Markel UK has appointed Sam Rix (pictured) as technical underwriting manager – technology, as part of the company’s underwriting team.
As technical underwriting manager, Rix will be responsible for the profitable and sustainable growth of Markel UK’s technology product lines, which the company says is a “key sector” in its growth plan. He will report to Markel UK head of liability Vicky Read.
Rix joins Markel UK from Chubb, where he spent five years as senior technology underwriter. In that role, he was writing multinational major and corporate accounts across PI, cyber, property and casualty. Rix was also previously responsible for growing Chubb’s book across the London and South regions. Before Chubb, he also worked at Zurich Insurance for seven years, assuming roles within the regional commercial combined SME team before joining the corporate P&C team in London.
“I am delighted to be joining Markel UK at such a pivotal time for the technology sector and with such a strong product offering,” said Rix. “To have joined an insurer with an excellent market reputation, and with a clear remit to substantially grow the business, is a huge opportunity.”
“We are delighted to welcome Sam to Markel UK as we continue to build a first-class team capable of delivering on our ambitions for this product line,” explained Markel UK director of underwriting Mark Plews. “Sam has a track record of quality underwriting and the ability to enhance and build books of business in a sector of the market in which we have an established reputation.”
“Sam is one of a number of excellent recruits Markel has recently announced, which delivers further depth to our underwriting and technical talent,” added Markel UK divisional director Nic Brown. “These investments validate our ongoing commitment to supporting the growth of our sector solutions for the broker channel.”
Last month, Markel International named Rohan Davies as divisional managing director of its newly merged wholesale marine and energy division. The company’s wholesale marine and energy units have operated as two separate business lines since 2018.
