DUBAI, UAE,
Dec. 4,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel, the insurance operation
within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has hired Isaac Meek as a Cyber Senior Underwriter. Meek's
arrival exemplifies Markel's long-term commitment to recruiting
high-level underwriting talent, so that it can continue providing
insurance solutions to meet customer demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), while supporting the
businesses' overarching strategy of accelerating growth across
Asia.
In his new post, Meek will work closely with Priyesh Pradhan, Professional and Financial Risk
(PFR) Senior Underwriter at Markel India, to drive the growth of
Markel's cyber offering in MENA and the broader Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Alongside those
responsibilities, Meek will be involved in fostering broker
relationships and identifying areas for further scalability within
MENA.
Markel Dubai's cyber offering provides broad
first-party and third-party coverage, for a broad range of
industries and clients including financial institutions,
hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, professional
service firms, and industrial companies, with line sizes up to USD
$10m. Insureds taking out this policy
will also have access to the organisation's global service
providers, its 24/7 crisis management hotline, and specialist cyber
support.
Prior to joining Markel, Meek worked for the American
Insurance Group (AIG) where he started out as an Assistant
Underwriter, before being promoted to Underwriter in 2021. During
his five-year stint at AIG, he was responsible for underwriting
risks across various financial lines including professional
indemnity (PI) and directors & officers (D&O), while
focusing on blended cyber and tech PI risks for customers domiciled
in Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries, North Africa, Saudi
Arabia, and Turkey.
Meek will be situated at Markel's Dubai office, reporting
to Max Robbie, Senior Executive
Officer at Markel Dubai.
Robbie commented: "We are delighted to welcome Isaac to the team
here at Markel Dubai. Isaac joins us at an exciting
time as we continue to build out our product offerings,
particularly given the speed of growth and development of cyber in
the region."
"With his wealth of experience, Isaac will help us to identify
new territories and geographies to drive profitable growth for the
cyber portfolio, with the support of our established cyber
underwriting teams in India and
Singapore. I look forward working
with him so that we can continue strengthening our business in the
region, offering clients tailored and bespoke products across
MENA."
About Markel
We are Markel, a leading global specialty
insurer with a truly people-first approach. As the insurance
operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), we operate the
Markel Specialty, Markel International, and Markel Global
Reinsurance divisions, as well as State National, our portfolio
protection and program services operations, and Nephila, our
insurance-linked securities operations. Our broad array of
capabilities and expertise allow us to create intelligent solutions
for the most complex risk management needs. However, it is our
people – and the deep, valued relationships they develop with
colleagues, brokers and clients – that differentiates us
worldwide.
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