Markel Launches New Brand, Service

Markel UK is launching a new brand, Markel Direct, which is intended to enable businesses to arrange competitively priced cover, and get online quotes in just 90 seconds.

Markel UK, a provider of business insurance for professionals, says Markel Direct simplifies the process of setting up business insurance cover, offering clients new product innovation while, simultaneously, increasing its share of the business insurance market.

Markel's new website, www.markeluk.com, will form an important sales channel for the company, says Markel, adding that some covers are available from only GBP5 per month, and pioneering technology enables the company to offer some quotes in just 90 seconds. Markel Direct also will offer clients easy payment options and online documentation, the company says.

Key products available include cover for professional indemnity, employers' liability, public and product liability (general liability), directors and officers liability, office buildings and contents and business interruption, Markel notes. Additionally, specialist policies for home workers and home-based businesses also are available to buy online.

Markel, which is a division of Markel International, says the launch of Markel Direct formed the first stage of a multi-distribution operating model.

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