Markel expands US war and terrorism underwriting team

By Navneeta Nandan

May 14 - (The Insurer) - Global specialty insurer Markel Insurance has bolstered its war and terrorism portfolio with the appointments of Joshua Watson as senior underwriter and Bridget Canderelli as underwriting support specialist.

Watson will be responsible for identifying and underwriting complex risks across standalone terrorism, terrorism liability, strikes, riots and civil commotion, and active assailants.

He will also be responsible for broker relationships in Atlanta, Georgia, and other regions in the U.S.

In her new role, Canderelli will look after administrative duties in the international war and terrorism underwriting team.

Both Watson and Canderelli will be managed by Andrew Umphress, head of terrorism for North America. Watson will be based at Markel’s Atlanta office, and Canderelli in Richmond, Virginia.

Watson comes with 14 years of experience in the industry across cyber, terrorism and political violence. He was previously vice president, senior account executive at Brown & Brown Risk Solutions.