Roots Announces Rebrand: A Bold New Vision for the Future of AI
April 1, 20254 min
Roots Automation rebrands to Roots, representing the company's commitment to continued innovations in artificial intelligence
Markel Boosts Wholesale Claims with Promotions, New Lead Hire
March 25, 202511 min
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced that it has made three internal promotions and hired a Technical Claims Lead to further enhance its award-winning Wholesale Claims service for brokers, insureds and trading partners. The quartet of appointments include Dan Thomas, who’s joined the business as Marine Technical Claims Lead, where he’ll work closely as part of Markel’s Marine Liability Claims team with the underwriters by providing feedback on policy wordings and...
New PS Advisory insights boost underwriting and producer trust
March 6, 20253 min
PS Advisory's latest white paper details how insurers can boost underwriting profits and producer loyalty by streamlining submission processes with AI and Salesforce automation.
Resilience Announces Organizational Promotions as It Accelerates Growth
January 21, 20256 min
George Kotsiopoulos named President, Insurance Gavin Reed named Head of Underwriting for North America Sarah Thompson named Global Head of Sales Strategy Jack Jenner named Managing Director, International Insurance Resilience, the leading cyber risk company, today announced several promotions as its global growth continues to accelerate. Building on its industry-leading loss ratio, the expansion of its cyber risk management software, and its expanded appetite for its insurance offerings over the past year, these key leaders will help position the company’s...
Markel appoints Jim Hinchley as Chief Retail Officer
October 22, 20242 min
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced that Jim Hinchley has been named Chief Retail Officer for Markel’s Specialty division. In this role, he will be responsible for leading Markel’s overall retail strategy, driving profitable growth in existing business, and addressing new areas for expanded growth within the retail channel. “We are excited to welcome Jim to Markel to oversee the strategic direction of our retail business,” said Alex Martin, President, Markel Specialty. “Jim’s broad-ranging experience...
Markel announced a senior underwriter hire
October 9, 20244 min
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced Jack Eastwood as Senior Underwriter, Cyber, with immediate effect. His arrival underpins Markel’s commitment to investing in top-tier talent to continue enhancing its product and service offerings and underwriting expertise for broker partners. Eastwood takes up his position as a senior member of Markel’s Cyber & Technology team, where he’ll be responsible for working closely alongside the cyber leadership colleagues to develop and drive the organisation’s cyber...
Markel announced Steven Feng as an underwriter for W&I
August 10, 20234 min
Markel, the insurance operations within the Markel Group Inc, has named Steven Feng as an underwriter for its Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) team. This new arrival forms an integral part of Markel’s strategy as the organization continues to accelerate growth across its W&I portfolio. Based at Markel’s London office, Feng will report directly to Bryan Dressler, head of W&I at Markel’s international insurance business, where he will be responsible for underwriting the tax risks inherent in W&I transactions. Feng’s...
Exdion Solutions, a developer of commercial insurance policy management and data analytics software, announced that S. Steven Salar has been named the President and Head of Insurance Operations. L.S. Ram, Founder and CEO of Exdion, said, “I’m excited that Steven has joined our exceptional management team in our insurance operations. We are experiencing significant growth and he is the right person to lead our team.” With more than 30 years of experience in commercial and...