Galjaard cautious of history repeating itself with returning competition
While he hopes the market has matured in the last few years, Markel’s managing director for the UK, Neil Galjaard, is hoping brokers “have long memories” of providers that exited markets when things got tough.
Speaking to Post at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference last week, Galjaard, pictured, said a lot of the conversations he had with brokers were centred around companies entering the
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