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Business News: Coverys, USI, Markel, QBE North America

Coverys Announces Acquisition of Med-IQ Coverys announced the acquisition of Med-IQ, a global provider of medical education and healthcare quality improvement. Baltimore-based Med-IQ provides certified educational courses for clinicians; offers a suite of educational services to hospitals, academic medical centers, …

Claims Has to Up its Game to Attract New Hires

With the expected exodus of thousands of skilled claims professionals within the next few years, concern is growing among insurers in how to best address the need for experienced claims employees. In an exclusive claims executive roundtable with Claims Journal, …

Markel Announces Executive Officer Changes

Markel Corporation announced that, effective January 1, 2016, Thomas S. Gayner, president and chief investment officer, and Richard R. Whitt, III, president and co-chief operating officer, will serve as co-chief executive officers of the Company. In addition, F. Michael Crowley, …

Claims Examiner Merges Hobby with Job

In an interview with Claims Journal, Mark Hoedel, an experienced motorcycle racer, explains how he merged his hobby and experience into a position as a motorcycle claims examiner at Markel for the past 12 years. “Well, actually, as far as …