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MarkelTech: value added benefits videos

MarkelTech

A product that goes beyond insurance, supporting your tech clients at every stage of their growth journey with comprehensive, tailored cover and a suite of value-added benefits as standard.


Learn more about the pain points of tech clients and how MarkelTech has been built to mitigate them.

Introduction to MarkelTech's services

Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains how Markel worked closely with brokers and tech businesses to ensure MarkelTech supports with the sector's painpoints in their constantly changing environment.

  • Business Hub

    Business Hub: Meet the expert

    Meet Rianda Markram, head of digital services, UK at Markel, who's the expert behind Markel's Business Hub. She talks through her experience and expertise that helps ensure the hub is constantly updated with relevant and helpful legal guidance for tech businesses.

    What is Business Hub?

    Rianda Markram, head of digital services, UK at Markel, explains what Markel's Business Hub is and how tech businesses can use it to navigate their everyday legal issues.

    Business Hub: start-up case study

    Rianda Markram, head of digital services, UK at Markel, talks through how Business Hub supports start-up tech businesses with legal issues such as onboarding employees, supplier contracts and setting up their websites.

    Business Hub: scale-up case study

    Rianda Markram, head of digital services, UK at Markel, talks through how Business Hub supports growing tech businesses with legal issues such as taking on new employees and debt recovery.

    Business Hub: established case study

    Rianda Markram, head of digital services, UK at Markel, talks through how Business Hub supports mature tech businesses with legal issues such as competition advertising and price fixing.

    Business Hub: Insights

    Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains why Markel's Business Hub was built into the MarkelTech proposition.

  • Contract review

    New contracts mean new opportunities, but they can also present challenges for tech businesses. Our contract review service highlights concerning clauses and advises clients on improvements, ensuring the best possible terms.


    Contract review service: meet the expert

    Meet Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation Markel Law, who's the expert behind Markel's contract review service. He talks through her experience and expertise that ensures your tech clients who use the service are getting the best possible outcome for their business.

    What is the contract review service?

    Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, explains what Markel's contract review service is and how it works for your tech clients as well as talking through the benefits of using the service.

    How the contract review service can support your clients

    Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, discusses how the contract review service supports your tech clients, especially the ones who are growing and, for example, need to regularly look at terms of work.

    Contract review service: case study

    Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, shares a recent example of a software developer who used Markel's contract review service for their terms of business. The advice they got from our team meant their legal documentation was now fit for their growth trajectory.

    Insights: contract review service

    Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains why Markel's contract review service was built into the MarkelTech proposition.

  • Cyber solutions

    When we spoke to tech businesses, cyber-crime was one of their biggest concerns. MarkelTech includes a 24/7 cyber response service to help tech clients prevent and recover from risks.


    Cyber solutions: meet the expert

    Meet Mark Plews, director of underwriting, UK at Markel, who's the expert behind MarkelTech's cyber solutions offering. He talks through her experience and expertise that ensures your tech clients are protected against cyber risks.

    Cyber prevention services

    Mark Plews, director of underwriting, UK at Markel, explains how MarkelTech's cyber offering can help your tech clients protect themselves against cyber attacks with the Markel Cyber Hub to ensure they're trained on cyber risks.

    Cyber mitigation services

    Mark Plews, director of underwriting, UK at Markel, explains how MarkelTech's cyber offering can help your tech clients mitigate the risk of cyber attacks with our Cyber Risk Management Toolkit which enables them to asses their cyber maturity.

    Cyber recovery services

    Mark Plews, director of underwriting, UK at Markel, explains how MarkelTech's cyber offering can help your tech clients recover after a cyber attack. Mark explains how our Cyber Incidence Support Service kicks in after an incident to help your tech client recover.

    Insights: cyber response services

    Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains why Markel's cyber response services were built into the MarkelTech proposition.

  • Debt recovery

    Debt significantly impacts a tech business's cash flow. Our debt recovery service gives your tech clients expert advice and support, helping them navigate late or non-payments and, if necessary, court.


    Debt recovery service: meet the expert

    Meet Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation Markel Law, who's the expert behind Markel's debt recovery service. He talks through his experience and expertise that ensures your tech clients who use the service are getting the best possible outcome for their business.

    What is the debt recovery service?

    Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, explains what Markel's debt recovery service is and how it works for your tech clients as well as talking through the benefits of using the service.

    How the debt recovery service can support your tech clients

    Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, discusses how the debt recovery service supports your growing tech clients who are always looking to manage their cash flow and free up time that is spent chasing late payments.

