Morgan Housel joins Markel's Board of Directors
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today the appointment ofMorgan Housel to its board of directors, effectiveNovember 16, 2021. Housel serves as a partner of The Collaborative Fund, a multi-stage private investment fund. He is also a frequent ...
Markel Corporation Announces Wind Down of Lodgepine
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) today announced that it is winding down Lodgepine Capital Management Limited (Lodgepine), its retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager based inBermuda. Markel launched Lodgepine in 2019, with produc...
Markel Corporation and Markel CATCo Announce Commencement of Schemes of Arrangement and Improved Terms of Buy-Out Transaction for Investors in Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd. and CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) and Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) today announced that, following the conclusion of the Early Consent Deadline of22 October 2021 with respect to the Buy-Out Transaction announced on27 September 2021, a s...
Markel Corporation and Markel CATCo Announce Buy-Out Transaction Offering Accelerated Return of Capital to Investors in Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd. and CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. and Appointment of Joint Provisional Liquidators to Facilitate Implementation
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) and Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) today announced the terms of a Buy-Out Transaction that provides for an accelerated return of substantially all the net asset value (NAV) in Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fun...
Markel opens Paris branch to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the French market
LONDON, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today that it has opened a new branch office inParis to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the French market. The move is part of a longstanding strategy to further expand and scale the company's gl...
Simon Wilson to succeed William Stovin as President of Markel International
LONDON, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatSimon Wilson will become the next President of Markel International, a wholly-owned subsidiary. He will succeedWilliam Stovin who has led the Markel International division since 2008. The transition is part o...
Markel promotes Kelly Castriotta to Managing Director, Global Cyber Underwriting Executive
RICHMOND, Va., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today that Kelly Castriotta has been appointed Managing Director, Global Cyber Underwriting Executive, effectiveMay 17. In her new role, Kelly will work across the organization leading the global underwriting ...
Markel hires Trevor Gandy to lead talent, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatTrevor Gandy has joined the company as Managing Director, Talent, Diversity and Inclusion, effectiveJanuary 1, 2021. In this new role, Gandy will further shape the company's diversity, equity, and incl...
Mark M. Besca Joins Markel's Board of Directors
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today the appointment ofMark M. Besca to its board of directors, effectiveNovember 18, 2020. Besca serves as a consultant to EY (formerly Ernst & Young, LLP) having retired from EY inJune 2020 after a 42-year ca...
Markel Consolidates All Property CAT Reinsurance Business Under Nephila
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today that it is creating one center of expertise for the global property catastrophe (CAT) reinsurance market by closing its Markel Global Reinsurance property CAT unit and having Nephila become Markel's ...
Markel hires Kelly Castriotta as Senior Director, Global Cyber Underwriting
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatKelly Castriotta, Esq., has joined the company as Senior Director, Global Cyber Underwriting. In this new role, Castriotta will work closely with Markel's cyber leaders to further strengthen cybe...
Markel appoints Julia Chu as Chief Risk Officer
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatJulia Chu has been appointed Chief Risk Officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Chu will be responsible for Markel's enterprise risk management, capital planning, and ceded reinsurance ...
A. Lynne Puckett Joins Markel's Board Of Directors
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today the appointment of A.Lynne Puckett to its board of directors, effectiveAug. 20, 2020. Puckett serves as the senior vice president and general counsel of Celanese Corporation, a global technology lea...
Markel Corporation Announces Location Change and Will Provide Details on How to Listen to the Meeting Remotely
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) today announced a change in location for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held onMonday, May 11, at 4:30 p.m. ET at its headquarters at 4521 Highwoods Parkway, ...
Alan Kirshner To Retire As Executive Chairman Of Markel Corporation; Steven Markel To Become Chairman Of The Board At 2020 Annual Meeting
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatAlan 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 sched...
Harold L. Morrison, Jr. to Join Markel's Board of Directors
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today the appointment ofHarold L. Morrison, Jr. to its Board of Directors, effectiveJanuary 1, 2020. Morrison retired from Chubb Insurance Company inDecember 2017 after a 33-year career in the insurance i...
Brenton Slade Named President Of Lodgepine Capital Management
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) today announced it has hired Brenton" Brent" Slade as president of Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, its new retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund based inBermuda. "We are very pleased to have B...
Markel Corporation Launches Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, Its New Retrocessional ILS Platform Based In Bermuda
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) today announced the launch of Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, its new retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager in Bermuda, together with a reinsurance company, Lodgepine Re. Lodgepine's ini...
James Proferes joins Markel as Executive Underwriting Officer for Global Professional Liability
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatJames Proferes has been named Executive Underwriting Officer for Global Professional Liability. In this new role, Proferes will work closely with Markel's insurance and reinsurance divisions on ini...
Markel names Guenter Kryszon Executive Underwriting Officer for Global Property
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today thatGuenter Kryszon will be joining the company as Executive Underwriting Officer for Global Property. Kryszon's appointment is effectiveMay 13, 2019. Most recently Kryszon held an executive position at...
