Markel International
People Moves: 16 – 20 February 2026
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People Moves: 19 – 23 January 2026
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Biba to open AI Academy
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association is working with Markel to offer an AI Academy for the trade body’s members.
Markel launches life science combined
Markel has launched life science combined created specifically for SMEs operating in the sector.
End of Year Review 2025: Markel UK’s Joanne Skyes
Joanne Sykes, divisional director - broker at Markel UK, predicts an escalation in demand for cyber risk and ransomware cover, whilst singing the praises of Biba CEO Trudgill and ‘Yellow’ with Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
The stats: Commercial rates reduce significantly in Q3 2025
The value of a typical commercial book of business has fallen for the first time since 2018, driven by negative premium movements in commercial combined, property owners and combined liability, reports Ida Axling.
End of Year Review 2025: Premium Credit’s Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas, chief sales officer at Premium Credit, applauds how Biba and the FCA have collaborated this year, suggests a top 5 commercial insurer might get snapped up in 2026 and predicts great things for Lee Mooney at Markel.
People Moves: 10 – 14 November 2025
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Mooney on increasing Markel’s relevance to brokers and launching new products next year
Lee Mooney, managing director of Markel UK, has targeted increasing relevance to brokers by adding new products in 2026 while keeping its specialism heritage and focusing on the regions.
Hillier appointed CUO at Markel International in restructure
Markel International has named Tom Hillier as chief underwriting officer and revealed a new structure for its operations.
Broker Expo 2025: The more specialist the broker, the stickier the customer
Specialising and being an expert in a field means “your customer base will be stickier,” Simon Mabb, head of UK regions at AssuredPartners, claimed this morning.
People Moves: 29 September – 3 October 2025
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Petchey: “Strong demand” in schemes gives Markel opportunity to diversify
Mike Petchey, head of schemes at Markel, is seeing “strong demand” in the market, highlighting the number of possibilities when it comes to schemes is enormous.
Markel adds pre-loss services to Cyber360
Markel has launched its pre-loss services for UK Cyber360 policyholders, to help clients minimise cyber risks.
Biba launches AI guide to help members
The British Insurance Brokers has launched a new guide, sponsored by Markel, to help members understand how artificial intelligence might be beneficially incorporated into their business.
Blog: Counting up the commercial longevity
Which is longer: the average tenure of a FTSE 100 CEO or that of a commercial insurance leader? Emmanuel Kenning calculates the numbers and finds a surprisingly short job-title occupancy in the sector.
Markel targets insurtechs with new launch
Markel Insurance has launched InsurtechRisk+ building on its existing offering for fintechs.
Mike Petchey promoted to Markel head of schemes
Markel has appointed Mike Petchey head of schemes to lead its broker-led specialist proposition.
Ex-RSA boss Lee Mooney named Markel UK MD as Neil Galjaard steps down
Neil Galjaard, managing director of Markel UK, will step down with Lee Mooney taking up the job towards the end of June, subject to regulatory approval.
Biba 2025: Insurance sector cautious on AI declining claims or determining liability
Artificial intelligence is going to have a greater role to play in claims, including larger ones, even if the insurance sector has reservations about it being used to decline claims and determine liability.
Markel launches clinical trials product
Markel Insurance has launched a clinical trials insurance product, which it stated has been designed to support research and product development on an international scale.