Markel International, the specialty property and casualty insurer, plans to double the size of its UK regional business.

The UK business, Markel (UK), is to embark upon an aggressive development strategy combining an increase of its branch network, senior hires, launch of new specialist products and development of new distribution systems and mechanisms.

Steve Carroll, managing director of Markel (UK) said: "Over the last five years we have successfully grown the UK business base by a factor of three, so we know that there is a huge demand for the sort of service that we offer."

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