Markel Specialty

Markel is a global specialty insurance company that takes a people first approach. The company strives to understand customer needs and provide personalized solutions. Its focus extends beyond insurance to building lasting partnerships with clients and partners around the world. The company aims to win together with the people it serves.

The company has assembled a broad array of tools to address complex risk management challenges. This platform approach allows Markel to serve clients in the United States and Bermuda with specialized insurance solutions. It also offers international insurance solutions and services to wholesale and national markets across the globe through regional offices.

Markel provides a wide range of specialty commercial and personal insurance products. Its admitted lines include workers compensation, miscellaneous errors and omissions, accident medical, general liability, commercial property, farm property, and equine mortality. Its non admitted lines cover contract binding property and casualty, excess, and commercial pollution liability.

Through its personal lines portal, the company offers marine, specialty personal property, powersports, bicycle, and event insurance. It also provides surety products. Additional specialty offerings include coverage for motorcycle, boat, ATV, snowmobile, horse, and farm risks. Customers can access these products through several distinct online portals.

The company operates from a corporate office in the United States and maintains international operations including offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain. It provides customer service and policy management through multiple online portals for brokers, agents, and policyholders. These portals allow users to make payments, view documents, and manage accounts.

Markel publishes insights and resources on emerging risk topics. Recent articles discuss generative AI risk management implications for insureds and insurers. Other resources cover investment advisor liability in an age of tokenization. The company also offers guidance on managing legal counsel costs and developing networks of excellent lawyers.

The company provides customer support for its various product lines during standard business hours. Policyholders and agents can report claims, request loss runs, and inquire about billing or commissions through designated channels. Markel also maintains separate contact paths for media inquiries and investor relations.

Services

• Workers compensation
• General liability
• Commercial property
• Marine insurance
• Powersports insurance
• Event insurance
• Surety products
• Farm and equine coverage
• Errors and omissions
• Excess liability