Markel looks to accelerate growth in trade credit class with new lead

Specialist insurer  Markel International, a subsidiary of  Markel Corporation, has tapped an insider with over 20 years of underwriting experience to accelerate growth within its trade credit class of business.

Simon Philpin (pictured) has been appointed head of trade credit. He will be responsible for leading the trade credit team, which operates across  Markel’s offices in London, Asia, and the US. He will also focus on developing responsiveness and service levels for the organisation’s broker network by ensuring that the correct skillset and underwriting focus is deployed across the trade credit team to allow them to  deliver client solutions in the most effective way across their core markets.

Philpin will be based at  Markel’s London office, reporting to Carl Titterton, divisional managing director of trade credit, political risk, and surety (TCPRS).

He has been with  Markel International since 2014, and has held roles in underwriting and business development. Philpin is also the chairman of the Association of British Insurer’s Trade Credit Committee.

Titterton said: “At  Markel, we are committed to investing in our product lines, skills, and underwriters. This promotion reflects that investment and Simon’s most recent success in his previous role as head of broker development.

“Simon is a service-orientated individual and together with his extensive knowledge and expertise of the trade credit market, we are confident that he will be able to take our services for brokers and clients to the next level, while strengthening our leadership position in the excess of loss trade credit market.”

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