’We are incredibly proactive when it comes to building broker relationships,’ says divisional managing directorBrokers remain the “biggest and most important” distribution channel in Markel’s growth strategy. That was according to Neil Galjaard, divisional managing director of Markel UK, who told Insurance Times that “strong relationships” were the “cornerstone” of the firm’s success. Jo Sykes was appointed as Markel’s new divisional director for the UK broker channel on 5 December 2023. Based in the Leeds office, Sykes has full profit and loss responsibility for the growing Markel broker distribution segment. ReportThis came after brokers gave Markel an overall four-star rating for Insurance Times’ 2022/23 Five Star Rating Report: Commercial and Personal lines.

Source: The Times January 16, 2024 07:06 UTC