CHICAGO, IL, August 19, 2025 –Obie, the leading insurance platform for real estate investors, has collaborated with Markel, a leading global specialty insurance provider, to expand capacity for its nationwide program. The integration empowers investors with greater flexibility, competitive pricing, and tailored coverage that aligns with their risk profile and investment strategy.
Expanding access to carriers like Markel gives landlords and real estate investors more control in an increasingly complex insurance market. As rates fluctuate and underwriting tightens, investors need flexible, competitively priced options that reflect their unique property needs and long-term goals. Markel brings decades of underwriting knowledge and experience to Obie’s platform. This expansion comes just weeks after Obie added Hadron Specialty Insurance and Southlake Specialty Insurance to its marketplace, and these options will collectively help real estate investors find dependable, tailored coverage that helps support both protection and profitability.
How It Works
Markel’s landlord insurance products are now fully integrated into Obie’s quoting platform. These policies are available directly to property owners and through Obie’s network of insurance agents. Whether users quote and bind coverage themselves or work with an advisor, the process remains fast, simple, and fully digital.
Markel’s offering includes coverage for 1-4 unit rental properties, including both tenant-occupied and short-term rentals. With strong underwriting capabilities in traditionally hard-to-place markets, such as parts of the Southeast and Midwest, Markel further strengthens Obie’s ability to offer insurance coverage in high-need areas.
A Win for Partners and Policyholders
This collaboration benefits the full spectrum of Obie’s distribution model. Embedded partners gain access to more instant, bindable quotes with their workflows, helping keep deals on track and reducing client drop-off. Insurance agents receive a new competitive option to place business in both standard and challenging markets. And for landlords, it’s one more way Obie delivers choice and control in a space that often lacks both.
This addition follows recent partnerships with Hadron Specialty Insurance and Southlake Specialty Insurance, marking a period of rapid expansion for Obie’s top-tier carrier panel. With each integration, Obie strengthens its position as a top insurance solutions provider for the landlord and real estate investment ecosystem.
What This Means for Obie
“Adding Markel to our platform reinforces Obie’s commitment to giving investors real choice in a space that often overlooks them,” said Judson Taylor, Head of Insurance Product at Obie. “Markel brings quality and flexibility to our growing network of partners, helping our users protect their properties and move their investments forward.”
For more information about Obie’s landlord insurance coverage, visit our website obieinsurance.com.
About Obie
Since 2017, Obie has been on a mission to simplify, streamline, and enhance landlord insurance for the 17 million real estate investors and landlords across the U.S. Our intuitive platform and custom insurance products are designed to remove the hassle, giving owners confidence that their insurance needs are in expert hands.
With thousands of policyholders nationwide and $25 billion in coverage secured, Obie is already transforming how real estate investors protect their assets—and we’re just getting started. Backed by $39 million in funding from industry giants like Battery Ventures and Thomvest Ventures, we’re rapidly growing and continually adapting to meet the unique needs of our customers. Whether through our advanced digital tools, trusted agent network, or strategic partnerships, Obie sets a new standard in real estate investment insurance, ensuring those we serve move forward. Check it out at obieinsurance.com.
About Markel Insurance
We are Markel Insurance, a leading global specialty insurer with a truly people-first approach. As the insurance operations within the Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), we leverage a broad array of capabilities and expertise to create intelligent solutions for the most complex specialty insurance needs. However, it is our people – and the deep, valued relationships they develop with colleagues, brokers, and clients – that differentiates us worldwide.
Coverage is provided by one or more insurance companies within the Markel group. Certain products and services are offered through Markel’s non-admitted insurance subsidiaries and are available through licensed surplus lines brokers. Insurance carrier, coverage, and services availability may vary by state. Terms and conditions for rates and coverages varies.
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