SINGAPORE, Aug. 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Markel, the insurance operations within Markel
Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), is pleased to announce several key hires to
its Singapore and Hong Kong teams. These appointments will play
a significant role in the delivery of the organisation's growth
strategy as it continues strengthening its operations and
underwriting capabilities in the Asia
Pacific region.
Alvernia Xu has been appointed to
Head of Operations – Asia Pacific,
based in Singapore. Xu joins
Markel from Liberty Specialty Markets, where she worked as Senior
Manager, Operations since 2021. During this time, she was
responsible for the overall management of the Asia Operations team
across Singapore, Malaysia, Hong
Kong and China. In her new
role, Xu will ensure that Markel has best-in-class operational
infrastructure to underpin its growth plans, improving efficiency
both for clients and team members. Xu will report to Christian Stobbs, Managing Director –
Asia Pacific, at Markel.
Jenny Choi joins Markel in
Hong Kong as Senior Underwriter,
Casualty. She comes from Swiss Re, where she was, most recently,
Senior Casualty Facultative Underwriter. Choi brings extensive
experience of underwriting a wide range of casualty risks across
Hong Kong and Taiwan, which will play an important role in
helping to expand Markel's Casualty portfolio in Asia.
Alongside Choi's appointment, Anna
Tan joins Markel in Hong
Kong as Senior Underwriter, Fine Art & Specie.
Previously, she worked for Hamilton Insurance Group, where she was
employed as Senior Underwriter, Fine Art & Specie. Tan's
connectivity and track record across Asia – most recently in Greater China – will help to strengthen
Markel's rapidly growing profile as a lead market for Fine Art
& Specie insurance in the region.
Meanwhile, Olga Wong joins Markel
in Singapore, assuming the role of
Senior Underwriter, Professional Financial Risk (PFR). Before
joining Markel, she served as a Senior Financial Lines Underwriter
at AXA XL. With 20 years of experience in financial lines
underwriting across Asia, Wong's
appointment will bolster Markel's Financial Lines proposition,
particularly with brokers in the Singapore market.
Choi, Tan and Wong will report to Kevin
Leung, Chief Underwriting Officer – Asia Pacific, at Markel.
Markel has also named Isabelle
Wong as Cargo Underwriter, with responsibility for
developing and underwriting marine cargo business in the
Asia-Pacific region. Wong joins
Markel from Willis Towers Watson and
will be based in Singapore,
reporting to Wanshi Lin, Senior
Marine Underwriter at Markel.
Stobbs commented: "We're thrilled to have Alvernia Xu join our team. Her extensive
experience in operations and digital distribution will be of huge
benefit as we continue to expand our presence in the Asia Pacific region. Her strategic vision will
drive our operations forward, ensuring we meet our growth and
efficiency targets."
Leung added: "I'm excited to welcome Olga Wong, Jenny
Choi, Isabelle Wong and
Anna Tan to the Markel family. Their
combined expertise and deep understanding of their respective
fields will significantly strengthen our underwriting capabilities
in Singapore and Hong Kong, helping to deliver a better
proposition for our clients and brokers. We're confident that their
contributions will enhance our service offerings and solidify our
market position in these key regions."
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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