Markel plucks Talbot talent for marine and energy liability

Specialist insurer  Markel International, a subsidiary of  Markel Corporation, has brought in a senior marine and energy underwriter from Talbot, an AIG company, to develop its service offerings and drive further investment in its liability portfolio.

The insurer has hired Jeannie Schreiner (pictured) as a senior underwriter for marine and energy (M&E) liability.

Schreiner spent 10 years at Talbot Underwriting Services, starting as a claims handler for M&E liability, before progressing to the role of marine liability underwriting assistant and class underwriter, respectively. Schreiner is a marine under 35 representative for the Lloyd's Market Association's (LMA) Joint Liability Committee and will retain this position as she takes on her new role.

Reporting to Louise Foley, senior underwriter and head of M&E liability at  Markel International, Schreiner will be based in the M&E team, where she will underwrite a full-suite of M&E liability products – alongside Abigail Piper, senior underwriter, and Kathryn Grahame, underwriter. Schreiner's experience and expertise will enable her to build strong broker relationships and benefit the team, particularly the junior underwriters, with training and development.

" Markel's liability team, led by Andrew Carter, has achieved significant growth in gross written premium (GWP) and expertise, as well as an increased leadership profile over the last five years," said Foley. "With Jeannie onboard, she will play a crucial part in our plans by using her skills to enhance the M&E liability team's underwriting expertise, so that we can continue focusing on service levels for brokers and clients and portfolio management."

She added: "Now that we are back in the office, in Lloyd's, and travelling once again, it is a priority of ours to ensure service levels are kept to a high standard, while maintaining our leadership position in the M&E liability market."

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