Finance | Insurance 2023: THOMAS S. GAYNER
On Jan. 1, Gayner became Markel‘s sole CEO after serving more than six years in an unusual co-CEO arrangement with Richard Whitt III, who retired after more than two decades at the Fortune 500 insurer and holding company. Gayner, also chief investment officer, joined Markel in 1990. As CEO, Gayner oversees three divisions: insurance, investments […]
36 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 list
Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, notably including newcomers to the commonwealth Raytheon Technologies Corp. and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 45, and 24 Virginia companies made this year’s elite Fortune 500 list. Releas[...]
Markel announces next CFO
Teri Gendron will succeed Jeremy Noble as Markel Corp.’s chief financial officer on March 20, the Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 insurance and investment firm announced Tuesday. Noble became president of Markel’s insurance operations earlier this year. Gendron will oversee and manage the holding company’s financial operations across its three divisions: insurance, investments and M[...]
Markel Corp. names new CIO
Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 insurance and investment firm Markel Corp. has named Morris Taylor as its chief information officer for the company’s insurance operations. Taylor joined Markel in 2018 and served as its head of global technology. He previously spent two decades at Capital One working in a variety technology leadership roles, according to a […]
Markel promotes Hollis Zyglocke to lead mid-Atlantic region
Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 holding company for insurance, reinsurance and investment operations Markel Corp. has promoted Hollis Zyglocke to regional president, mid-Atlantic region, for the company’s Markel Specialty division, the company announced Thursday. Zyglocke will lead the region within Markel Specialty’s east territory. The region she will lead includes Pennsylvania, Delawar[...]