Markel Canada Appoints Alain Paris as Vice President, Product Line Leader – Primary Casualty

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced the appointment of Alain Paris as Vice President, Product Line Leader – Primary Casualty, effective immediately.

In this new role, Paris will be responsible for leading the Primary Casualty product line across Canada, working closely with technical and field underwriting teams to deliver on established profit targets and support sustainable expansion. The Product Line Leader role is integral to Markel’s underwriting framework, ensuring alignment between field underwriting execution and strategic product direction.

Paris’ appointment marks a significant step as Markel Canada continues to expand its capabilities and build momentum nationwide. Rooted in Markel’s distinctive culture – defined by The Markel Style – the organization is committed to collaboration, underwriting excellence, and delivering meaningful results for clients and stakeholders alike. Underpinned by these core values, the continued profitable growth of Markel’s Casualty portfolio in Canada is delivering meaningful impact across multiple fronts.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Alain to our Canadian leadership team,” says Cliff Laidlaw, Senior Vice President, Underwriting at Markel Canada. “His proven leadership in the Canadian market and deep expertise in the Casualty sector make him an exceptional addition to our product leadership team and the broader Markel organization.”

“Markel is embarking on an exciting journey to strengthen our capabilities and offerings in our target markets, increase the quality of service and ease of trading for our partners and customers, and solidify our position as a leading specialty insurer in Canada. We’re confident that Alain’s commitment to sustainable underwriting practices will strengthen our ability to elevate our Primary Casualty offering and deliver exceptional value to our clients and broker partners.”

Paris brings a wealth of experience in casualty underwriting and strategic portfolio management, having held leadership positions at several Canadian carriers. Most recently, he served as AVP Middle Market Casualty at Berkeley Canada, where he drove profitable growth through thoughtful strategy and focused execution. With more than 20 years of commercial underwriting experience, Paris brings deep expertise across casualty lines, with a focus on product and participant liability, and general liability, umbrella, excess, and specialty covers, such as abuse liability, where Markel is a market leader. Having led strategies for global programs in manufacturing and specialty trades, he's also worked closely with environmental lines to deliver tailored general liability solutions for environmental consultants and trades.

About Markel Insurance

Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), a Fortune 500 company based in Richmond, Virginia, with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. A member of the National Markets team, Markel Canada Limited is a division of Markel International Services Limited (MINT) and the Canadian underwriting and claims operation writing business in Canada on behalf of Markel Syndicate 3000 at Lloyd’s. To learn more, visit www.markel.ca.