View: Research from FWD shows that while some insurers are excelling at turning awareness of cyber insurance into sales, others continue to struggle with both awareness and conversion.
Big Interview: Andrew McMellin, Markel
Andrew McMellin, president of Markel International, sits down with Harry Curtis to talk about the insurer’s plans to hit $5bn premium by 2030, rebalance its portfolio, and how it’s using AI to turn the distribution chain on its head.
Insurance’s role in the new nuclear age
View from the Top: Clifford Blayney, head of power and offshore sustainable energy at Markel, calls on insurers to innovate new products to support the nuclear renaissance.
Trump’s card for trade credit insurance
As Donald Trump’s “combative approach” to international commerce creates uncertainty around global trade, Tim Evershed examines the impact on demand for credit insurance as the threat of non-payments grows.
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.
Spotlight: Can GenAI fix insurance claims headaches?
Generative AI emerges as a promising solution for claims processing, enhancing efficiency and customer experience amid rising volumes and operational challenges. Chris Marshall reports.
Spotlight: Unstable and rising claims drive insurer automation
As inflation, fraud and extreme weather push up claims’ volumes and costs, insurers are turning to automation and AI to manage demand, improve service and stay competitive, writes Chris Marshall.
Markel’s Lowther on the risks of AI adoption for SMEs
As artificial intelligence adoption among SMEs accelerates in pursuit of greater efficiency, growth and competitive edge, Mark Lowther, head of technology for Markel in the UK, says businesses must also confront the growing legal, ethical and…
AI will have a greater role to play in claims despite initial hesitancy
While the insurance sector has reservations about artificial intelligence being used to decline claims and determine liability, the technology is going to have a greater role to play in claims, including larger ones.
Markel merges three businesses and names Wilson as CEO
Markel Group has today (17 March) announced that the company's three primary underwriting businesses - Markel Specialty, Markel International, and Markel Global Reinsurance - will now collectively be referred to as Markel Insurance.
Five future female insurance CEOs
As International Women’s Day approaches, Insurance Post spotlights five women in the insurance industry that are likely to be at the helm of our nation’s biggest insurers in the years to come.
How to build an insurer that’s ready for 2030
View from the Top: Carys Lawton-Bryce, chief operations officer at Markel International, explores how insurers can navigate an evolving landscape shaped by shifting market cycles, AI-driven transformation and the growing imperative of resilience.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Business lines
A ranking of the top 100 UK Insurers for different general insurance business lines, based on data from AM Best’s Financial Suite.
‘Nascent’ cyber market to hit ‘choppy waters’
Experts speaking at the Financial Times Global Insurance Summit on 13 June have said there are going to lots of ups and downs in the cyber market, with one suggesting “premiums are under-priced”.
Q&A: Daniel Grimwood-Bird, McKenzie Intelligence Services
Daniel Grimwood-Bird, head of sales and marketing at McKenzie Intelligence Services, shares how the provider of geospatial data and analytics plans to insurance industry plans to make it big in the UK and US.
Diary of an Insurer: Markel’s Daisy Galvin
Daisy Galvin, senior underwriter of financial institutions at Markel, walks us through her working week, which is filled with client meetings, a business trip to Lloyd’s, and training for the Hackney Half Marathon.
Equine insurance under starter’s orders
Post Podcast: Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, equine insurers explore how the sector helped horse owners when racing returned after the Covid-19 lockdown caused meetings to be cancelled.
Markel’s Browning on creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces
View From the Top: Joanna Browning, senior managing director of people experience at Markel, says diversity and inclusion is not something you can ‘complete’.
Covéa and Markel win Covid BI reinsurance disputes
Covéa and Markel have won a court battle to secure reinsurance cover for Covid-19 business interruption losses.
Why asbestos should be in the conversations at renewal
Martin Parker, head of construction underwriting for the UK at specialist insurer Markel, highlights the increasing risk to the many contractors not exposed to the height of the asbestos crisis in the 1970s and 1980s.