    Debt recovery service: case study

    Mark Rankin, head of civil litigation at Markel Law, shares a recent example of a digital marketing agency who used Markel's debt recovery service. Our experts were able to recover £35,000 in fees that they were owed from a disgruntled client.

  • Incentives & Reliefs

    Our specialist team helps secure funding, offering proposal writing, partner recruitment, and project support. We've worked with over 500 companies, securing £15 million annually in grants for UK businesses.


    Incentives & Reliefs: Meet the expert

    Meet Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, who's the expert behind Markel's incentives and reliefs consultancy. He talks through his experience and expertise that helps ensure your tech clients can access robust incentives and reliefs tax advice.

    What is incentives & reliefs consultancy?

    Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, explains what Markel's incentives and reliefs consultancy is and how it works for your tech clients as well as talking through the benefits of using the service.

    How I&R consultancy can support your client

    Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, discusses the different types of incentives and reliefs. Duncan explains how Markel's incentives and reliefs consultancy supports your tech clients through the often complicated application process.

    Incentives & Reliefs consultancy: case study

    Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, shares a recent example of how our specialists helped a company unlock £170k+ in grant funding for their drink viscosity measurement device.

    Insights: tax consultancy

    Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains why Markel Tax's expert tax consultancy was built into the MarkelTech proposition.

  • Legal & tax advice lines

    Legal and tax advice lines: meet the expert

    Meet Beverley Bates, advice services director, UK at Markel, who's the expert behind Markel's legal and tax helplines. She talks through her experience and expertise that helps ensure your clients who use the advice lines are getting the best possible outcome for their business.

    How do the advice lines work?

    Beverley Bates, advice services director, UK at Markel, explains how the legal and tax advice lines work for your tech clients as well as talking through the benefits of using the service.

    How the advice lines can support your clients

    Beverley Bates, advice services director, UK at Markel, discussed how the advice lines support your tech clients - especially start ups who are onboarding new employees and thinking about IP.

    Legal and tax advice lines: case study

    Beverley Bates, advice services director, UK at Markel, shares a recent example of how we've been able to help a tech client via the legal helpline who wanted to employ talent from a competitor.

    Insights: advice lines

    Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains why Markel's legal and tax advice lines have been built into the MarkelTech proposition.

  • IR35

    IR35 consultancy: meet the expert

    Meet Vikki Grosse, senior relationships manager within Markel Tax's contractor solutions team, who's one of the experts behind Markel's specialist IR35 consultancy. She talks through how her team's experience ensures your tech clients are getting some of the best IR35 advice on the market.

    What is IR35 consultancy?

    Vikki Grosse, senior relationships manager within Markel Tax's contractor solutions team, explains what Markel's IR35 consultancy is and how it works for your tech clients as well as talking through the benefits of using the service.

    How IR35 consultancy can support your clients

    Vikki Grosse, senior relationships manager within Markel Tax's contractor solutions team, explains that our tech clients' reliance on contractors means it can be tricky to keep on top of the IR35 legislation. That's where our expertise is here to help.

    IR35 consultancy: case study

    Vikki Grosse, senior relationships manager within Markel Tax's contractor solutions team, shares a recent example of how our specialists helped an IT recruitment agency using contractors to create a robust IR35 process to stay on the right side of the legislation.

  • R&D

    R&D opportunities are vital to tech innovation, but time-consuming to pursue. Our specialist team helps identify opportunities, review existing claims, and compile technical reports and submissions.


    R&D: Meet the expert

    Meet Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, who's the expert behind Markel's incentives and reliefs consultancy. He talks through his experience and expertise that helps ensure your tech clients can access robust incentives and reliefs tax advice.

    What is R&D tax consultancy?

    Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, explains what R&D tax relief is and how your clients can access it via our specialist consultancy service.

    How R&D tax consultancy can support your client

    Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, discusses the different types of activity that qualifies as R&D. Duncan explains how Markel's R&D tax consultancy supports your tech clients through the often complicated application process.

    R&D tax consultancy: case study

    Duncan Edwards, senior manager of incentives and reliefs at Markel Tax, shares a recent example of how our R&D specialists were able to unlock £350k in tax relief for a tech business that was creating a new AI model.

    Insights: tax consultancy

    Kate Gough, insights and propositions manager, UK at Markel, explains why Markel Tax's expert tax consultancy was built into the MarkelTech proposition.