Markel Corporation
Markel Corporation
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Markel Corporation
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Thomas Sinnickson Gayner
- Headquarters
- 4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, US
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Sector
- Financial Services
- CEO
- Thomas Sinnickson Gayner
- Headquarters
- 4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, VA, US
Markel Corporation, a diverse financial holding company, markets and underwrites specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.
Its Insurance segment offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind.
This segment also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance products.
The company's Reinsurance segment offers transaction, healthcare, and environmental impairment liability; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising structured and whole turnover credit, political risk, mortgage and contract, and commercial surety reinsurance programs.
Its Markel Ventures segment provides equipment used in baking systems and food processing; portable dredges; over-the-road car haulers and transportation equipment; and laminated oak and composite wood flooring, tube and tank trailers, as well as ornamental plants and residential homes, handbags, and architectural products.
This segment also provides consulting, and other types of services to businesses and consumers, including distribution of exterior building products, crane rental, fire protection, and life safety services, management and technology consulting, and retail intelligence services.
The company's Other segment provides healthcare, leasing and investment services, as well as operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and weather derivatives; and program services.
it also manages funds with third parties. Markel Corporation was founded in 1930 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Markel Corporation. Starting points for Markel Corporation: P/E 9.8, EPS $203.40, beta 0.65 — an Insurance - Property & Casualty name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Markel Corporation. Markel Corporation does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Markel Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Markel Corporation stands at $203.40. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Markel Corporation. Markel Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1986. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Markel Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. Markel Corporation is measured against Insurance - Property & Casualty peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Markel Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $22.11B market value, institutional positions materially move Markel Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Markel Corporation executives and directors. Shares of Markel Corporation have traded between $1621.89 and $2109.91 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Markel Corporation. Markel Corporation is a $22.11B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Markel Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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