Markel International has promoted a long-serving underwriter while global MGA incubator Mission has hired a new chief commercial officer for UK and Europe.
Markel promotes Phil Amlot to head trade credit at Markel International
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group, has promoted Phil Amlot (pictured, left) to head of trade credit for Markel International, effective immediately.
In his new role, Amlot will be responsible for Markel International's long-term trade credit strategy, profitable growth and team development. He said the focus would remain on disciplined underwriting and understanding clients' exposures.
“After 16 years at Markel, I have a deep appreciation for the expertise within our team and look forward to leading them as we navigate the evolving global trade landscape,” he commented. “Our strength lies in our disciplined underwriting and our commitment to understanding our clients’ risks and delivering solutions that support their growth, even in uncertain conditions.”
Amlot joined the company in 2010 as a senior trade credit underwriter. In 2014, he became underwriting manager and head of trade credit and political risk -- Americas, where he established the US operation for Markel's trade credit division. He was then promoted to head of underwriting - trade credit in 2020. Before Markel, he held underwriting and senior risk management roles at Coface UK and Independent Insurance Company Limited.
Mission hires MGA specialist Tom Hill as UK & Europe CCO
Mission has appointed Tom Hill (pictured, right) as chief commercial officer (CCO) of its UK and European operation.
Hill brings experience spanning underwriting, delegated underwriting authority placement and MGA founding. Most recently, he served as head of international placement at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International, following its acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners. In that role, he led capacity and underwriting enhancements across more than 40 in-house MGAs.
Hill said his focus as CCO would be on sustainable growth grounded in underwriting discipline.
“I have spent my career exclusively in the MGA sector, and I know that sustainable growth is rooted in adaptability and underwriting discipline,” he commented. “My goal as CCO is to bridge the gap between capacity capital and technical execution, ensuring our existing and prospective MGAs have not just the financial backing, but the underwriting architecture required to outperform the market.”
