Markel International announces executive appointment for Canadian operations

Markel International, a London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Nick James to its specialty division as a class underwriter in Canada and the US property treaty reinsurance.James has more than 14 years of experience handling international property in the insurance and reinsurance industry, a Markel release says. He began his career in 1997 at Guy Carpenter and joined Aon’s international property team in 2003. In 2008, he moved to Ace Tempest as an underwriter. He is currently the chair of the International Underwriting Association of London’s Property Treaty Group.