Markel hires claims adjusters from rivals including AIG, Faraday

Markel International, a subsidiary of  Markel Corporation, has appointed three senior claims adjusters who join from AIG, Faraday Underwriting and Reynolds Coleman Bradley respectively.

Alia Bamrah (pictured left), Keifer Edmonds (pictured center), and Tony Halling (pictured right) will be based at Markel’s London office, where they’ll be responsible for day-to-day claims handling and managing complex claims matters.

Bamrah was a complex claims adjuster at AIG, focusing on professional negligence and cyber claims within AIG’s financial lines department. In her new role, Bamrah will work across professional indemnity (PI) claims, reporting to Jonathan Pestell, claims manager for PI at Markel International.

Edmonds joins from Faraday Underwriting, and will report into Dan Lofty, claims manager for reinsurance at Markel International. Edmonds has over 12 years’ experience within claims, and has held the role of claims adjuster at several insurance firms, including: RenaissanceRe, Amlin UK, and QBE Europe.

Previously, Halling was employed at Reynolds Coleman Bradley, starting as a paralegal before progressing to the role of senior associate at the law firm. Halling will now work under Tom Fassnidge, claims manager for management liability at Markel International, to resolve high level cyber and management liability claims.

Chris O’ Shea, claims director for wholesale at Markel International, said: “We are pleased to welcome Alia, Keifer, and Tony to our wholesale claims team. We are very pleased to attract claims handlers of this calibre, and we’ve brought them in because of their commitment to claims excellence.

“This commitment aligns with Markel’s objectives to continue expanding our claims expertise, so that we can continue to serve customers efficiently, always challenging ourselves to be the best in the market.”

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