Simon Wilson is President of Markel International and based in London.  In his role, Simon is responsible for Markel’s insurance operations across Europe, Asia Pacific, and Canada. Collectively, these operations wrote around $2.5bn of GWP in 2023. 

Simon began his career with Deloitte Consulting, before moving to Lloyd’s where he ultimately led the Lloyd’s Asia platform, based in Singapore.  Simon joined Markel in 2010 to build out the international network and subsequently ran the National Markets business unit.  In recent years, Simon has taken responsibility for Markel’s Global Strategy team in addition to his responsibilities for the international division.

Simon holds degrees in both Law and Management and is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, he also serves on the board of the International Underwriting Association as Deputy Chairman.