Markel partners with Midwest to expand California workers comp

Markel Group Inc., a specialty insurer based in Richmond, Virginia, has partnered with Midwest General Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of Acrisure, to expand its workers compensation insurance offerings in California. Midwest, which operates as a full-service general insurance agency specializing in small workers compensation, has been providing online quoting services for agency partners in California's workers compensation insurance market for over 20 years.

Markel's Managing Director, Workers Compensation and Small Commercial Product, Mike Muma, stated that Midwest's data-driven approach to account selection aligns perfectly with Markel's commitment to growing the book profitably. Midwest's CEO and Founder, Max Carney, expressed excitement about the collaboration, highlighting their admiration for Markel's performance in the California workers compensation market and their shared vision for risk selection and client service.