Markel Group
About: Markel's primary business is property and casualty insurance. The company focuses primarily on specialty lines, ranging from areas such as executive liability to commercial equine insurance. The acquisition of Alterra in 2013 added substantial reinsurance operations, which now account for a little over 10% of premiums. The company uses capital generated by its insurance operations to buy noninsurance operations in diverse areas, such as bakery equipment manufacturing and residential homebuilding.
Employees: 22,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 64
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.7B [Q1] → $20B (+$1.3B) [Q2]
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 44 [Q1] → 46 (+2) [Q2]
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $105M | Put options by funds: $102M
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 835 [Q1] → 833 (-2) [Q2]
0.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.59% [Q1] → 78.98% (-0.61%) [Q2]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 284 | Existing positions reduced: 286
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about MKL published over the past 30 days
