Trust, collaboration, and stronger outcomes through partnership

Elaine Holland and Alycia Royale-Evatt talks professional indemnity placement, and how committed partnerships create opportunities for long-term success.

Published on 20 July, 2026

Louise Hitchman, underwriter, joins Elaine Holland, account director, and Alycia Royale-Evatt, head of placement at Brown & Brown. Alycia shares how greater preparation, clearer processes, and early visibility of cases has helped create a more collaborative approach to placement, strengthening the broker-insurer relationship beyond a transactional basis.


Together, they reflect on building on a partnership that has evolved over almost a decade. Through trust, open communication, and a shared ambition to achieve better outcomes for clients, Brown & Brown and Markel continue to grow as committed partners, exploring new opportunities and further strengthening their long-term partnership.


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