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Markel Corp. (MKL)At 1:01PM ET: 333.60  Down 1.95 (0.58%)  
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Markel Corp.
4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23060-6148
United States - Map
Phone: 804-747-0136
Fax: 804-965-1600
Web Site: http://www.markelcorp.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Financial
Industry:Property & Casualty Insurance
Full Time Employees:2,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs. It operates in three segments: Excess and Surplus Lines, Specialty Admitted, and London markets. The Excess and Surplus Lines segment writes property and casualty insurance outside of the standard market for hard-to-place risks, including catastrophe-exposed property, professional liability, products liability, general liability, commercial umbrella, and other coverages. The Specialty Admitted segment writes risks that remain with an admitted insurance company for marketing and regulatory reasons. It writes specialty program insurance, personal and commercial property, and liability coverages. The London markets segment writes specialty property, casualty, professional liability, marine insurance, and reinsurance. The company was founded in 1930 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Markel Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 80.9% of Russell 3000 companies and 61.3% of Insurance companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Alan I. Kirshner , 73
    Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer
    $ 640.00KN/A
    Mr. Paul W. Springman , 57
    Pres and Chief Operating Officer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Richard R. Whitt III, 45
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 455.00KN/A
    Mr. Thomas Sinnickson Gayner , 47
    Chief Investment Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. John Latham ,
    Head of the Office of Bus. Devel. and Pres of Southeast Region
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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