You can search for Markel products in the box above.  This will help you determine the appropriate market that offers that product.

Markel Corporation operates in three markets:

 
Excess and Surplus
 
The Excess & Surplus (E&S) Market focuses on hard to place risks that admitted carriers specifically refuse to write. This is primarily a brokers market. Five of our business units write in the E&S market:

• Essex Excess and Surplus Lines
• Shand Professional/Products Liability
• Investors Brokered Excess & Surplus Lines
• Markel Southwest Underwriters
• Markel Re

Specialty Admitted
 
Markel's Specialty Admitted market focuses on risks that are unique and hard-to-place in the standard market but for marketing and regulatory purposes, must remain with an admitted company. This is primarily an Agents market. Two of our business units write in the Specialty Admitted market:

• Markel Specialty Program Insurance
• Markel American Specialty Personal and Commercial Lines

London Insurance Market
 
The London insurance market is known for its ability to provide innovative, tailored coverage and capacity for unique and hard to place risks. This is primarily a brokers market. Markel participates in the London Insurance Market through Markel International which includes:

• Markel Capital Limited
• Markel International Insurance Company Limited
• Markel Syndicate Management Limited
• Lloyd's Markel Syndicate 3000

Once you have located a product and a company, click on the company below to request information:

• Essex Insurance Company
• Investors Underwriting Managers
• Markel American Insurance Company
• Markel Insurance Company
• Markel International
• Markel Re
• Markel Southwest Underwriters
• Shand Morahan & Company