tomorrow 8:45 a.m. session Tony Markel
Mr. Markel, vice chairman of Markel Corporation, who has been involved in the industry for more than 40 years, was also president of NAPSLO in 1982 and recipient of the Charles A. McAlear/NAPSLO Industry Award in 2005--an award that honors members who have made significant contributions to the surplus lines industry.
He spoke to NAPSLO Daily about the long-term strategy that transformed his company in 2009--a topic sure to come up tomorrow when he and three other leaders discuss their views on industry challenges and share visions for addressing their toughest issues.
"It certainly was not done to address the short-term vagaries of the market, but more of a long-term play--to set us up to be more relevant and more powerful for our wholesale producers," Mr. Markel said, describing the overhaul that essentially wiped away the separate identities of four wholesale-driven E&S operations--Essex, Markel Southwest, Markel Underwriting Managers and Markel Shand.
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