June 5, 2024 – Markel, one of the world’s largest insurance underwriters for sport, and Sport Law, a leading sport management firm that specializes in legal and leadership solutions, are launching a new initiative to enhance the insurance experience of policy holders.

As a caring and forward-thinking corporation, Markel is deeply committed to not only mitigating risks in sport but also enhancing the lived experience of participants. Launching Markel Play aligns with Markel’s global vision of providing exceptional insurance products to clients and additional needed services. Markel Play’s main components include:

• Waiver support
• Safe Sport Policy Suite Implementation Guidance
• Legal Advice
• Governance Essentials – an innovative Director Training E-Learning Course
• And so much more

As part of this collaboration, Markel Play policy holders will be able to access Sport Law’s legal and leadership team of experts. “We are delighted to be announcing this new collaboration with Sport Law to continue to expand the insurance capacity of our clients. We know how much sport leaders care about creating a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all participants.  We are hopeful that our additional sport support services will contribute to a better experience for everyone,” shared Brenda McClung, Assistant Vice President of Play at Markel Canada.

Sport Law is a trusted company that has been supporting sport organizations since 1992. Over its tenure, the organization has grown to provide comprehensive business solutions including legal, leadership coaching, financial management, risk mitigation, sport safety implementation, communications, and so much more. Sport Law has served thousands of sport clients and prides itself on being affordable, approachable, and innovative.

“We are proud to be working with a global leader like Markel Inc. in support of the sport sector that we care so deeply about. Through this partnership, we will be better able to provide sport specific solutions that mitigate risks and enhance the confidence of sport leaders to make better decisions,” shared Sport Law Partner Dina Bell-Laroche. “As Sport Law continues to expand our services both domestically and
internationally, we are grateful to be aligning with corporate visionaries like Markel Inc. who want to help sport evolve and strengthen its practices.”

Markel Play Program Details

For more information about the Markel Play product and services, please click here.

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About Sport Law

Sport Law has been providing strategic insight to the Canadian sport community since 1992. We offer a full range of consulting, Integral Coaching^TM and legal services to the Canadian sport community. We are accessible, affordable, highly skilled, and bring experience and common sense to every project. Our vision is to elevate sport. To learn more about us please visit www.sportlaw.ca.

About Markel Canada  

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL), a Fortune 500 company based in Richmond, Virginia, with over 60 offices
in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. A member of the National Markets team, Markel Canada Limited is a division of Markel International Services Limited (MINT) and the Canadian underwriting and claims operation writing business in Canada on behalf of Markel Syndicate 3000 at Lloyd’s. To learn more, visit  www.markel.ca 

Media Contacts:  

Maddie Livingston for Markel Canada at Maddie.Livingston@Markel.com

Dina Bell-Laroche for Sport Law at dblaroche@sportlaw.ca