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- August 11 2025
Markel eyes Australia marine growth with senior hire
Markel is expanding its marine offering in Australia beyond long tail lines with the appointment of Tim Wills.
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- August 1 2025
Markel to divest US$1.2bn global reinsurance renewal rights to US carrier Nationwide
Markel's global reinsurance division will enter run-off with a large number of underwriters moving to Ryan Re, which will be delegated by Nationwide to manage all renewal policies.
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- July 17 2025
Asian clients, suppliers facing choppy waters with cargo market braced to navigate intensifying geopolitical risks
Markel's Brook Styles and Wanshi Lin discuss the impact of the conflicts in the Middle East, plus the Russia–Ukraine war and the US tariff regime.
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- July 16 2025
Markel confirms Chelsea Jiang as greater China managing director
Hong Kong-based Jiang previously was chief technical and innovation officer for general insurance at Axa greater China.
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- July 16 2025
Christian Stobbs appointed Markel Insurance chief strategy and corporate development officer
Stobbs, who was APAC managing director since 2019, will be based in the US and report to CEO Simon Wilson.
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- July 3 2025
Markel hires Joanna Quigan as senior underwriter for professional and financial risks
She will be based in Melbourne and report to Kym Beazleigh, head of professional and financial risks.
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- July 2 2025
Markel targets Malaysia expansion with new country head
The Lloyd’s carrier has hired Jasminder Kaur from MP Honan Insurance Brokers to establish and grow underwriting capability in Kuala Lumpur.
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- June 26 2025
Markel continues APAC build out with dedicated casualty underwriter in Singapore
Lloyd's carrier hires Allied World's Collin Sim, who previously spent 17 years at Gen Re.
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- June 19 2025
Markel International appoints Muhammad Saber as operations manager for APAC
Singapore-based Saber joins from Liberty Specialty Markets where he was most recently operations team lead.
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- June 10 2025
Exclusive: Markel appoints Axa’s Chelsea Jiang as greater China CEO
Jiang was most recently the chief technical and innovation officer for general insurance in greater China at Axa Hong Kong and Macau.
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- June 9 2025
Sucheng Chang to take over from Christian Stobbs as Markel International’s Asia Pacific MD
Chang, who was previously Hong Kong CEO for the broker, will lead the specialty carrier's regional operation and will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business.
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- June 9 2025
Putting Markel on the map: International president Andrew McMellin eyes US$500m APAC premiums written by 2030
Specialty insurer also targets US$5bn of premiums across its international markets, while trying to get a 50/50 balance between London and non-London books of businesses.
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- May 28 2025
Markel Australia launches FI solutions, begins with expanded finpro cover for investment managers
Team will be co-led by senior underwriters Lan Pham, based in Melbourne, and Daisy Galvin, who has transferred to Sydney from London.
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- May 7 2025
Asia firmly in Markel’s sights as it seeks to ‘equip, empower’ amid global leadership shake up
Lloyd’s underwriter continues the hunt for an Asia Pacific CEO to succeed Christian Stobbs, who is returning to the UK.
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- April 16 2025
Markel to buy P&I specialist MGA Meco
The MGA with presence in Shanghai, London and Dubai will integrate into the specialty (re)insurer but will continue to operate through its brands Charterers P&I Club, Transmarine and Aurora P&I.
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- April 8 2025
Markel’s Stobbs confirms ‘desire’ to return to UK by end of 2025
'I’ll miss being in the region, though I’ll certainly keep cheering the team on from the headquarters,' Markel's Asia Pacific managing director says.
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- April 2 2025
Trade credit: Amid trade war, APAC firms must stay agile and ensure adequate protection
The US has implemented a new tariff regime across industries and countries, with import duties being a central aspect of US economic and foreign policy. These measures aim to protect domestic industries from what the US government perceives as unfair trade practices, global excess capacity, and imbalanced trading relationships. The policy includes mainland China, delayed […]
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- February 26 2025
Markel continues marine expansion with Singapore hull, war lead hire
Galvin Hu, who will report to head of Singapore Wanshi Lin, will be responsible for spearheading the specialty carrier's underwriting strategy in APAC.
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- February 24 2025
Auto-fac market ‘not yet at scale for treaty purchase’, but ‘not dumping ground for bad risks’
Facility is emerging as a vital instrument to place risks that do not fit into existing treaties, Gallagher Re, Markel and Swiss Re say.
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- February 20 2025
Markel names Alicia Leong head of marine liabilities in Singapore
She joins from Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate, where she spent close to 10 years as a marine liability underwriter.
