All the headlines from our Markelcorp Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 3 2013 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG and Markel International announced that they have entered into an agreement for Allied to acquire the renewal rights to a book of aviation business written by Lloyd’s...
Oct 1 2013 // When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel...
Sep 23 2013 // When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel...
Sep 18 2013 // Glen Allen, Va.-based Markel Corporation recently announced that its Markel Global Reinsurance division has appointed Greg Richardson as acting head of its retro property reinsurance unit. Additionally, Markel Global...
Sep 9 2013 // Markel Ventures, Eagle ConstructionMarkel Ventures Inc. announced that it acquired Eagle Construction of VA LLC and its affiliated entities. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Markel Ventures invests in...
Sep 4 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the recently launched commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — hired James Roser as chief information officer. He is based in Berkshire Hathaway Specialty...
Aug 16 2013 // Markel Ventures Inc. and Eagle Construction of VA LLC announced that Markel has acquired Eagle Construction and its affiliated entities. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Markel Ventures is a Markel Corp....
Aug 9 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Alterra Bermuda Limited and its affiliated operating companies, as well as...
Jul 3 2013 // Markel International Limited has appointed Esther Tun as a senior claims adjuster. Tun joins Markel International following earlier appointments as a professional lines claims adjuster at Aspen Insurance UK Limited and at...
Jul 2 2013 // London-based specialty insurer Markel International Limited has appointed Mike Richardson as European retail claims manager. Previously claims manager for Markel International’s UK retail division, a position he held...
May 1 2013 // Markel Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited.The closing follows receipt of regulatory approvals and votes in favor of the transaction by the shareholders of the two companies in...
Mar 27 2013 // Richmond, Va.-headquartered Markel Corporation announced that Mike Scyphers has been promoted to chief information officer. Scyphers is an information technology industry veteran with 23 years of experience who has been...
Mar 21 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B’ (Fair) from ‘B-‘ (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “bb+” from “bb-” of Alabama-based American Resources...
Mar 18 2013 // Markel has revamped its tenant discrimination policy for property owners and managers. The newly enhanced form now offers a number of new coverage features including: extended reporting periods, expanded definitions, and...
Mar 12 2013 // Brendan Falvey was named director of the public entity product line for the Markel Corp.’s West Region.Falvey is responsible for managing existing West Coast public entity client and broker relationships and...
Mar 12 2013 // James Hastings has been appointed managing director of Markel International’s professional and financial risks division in London. He replaces David Armes, who retired in December 2012 after more than 10 years with...
Feb 27 2013 // Markel Corp. and Bermuda-based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited shareholders have voted in favor of all proposals necessary for the acquisition of Alterra by Markel, as announced in December 2012. Under the terms of the...
Feb 5 2013 // Markel Corp. reported 2012 fourth-quarter net profit to shareholders of $56.79 million, up 13.2 percent compared to $50.18 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2011.For the full-year 2012, the Glen Allen, Va.-based...
Jan 14 2013 // Markel, AlterraSpecialty insurer Markel Corp. agreed to acquire Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. for $3.1 billion in cash and stock to increase its diversification and expand into reinsurance. The transaction is expected to...
Dec 31 2012 // With less than a day left until the end of the year, here’s a look back at some of the biggest property/casualty insurance news stories in 2012 that impacted the Northeast region, in chronological order:Top Investor...