Specie coverage options

Markel can offer line sizes up to $120m on Company paper or $100m on Lloyd's paper, and we write business on a primary and excess basis. Policy coverage is generally on an all risks of physical loss or damage.

Key coverages include:

  • Fine art (private collections, museums, exhibitions, galleries, and dealers)
  • Bullion and precious metals
  • Diamonds, precious, and semi-precious stones
  • Cash and securities
  • Mining risks (diamonds and raw minerals prior to refining)
  • Jewellers’ block
  • Cash in transit

Contact our experts

United Kingdom

Robert Ashby

Senior Underwriter & Head of Specie
Robert.Ashby@markel.com

Brook Styles

Senior Underwriter – Cargo, Specie, Terrorism
Brook.Styles@markel.com

Max Elliot

Senior Underwriter – Specie
Max.Elliot@markel.com

Dominic Dahmen

Underwriting Assistant – Specie
Dominic.Dahmen@markel.com
United States

Jamie Gregory

Manager – US Fine Art and Specie Business Development
Jamie.Gregory@markel.com

Payce Louis

Director of Underwriting and Production Fine Arts
Payce.Louis@markel.com

Cynthia Little

Senior Underwriting Technician
Cynthia.Little@markel.com

David Thompson

Underwriter – Specie
David.Thompson@markel.com

Bryn Girard

Underwriting Technician
Bryn.Girard@markel.com

Rachel Gillam

Underwriting Technician
Rachel.Gillam@markel.com

Grace Culley

Underwriting Support Specialist
Grace.Culley@markel.com
Singapore

Colin Fordham

Senior Underwriter & Director
Colin.Fordham@markel.com

Janita Leu

Senior Underwriter
Janita.Leu@markel.com

Dawn Soh

Assistant Underwriter
Dawn.Soh@markel.com
China

Qianhai Hu

Underwriting Director – China
Qianhai.Hu@markel.com
India

Anirudh Singh

Chief Underwriting Officer – India
Anirudh.Singh@markel.com

Deepika Mathur

Managing Director – India
Deepika.Mathur@markel.com