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Insurance Times: Brokers remain ‘biggest and most important’ distribution channel for Markel


We were delighted when Insurance Times featured our head of construction underwriting, Martin Parker in a recent article, The Big Question.

The piece covers the important role the insurance industry plays in supporting green construction methods. Martin discusses Markel's commitment to sustainability, emphasising the expansion of underwriting capacity to include eco-friendly construction practices like sustainable materials and low-energy usage technology. His commentary includes the increasing use of sustainable construction methods and the importance of flexible, data-driven underwriting to support these relatively new approaches to building works.

Martin further emphasises the important role of the broker in ensuring the underwriter is fully aware of the risks they are being asked to insure.

Read the full article here.

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