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Company Overview

• Protecting businesses from financial losses due to a variety of factors
• Innovating the idea of insuring cyber assets
• Offering business liability protection solutions any business can use

Markel Canada’s Strengths

• Exceptional Product Knowledge – Markel Canada developed its reputation based on its comprehensive knowledge of its own products, and how to effectively use those products to solve customer problems. There is a broad range of coverage types for Markel underwriters to choose from, and they utilise the tools at their disposal to create dynamic and expert insurance solutions.
• Specialized Products – Markel’s list of insurance coverage options include environmental liability, trade credit protection, and management liability. Along with these specialty types of liability coverage, the company also offers standard insurance options such as umbrella coverage, excess liability, and general liability. Markel is also renowned for its innovative cyber risks insurance coverage that has become a standard within the industry.
• Dynamic Pursuit Of Success – Innovation is an ongoing process at Markel, and that constant pursuit if success is what sets Markel apart from other business insurers. The company is constantly bringing in industry experts to expand on existing offerings, and to create new coverage options based on the needs of the company’s growing clientele.

Markel Canada’s Insurance Products

• Environmental Liability – It makes sense for any business to be protected from the potential effects of pollution and hazardous waste. Coverage includes:
  • Contractor’s pollution liability
  • Environmental impairment liability
  • Environmental consultants and experts
  • Pollution incident liability
  • Environmental liability custom package
• General Liability – From lawsuits to job site bodily injuries, general liability coverage makes sure that the cost of doing business never puts you out of business. Lines of liability coverage include:
  • Threat of abuse liability protection
  • Primary commercial general liability
  • Customizable life sciences liability
  • Custom liability protection for the security and protection industries
  • Sports and recreation liability
• Management Liability – Any company that wants to run at its maximum potential will need to offer liability protection for every aspect of its management team. Coverage includes:
  • D & O coverage (protection for directors and company officers)
  • UEL (liability protection for union officers and representatives)
  • EPL (protection from any employee actions involving employment issues)
• Professional Liability – Each day brings new challenges for your business, and you should be protected from the events that can cause you financial loss. Your coverage includes:
  • Architects and engineers
  • Environmental consulting services protection
  • IT (information technology) coverage
  • Insurance broker custom liability
  • Media publishing liability as protection from slander and libel
  • Medical malpractice
  • General professional liability
• Marine Liability – Markel Canada offers one of the most comprehensive marine liability coverage options in Canada. Protections include specialized liability coverage, and cargo protection
• Trade Credit – Markel’s trade credit coverage can protect both sides of a credit agreement from customer default and non-payment issues.
• Property, Inland Marine, and Outbreak Extra Expense – This is one of Markel’s group of innovative liability programs that includes protection for everything from flu outbreaks to chimney or boiler issues.
• Umbrella and Excess Liability – There can be times when the very specialized and comprehensive liability coverage offered by Markel Canada is simply not enough to take care of a customer’s needs. In those instances, the experts at Markel call upon their broad range of umbrella and excess liability offerings.
• Cyber Risk – Cyber risk liability coverage protects a business from any kind of liability that could arise from the loss or theft of company data, and it protects the company from any financial expenses that occur due to a cyber attack.