MKL – Markel Corp

Markel Corporation is a diverse financial holding company serving a variety of markets. The Company’s principal business is to market and underwrites specialty insurance products. The Company’s insurance business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products using multiple platforms. Its investing activities are primarily related to its underwriting operations. The Company operates through two underwriting segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment includes all of the Company’s direct business and facultative placements and is written through its Markel Specialty, Markel International and State National divisions. The Reinsurance segment includes all treaty reinsurance and is primarily written through its Global Reinsurance division. The Company, through its subsidiary, Markel Ventures, Inc., owns controlling interests in a diverse portfolio of businesses that operate in a variety of industries.