LONDON, Oct. 9, 2024
/CNW/ -- Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group
Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today 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 underwriting strategy in
London. He'll play an important
role as a senior underwriting leader, involved in all aspects of
the Markel Cyber & Technology portfolio. Eastwood's appointment
will further strengthen Markel's underwriting services and
capabilities so it can continue serving broker partners and
end-clients in an effective manner.
Previously, Eastwood spent more than 13 years at AIG, where he
started out as a financial lines underwriter specialising in
professional liability and cyber risk before progressing to the
role of Team Leader – Cyber & Technology at the firm. Prior to
this position, he was employed as a broker at Griffiths &
Armour for more than four years.
Eastwood will be based at Markel's London office and report directly to
Dan Fox, Head of Cyber at
Markel.
Fox commented: "I'm delighted to announce Jack Eastwood who has joined our London Cyber
team in a senior underwriter capacity. His deep sector knowledge
and expertise complements our existing cyber underwriting
capabilities and will help position us for further profitable
growth, so we can continue serving clients and brokers in the most
effective way possible. We look forward to seeing Jack's
contributions and efforts over the coming months."
Christopher Burgess, Director of
Cyber, at Markel added: "We're delighted to welcome Jack to our
growing Cyber team here in London.
His cross-functional skillset in broking, financial lines
underwriting and portfolio management will be of paramount
importance as we continue to drive profitable growth in the UK and
internationally and firmly establish ourselves as a leading insurer
and trusted risk management partner for customers."
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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