Markel Insurance SE (MISE), the German insurance unit of Markel, has secured the regulatory approval to set up a Markel UK branch.
The new branch will enable brokers and policyholders to underwrite EEA exposures through London.
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Earlier this year, Markel obtained the green light from the German federal financial supervisory authority BaFin to set up MISE in Germany.
MISE was formed to serve clients located or with risk exposures in the European Economic Area after UK’s exit from the European Union next year.
Markel UK branch
Apart from the newly approved UK branch, MISE also has branches in Spain and the Netherlands.
Brexit has promoted various other insurance firms to launch new subsidiaries.
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