Markel International has appointed Jan Pagan as a specialist risk control engineer in its renewable energy team.
Markel International, London
Markel International has appointed Jan Pagan as a specialist risk control engineer in its renewable energy team. This appointment demonstrates Markel’s commitment to further strengthening its renewable energy offering and diversifying its expertise with risk engineering, following key offshore wind appointments in 2022.
As businesses manage the transition towards net-zero, Pagan will work closely with Markel’s underwriting and claims teams to provide risk mitigation advice and engineering services to a growing roster of global renewable energy clients.
Pagan is a trained structural design engineer specialising in turbine components and has more than 10 years of experience in the renewable energy industry. He joins from Matthews Daniel, where he led the renewable energy services team and provided consulting and adjusting services to clients across the sector. Pagan also spent four years working at EDF Energy as an on and offshore wind mechanical engineer. During his time at the energy company, he focused on implementing operation and maintenance procedures, as well as making use of new technology to reduce operational costs.
Pagan will be based at Markel’s London office, reporting to Tom Baker, head of renewable energy at Markel International.
Baker commented: “Helping our clients navigate the risks and rewards of the energy transition is a huge privilege and responsibility, and so I’m delighted to welcome Jan to our team. His significant industry experience will improve our ability to provide clients an enhanced value proposition, with specialist risk mitigation advice, reiterating our leadership capabilities in the renewables market. I am looking forward to seeing the impact that Jan will have on the business and on the clients that we serve.”
About Markel International:
Markel International is a division of Markel Group Inc, a US-based holding company trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MKL). Markel International writes insurance and reinsurance business through six divisions and through offices across the UK, Europe, Canada, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Markel International’s insuring entities include Syndicate 3000, Markel International Insurance Company Limited, Markel Insurance SE., and Markel Resseguradora do Brasil S.A. Its UK national markets business also provides legal and professional fees insurance cover as well as legal and tax consultancy services.