Markel American Insurance Company Joins the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Markel American Insurance Company has joined the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program.

«The utilization of minority and women-owned law firms has often been overlooked by major corporations. Markel American Insurance Company is pleased to include outside legal counsel as part of our diversity initiatives,» said Robert Horner, Vice President of Claims.

Under the Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program (CPEPP), interested corporations agree to set a goal of eventually expending a minimum of 5% of their outside counsel budget with minority and women-owned law firms. NAMWOLF strives to recruit and admit only those minority and women-owned law firms that have a track record of representing major corporations and public entities.

«NAMWOLF is pleased to welcome Markel American Insurance Company to our Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program,» said Yolanda Coly, Associate Director of The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms. «The company's commitment to legal diversity should serve as an industry-wide example,» she added.

Markel American Insurance Company, a division of Markel Corporation specializes in the niche markets of Motorcycles, ATVs, Marine, Special Event & Specialty Property Insurance.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprised of a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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