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Our specie team offers a range of fine art, specie, jewelers' block, and cash in transit products on a worldwide basis, with a particular focus on the US and Asia (excluding sanctioned territories).

Markel's longstanding team can tailor wording to suit client requirements from those operating at individual locations through to those operating on a global basis.

Fine Art and Specie coverage options

Markel can offer line sizes up to $250m on Company paper or $100m on Lloyd's paper, and we write business on a primary and excess basis. Policy coverage is generally on an all risks of physical loss or damage.

Key coverages include:

  • Fine art (private collections, museums, exhibitions, galleries, and dealers)
  • Bullion and precious metals
  • Diamonds, precious, and semi-precious stones
  • Cash and securities
  • Mining risks (diamonds and raw minerals prior to refining)
  • Jewelers’ block
  • Cash in transit

Contact our experts

United States

Kyle McGrath
Head of Fine Art & Specie - North America
kyle.mcgrath@markel.com
 

Jim Taylor
Director, Business Development
jim.taylor@markel.com
 

Payce Louis
Director of Underwriting and Production, Fine Art
payce.louis@markel.com
 

David Thompson
Senior Underwriter
david.thompson@markel.com

Erin Haydon
Underwriter
erin.haydon@markel.com

United Kingdom

Daniel McCarthy
Director of Marine
daniel.mccarthy@markel.com

Stacey Hinton
Head of Jewellers Block
stacey.hinton@markel.com

Robert Ashby
Senior Underwriter & Head of Specie
robert.ashby@markel.com

Max Elliot
Senior Underwriter
max.elliot@markel.com

Dominic Dahmen
Underwriter
dominic.dahmen@markel.com

Singapore

Janita Leu
Senior Underwriter
janita.leu@markel.com

Dawn Soh
Assistant Underwriter
dawn.soh@markel.com

Hong Kong

Anna Tan
Senior Underwriter
anna.tan@Markel.com

China

Martin He
Underwriter
martin.he@markel.com

Dubai

Dalal Asfour
Assistant Underwriter
dalal.asfour@markel.com

India

Srabasti Mehta
Senior Underwriter
srabasti.dhali@markel.com