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Profile - Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: (804) 747-0136
Fax: (804) 965-1600
Email: bkay@markelcorp.com
Employees (last reported count): 883
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 33%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 7 insider sells; 90.0K shares
  (3.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 66% (98% of float)
(209 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 212.0K shares (+3.86%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs to a variety of niche markets. The Company competes in four distinct areas of the specialty insurance market. Markel North America competes domestically in the Excess and Surplus Lines Market (E&S Market) and the Specialty Admitted Market. Markel International competes in the London Company Market and the Lloyd's Market. Four of the Company's underwriting units, Essex Excess and Surplus Lines, Professional/Products Liability, Brokered Excess and Surplus Lines, and Markel Southwest Underwriters, write in the E&S Market. Two of the Company's underwriting units, Specialty Program Insurance and Specialty Personal and Commercial Lines, write in the Specialty Admitted Market. The Company participates in the London Company Market through Terra Nova. The Company participates in the Lloyd's Market through its corporate capital provider, Markel Capital, in four Lloyd's syndicates.
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Financial Summary
Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs including excess and surplus lines and specialty personal and commercial lines. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 36% to $632.8 million. Net income totalled $9 million vs. a loss of $3.7 million. Revenues reflect acquisitions and growth in premiums earned. Earnings also reflect decreased underwriting expenses as a percentage of revenues.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1998 Compensation
PayExer

Alan Kirshner, 63
Chairman, CEO, Director
$785K--  
Anthony Markel, 56
Pres, COO, Director
745K--  
Steven Markel, 50
Vice Chairman, Director
725K$1.3M
Darrell Martin, 50
Exec. VP, CFO, Director
552K3.3M
Leslie Grandis, 54
Sec., Director
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1998 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:MKLAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 26-Oct-2000
$133.50 
Recent Price$184.92 
52-Week High
on 30-Apr-2001
$207.47 
Beta0.31 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)26.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)33.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+27.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+70.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.59B
Shares Outstanding8.62M
Float5.80M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 6 for 5 on 11-Sep-1989
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$114.29 
Earnings (ttm)-$2.14 
Earnings (mrq)$0.09 
Sales (ttm)$162.02 
Cash (mrq)$26.07 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.62 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.14 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.26B
EBITDAN/A 
Income available to common (ttm)-$14.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-1.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)1.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-0.27%
Return on Equity (ttm)-1.82%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.40 
Total Cash (mrq)$224.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short529.0K
Percent of Float9.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
528.0K
Short Ratio26.45 
Daily Volume20.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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