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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).

¸Û°Äͼ¿â's longstanding team can tailor wording to suit client requirements from those operating at individual locations through to those operating on a global basis.

Specie coverage options

¸Û°Äͼ¿â can offer line sizes up to $120m 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

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

David Thompson
Underwriter – Specie
david.thompson@markel.com

Christina Ross
Account Executive
christina.ross@markel.com

United Kingdom

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

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

Max Elliot
Underwriter – Specie
max.elliot@markel.com

Brook Styles
Underwriter – Cargo, Specie, Terrorism
brook.styles@markel.com

Dominic Dahmen
Underwriting Assistant – Specie
dominic.dahmen@markel.com

Singapore

Colin Fordham
Senior Underwriter & Director
colin.fordham@markel.com

Janita Leu
Senior Underwriter
janita.leu@markel.com

Dawn Soh
Assistant Underwriter
dawn.soh@markel.com

China

Qianhai Hu
Underwriting Director – China
qianhai.hu@markel.com

India

Anirudh Singh
Chief Underwriting Officer – India
anirudh.singh@markel.com

Deepika Mathur
Managing Director – India
deepika.mathur@markel.com