Markel Promotes Castriotta to Managing Director, Global Cyber Underwriting Executive

Markel International Launches Specialty Division

Financial holding company Markel Corporation has appointed Kelly Castriotta as Managing Director, Global Cyber Underwriting Executive. Castriotta will lead the global underwriting strategy for affirmative cyber products as well as cyber risks impacting various lines of business for Markel. She joined Markel last year to help strengthen cyber underwriting best practices and lead various non-affirmative… Continue reading Markel Promotes Castriotta to Managing Director, Global Cyber Underwriting Executive

Tangram and Markel Partner to Provide Excess Liability Capacity for Propane & Fuel Risks

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MGA Tangram Insurance Services, Inc. and Markel Corporation on behalf of its affiliated insurance companies announces the launch of a program to provide excess liability above Tangram’s current program in propane and fuel distribution niche. Tangram’s program provides comprehensive insurance solutions for dealers and distributors of fuel oil, propane, diesel and gasoline. The additional excess… Continue reading Tangram and Markel Partner to Provide Excess Liability Capacity for Propane & Fuel Risks

A. Lynne Puckett Joins Markel’s Board Of Directors

Markel International Launches Specialty Division

Markel Corporation announced the appointment of A. Lynne Puckett to its board of directors, effective Aug. 20, 2020. Puckett serves as the senior vice president and general counsel of Celanese Corporation, a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products used in most major industries and consumer applications. “We are delighted… Continue reading A. Lynne Puckett Joins Markel’s Board Of Directors

Markel Announces Investment in Combined Lansing and Harvey Distribution Businesses

Markel International Launches Specialty Division

Markel Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Lansing Building Products. Simultaneously, Lansing entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the distribution business of Harvey Building Products. Both transactions are subject to customary closing conditions and are expected to close in the second quarter of 2020.… Continue reading Markel Announces Investment in Combined Lansing and Harvey Distribution Businesses

IICF Raises $1.14 Million at Annual Benefit Dinner Honoring Markel Corporation with the “Double I” Award

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The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised $1.14 million at its 13th Annual Northeast Benefit Dinner, a charitable gala and dinner held on Wednesday at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The event gathered more than 700 hundred insurance professionals for an evening… Continue reading IICF Raises $1.14 Million at Annual Benefit Dinner Honoring Markel Corporation with the “Double I” Award

Markel’s Alan Kirshner to Retire As Executive Chairman; Steven Markel to Become Chairman of the Board

Markel International Launches Specialty Division

Markel Corporation announced today that Alan I. Kirshner, the company’s Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, informed the company that he will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held May 11, 2020. Kirshner will retire as a director and officer of the company at the… Continue reading Markel’s Alan Kirshner to Retire As Executive Chairman; Steven Markel to Become Chairman of the Board

Markel Announces Agreement to Acquire VSC

Markel Corporation and VSC Fire & Security, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Markel to acquire VSC. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. Additional terms were not disclosed. VSC is a provider of comprehensive fire protection,… Continue reading Markel Announces Agreement to Acquire VSC