Public Entity Insurance

At Markel, we realize that public entities require creative risk transfer solutions. We provide solutions by using a dynamic pricing model which allows us to offer innovative and flexible program structures.

We can support you by offering reinsurance of underlying Memorandum of Coverage or excess insurance on a self-insured retention (SIR) and deductible risk transfer basis. Additionally, we can customize our non-admitted public entity policy form to meet the unique needs of individual risks.

Markel is rated "A Excellent" XIII by A.M. Best and has $10 million in capacity.

Expertise

  • Pools
  • Trusts
  • JPAs
  • Reciprocals
  • Mutuals

Target Classes

  • Municipalities (cities, towns, villages)
  • Special districts (water, sewer, parks)
  • Counties
  • Schools (public K-12, community colleges, charter)

Lines of Coverage

  • General liability
  • Automobile liability
  • Garage keepers’ legal liability
  • Police professional
  • Public officials
  • School board E&O
  • Incidental medical malpractice
  • Employment practices liability
  • Buy-back abuse/molestation option
  • Employee benefits

Ask us how we can help with property, OUTBREAK® Extra Expense, and cyber coverage!

Risk Guidelines

  • Populations of 250,000 or less
  • Minimum SIR of $100,000
  • Minimum premium $100,000
  • Qualified TPA or in-house claims staff
  • ALAE, inside/inside or outside/outside
  • No workers’ compensation
  • No standalone transit systems
  • No monoline professional coverage

Required Information

  • Minimum 5 years of loss data, by year, by line of business
  • Minimum 5 years of GL exposure data
  • Financial statements and actuarial reports
  • Vehicle exposure data, including all emergency and non-emergency vehicles
  • Completed, acceptable application or Markel’s public entity governmental application

Contact Information

Markel Corporation
4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: (800) 446-6671
Fax: (804) 864-3704

Scott Rohr
Managing Director
(804) 565-1910

Andrew Kay
Senior Underwriter
(804) 527-7786

Chris Clark
Senior Underwriter 
(804) 965-1681

Meghann Hedgepeth Underwriter
(804) 565-1994

Rhonda Corbin
Underwriting Assistant
(804) 273-1672

Send all submissions to: publicentity@markelcorp.com.

Brochure:
Markel Public Entity Insurance