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Markel Corporation
Markel Corporation is a financial holding company serving a variety of niche markets.〔https://www.markelcorp.com/about-markel/our-business〕 Their principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products. Headquartered in Henrico County, Virginia and founded in 1930, Markel reports in three segments, and their insurance products originate from five divisions.〔http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2010%2f03%2f01%2f0001193125-10-044413.html〕 Through Markel Ventures, they allocate capital to invest in opportunities outside of insurance.
==History==
Company founder Samuel A. Markel formed the Mutual Casualty Association and established the Mutual Casualty Company in Norfolk, Virginia. The company headquarters later moved to Richmond, Virginia.〔https://www.markelcorp.com/about-markel/history〕 Sam Markel’s four sons, Lewis, Irvin, Stanley, and Milton, join the growing business in the 1930s, and Markel Service, Inc. is created.〔http://edg1.precisionir.com/companyspotlight/NA000093/Corporate_History_8-14.pdf〕 During this time, Markel was actively involved in efforts to develop safety and other standards aimed at legitimizing the growing bus and trucking industries. Markel also assisted in passing the National Motor Carrier Act of 1935.〔
By the 1940s, Markel Service, Inc. earned a national following and developed a reputation for industry-leading claims adjusting and safety engineering. American Fidelity & Casualty, a sister company covering fleets of trucks and buses, also became the largest insurer of these risks in the USA.〔 In 1980, the company becomes an insurance carrier when Essex Insurance Company is incorporated and licensed to write excess and surplus lines business.〔http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/110/110853.html〕 In 1986, the Markel Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ exchange, with an IPO offered at $8.33 per share. The company’s trading was moved to the NYSE in 1997.〔http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Markel+Corporation+Announces+Its+Common+Stock+Has+Begun+Trading+on...-a019493735〕 Markel gained access to specialty international markets in 2000, when Terra Nova Holdings, Ltd. was acquired and the () office opened.〔http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB934807370107009765〕 Branch offices later opened in the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Canada. With a “permanent capital” investing approach, Markel Ventures acquired AMF Bakery Systems in 2005 and continued to acquire other varied and scalable businesses.〔 With the $3.1 billion acquisition of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited, Markel added two additional insurance divisions, Markel Global and Markel Reinsurance.〔http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/05/01/290329.htm〕
Today, the company is led by Chairman and CEO Alan I. Kirshner,〔https://www.markelcorp.com/about-markel/leadership〕 who is one of the authors of the Markel Style.
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