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Markel Insurance appoints Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US and Bermuda
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced the appointment of Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US & Bermuda, subject to any required regulatory approvals. In her role, Gureja will lead the risk agenda across Markel's US and Bermuda insurance operations and report to Henry Gardener, Chief Risk Officer, Markel Insurance.
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[{"type":"text","content":"RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced the appointment of Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US & Bermuda, subject to any required regulatory approvals. In her role, Gureja will lead the risk agenda across Markel's US and Bermuda insurance operations and report to Henry Gardener, Chief Risk Officer, Markel Insurance.","length":429,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"Markel logo (PRNewsfoto/Markel)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Markel logo (PRNewsfoto/Markel)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":299,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/ba6f39925b18309448cf1be1982899e0"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/KDwojzKG5R_tyEXVQSXD6A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTUyNztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/ba6f39925b18309448cf1be1982899e0","width":400,"height":299}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2090808/Markel_primary_Logo.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Gureja's appointment underscores Markel's commitment to embedding risk in decision making and strengthening resilience while enabling purposeful, growth oriented risk taking aligned with Markel's values. She will focus on supporting underwriting, reinsurance and capital decisions with forward looking analysis and clear risk appetites, integrating risk insight into planning and portfolio steering, and enhancing risk reporting and regulatory engagement across US and Bermuda entities.","length":498,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Gureja brings deep enterprise risk management experience from senior roles at Chubb and AIG. At Chubb, she served as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management, leading a global team. She led risk reporting to boards, executive management and regulators, and advanced industry thinking on emerging risks, including cyber, climate and geopolitical exposures. Earlier in her career at AIG, she helped build the firm's risk framework, overseeing risk appetite, capital planning challenge and stress testing. She holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering.","length":665,"tag...