Business
Markel promotes Matthew Brooke to Senior Underwriter of War and Terrorism
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced that Matthew Brooke has been promoted to Senior Underwriter, War and Terrorism, effective immediately.
About this update from Markel Group Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"LONDON, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced that Matthew Brooke has been promoted to Senior Underwriter, War and Terrorism, effective immediately.","length":232,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"Matthew Brooke, Senior Underwriter - War and Terrorism, Markel","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Matthew Brooke, Senior Underwriter - War and Terrorism, Markel","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":267,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/9f8d488072a958d74736f968353c6845"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Eg75gg_t5kaxhrjx8MnA4Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ3MTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/9f8d488072a958d74736f968353c6845","width":400,"height":267}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2661096/Markel_Matthew_Brooke.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Reporting to Chloe Gordge, Head of War and Terrorism at Markel, Brooke's new duties will involve driving the profitable expansion of the International War and Terrorism portfolio, by identifying gaps in political violence coverage and providing bespoke solutions to insureds, globally. He will continue underwriting new and renewal business, ensuring closer coverholder interaction and working closely with the War and Terrorism Wholesale Claims team by feeding in on wordings and claims trends, while supporting younger members in the team with their professional development.","length":581,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Since Brooke started at Markel more than three years ago, he's demonstrated exceptional leadership and portfolio management skills and been instrumental in delivering a best-in-class underwriting service for clients. Prior to his arrival at Markel, Brooke spent more than eight years at W/R/B Underwriting, where he started as an operations assistant before progressing to an underwriter – specialising in political risk and political violence insurance solutions.","length":468,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Gordge comments: "The war and terrorism market – by its very nature – is increasingly complex, driven by growing geopolitical events, tensions and regulatory developments, which are resulting in more advan...