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Markel

12 stories · tracked since Jun 13, 2025 · last seen Nov 2, 2026

Markel is a specialty insurance group that underwrites niche commercial and professional risks, and also holds reinsurance and non-insurance operating businesses.

InsurerSpecialty insuranceCommercial insuranceGlen Allen, United States

Profile compiled by Insurtech Daily from the coverage below.

Most-covered themes

Claims & UnderwritingPartnershipsProperty & CatProduct & LaunchesAI & AutomationM&A

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Carrier Management, Insurance Journal, Reinsurance News, Coverager, Insurtech Insights, Insurance Business, Global Trade Review (GTR), Digital Insurance, FinTech Magazine

Coverage

  1. Carrier Management · Nov 2, 2026

    Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s $1.2B Adverse Development Cover

    Markel Group has entered into a reinsurance runoff agreement with Enstar Group, the legacy acquisition specialist that is providing $1.2 billion of adverse development cover for underwriting years 2025 and prior. “[W]e…

    M&AClaims & UnderwritingProperty & Cat
  2. Insurance Journal · Oct 30, 2026

    Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s $1.2B Adverse Development Cover

    Markel Group has entered into a reinsurance runoff agreement with Enstar Group, the legacy acquisition specialist that is providing $1.2 billion of adverse development cover for underwriting years 2025 and prior. “[W]e…

    M&AClaims & UnderwritingProperty & Cat
  3. Reinsurance News · Sep 18, 2026

    Markel names Nick Rugg as Head of Financial Institutions & Fintech – PFR & Cyber, International

    Markel Insurance, the insurance business of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Nick Rugg to the newly expanded role of Head of Financial Institutions & Fintech – PFR & Cyber within its London specialty insurance…

    CyberLeadership
  4. Coverager · Sep 8, 2026

    Markel introduces new cyber coverage

    The new coverage will be available on the Acturis platform.

    Product & LaunchesCyber
  5. Insurtech Insights · Aug 19, 2026

    Markel partners with Verodat to strengthen delegated underwriting data

    Markel Insurance has partnered with data management specialist Verodat to improve how it collects, processes and analyses delegated authority data as the insurer continues to invest in data-driven underwriting and…

    PartnershipsClaims & Underwriting
  6. Coverager · Aug 18, 2026

    Markel partners with Verodat

    Markel will use Verodat’s bordereaux platform to automate the collection, validation and processing of data submitted by delegated partners.

    PartnershipsAI & Automation
  7. Insurtech Insights · Jul 31, 2026

    Markel Insurance launches AI-powered Cortex unit with Bain & Company partnership

    Markel Insurance has expanded its artificial intelligence strategy with the launch of Cortex, a new business unit developed in partnership with Bain & Company to transform the underwriting and servicing of hard-to-place…

    PartnershipsProduct & LaunchesAI & AutomationClaims & Underwriting
  8. Reinsurance News · Jul 30, 2026

    Markel Insurance expands AI strategy with Bain partnership, launching Cortex unit

    During Markel’s Q2 2026 earnings call, Simon Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Markel Insurance, said artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being deployed across the business, highlighting the launch of Cortex…

    PartnershipsProduct & LaunchesAI & Automation
  9. Insurance Business · Nov 14, 2025

    Insurance moves: Markel, Brace, Capco, Coverdrone, Addresscloud

  10. Global Trade Review (GTR) · Oct 6, 2025

    Insurtech Bondaval eyes expansion with Markel director hire

    Leadership
  11. Digital Insurance · Aug 4, 2025

    Markel sells reinsurance renewal rights to Nationwide: Insurance news

    Property & Cat
  12. FinTech Magazine · Jun 13, 2025

    Markel's InsurtechRisk+: A New Era in Insurtech Coverage

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