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Markel Underwriting Managers, Inc. specializes in larger premium accounts in the brokered Excess and Surplus Lines arena, operating exclusively through a network of approved wholesale brokers.

MUM believes risk selection is more important than price. We focus on those risks that we have the experience to gauge professionally and then price them adequately. MUM will continue to pursue a path of specialization with underwriting integrity, while providing superior service to customers.
 

We respect our relationship with our suppliers
 
Our relationships with our partners are the keys to our success. We believe that developing honest long-term relationships with our business partners will allow us to deliver stable products and consistent underwriting profits. We respect and appreciate the expertise and knowledge you bring to our partnership. Without it we would not have enjoyed the outstanding results we have already achieved.

We have the ability to make decisions or alter a course quickly

MUM prides itself on its decision making abilities. We offer our clients quick answers to their underwriting questions and risk submissions by empowering our underwriters with  authority. At MUM, there is no "home office referral". The line underwriter and the other members of the underwriting team serve as the final decision makers. This lack of bureaucracy allows us to offer a quick turnaround time in a marketplace that demands an efficient underwriting process.

The Markel Way is to seek to be a market leader in each of our pursuits

MUM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel Corporation. To us, being a market leader does not necessarily mean having the largest market share. Instead, we strive for a leadership position through underwriting consistency and customer service.  While our risk appetites sometimes change to accommodate transitional marketplaces, there is consistency in our approach to risk.  Our underwriting associates are encouraged to listen to our customers and use their experience to design a product that will meet customer needs while remaining true to our underwriting philosophy.

Markel Corporation has earned recognition as a "Ward's 50" property-casualty company, indicating that it is one of the fifty top performing companies among more than three thousand domiciled in the United States. Click here for more information about Ward's Top Fifty.

Impeccable Credentials
 
When you place business with Markel Underwriting Managers, Inc., you're doing so with a Markel Corporation company, one of the most financially sound companies in the industry. Click on a product above for our Industry Ratings.
 
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