Markel has promoted Mr Kevin Leung to the role of Managing Director, Southeast Asia (SEA). His appointment follows the business' decision to bring together its Singapore and Malaysia operations under a unified SEA structure, creating a more connected regional platform to support brokers and clients across both markets.
In his new role, Mr Leung is responsible for overseeing Markel’s operations in both Singapore and Malaysia, driving continued profitable growth and deepening the insurer’s presence across the region. He supports local and regional teams in executing Markel's strategy, enhancing product offerings and strengthening broker and client relationships.
Mr Leung has 28 years of insurance industry experience. He joined Markel in 2023 as CUO – APAC, having previously held roles at Swiss Re, Catlin, ACE Group and AIG. Recruitment for his successor is already underway.
Ms Jasminder Kaur will also remain Country Head of Malaysia, retaining responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Malaysia business and continuing to work closely with local brokers and clients.
In Singapore, Markel has also expanded its energy platform to capture APAC’s renewables boom, with the promotion of Mr Robert Jones to the role of Sustainable Energy and Power Underwriter.
Mr Jones joins the Singapore team as a dedicated energy underwriter in the APAC market. In his new role, he is responsible for supporting the profitable growth of Markel’s renewables and power book across the region, while deepening key client and broker relationships and expanding the breadth of solutions Markel can offer in this space.
He brings over a decade of specialist energy insurance experience to the role. Having spent nearly six years in Markel International’s claims team in London, he brings first-hand experience of how complex energy losses unfold, and what that means for pricing, structuring and managing risk across the energy transition space.
Image of Ms Jasminder Kaur courtesy of LinkedIn.