Markel

Overview

Founded in 1930 and based in Richmond, Virginia, Markel Group Inc. is a diversified financial holding company specializing in specialty insurance, reinsurance, investments, and ventures. Originating as Mutual Casualty Association, which insured jitney buses, the company has grown into a global enterprise with a comprehensive portfolio.

Markel operates through several segments, delivering tailored insurance products and reinsurance solutions, and actively manages a significant investment portfolio, including insurance-linked securities. Markel Ventures further invests in non-insurance businesses, enhancing revenue diversification. With a presence in approximately 18 countries and over 80 offices, Markel serves individual policyholders, specialty insurance brokers, commercial clients, and institutional investors, maintaining a commitment to innovative risk solutions and long-term client partnerships.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 800-446-6671
• Website: markel.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/markel-insurance

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Finance
• Global insurance operations
• Diversified financial services
• Excess liability
• Insurance risk assessment
• Diversified portfolio
• Non-standard insurance
• Risk engineering
• Insurance solutions
• Contract binding property & casualty
• Equine mortality insurance
• Insurance risk solutions
• Insurance market analysis
• Weather-related risk
• Insurance sector diversification
• General liability
• Environmental liability insurance
• Insurance innovation
• Specialty liability
• Customized insurance programs
• Insurance product customization
• Claims expertise
• Weather catastrophe coverage
• Personal watercraft insurance
• Specialty personal property
• Underwriting
• Market leader
• Insurance market growth
• Insurance-linked securities
• Bespoke insurance coverage
• Marine insurance
• Market expansion
• Reinsurance
• Market expertise
• Specialty insurance
• Insurance industry expertise
• Tailored risk solutions
• Marine cargo insurance
• Insurance customer support
• Specialty risk coverage
• Markel Ventures
• Insurance claims support
• Financial services
• Program services
• Commercial pollution liability
• Specialty risk
• Niche markets
• Portfolio diversification
• Insurance underwriting
• Claims management
• Insurance claims processing
• Specialty risk underwriting
• Weather risk management
• Complex risk solutions
• Global markets
• Global insurance
• Claims handling
• Insurance product development
• Insurance brokerage
• Insurance program management
• Specialty personal lines
• Reinsurance solutions
• Insurance policy customization
• Risk management
• Insurance provider
• Insurance claims analytics
• Reinsurance capacity
• Insurance technology
• Professional liability
• Investment activities
• Powersports insurance
• Tailored coverage
• Investment management
• Customer service excellence
• Weather risk transfer
• Risk assessment
• Insurance policy management
• Hard-to-place risks
• Workers' compensation
• Specialty insurance brokers
• Niche insurance markets
• B2B
• B2C
• Consulting
• Services
• Direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers
• Innovation
• Cash flow management
• Threat detection
• Cloud security
• Health insurance
• Customer service
• Workers compensation

Technologies Used

• ASP.NET
• Adobe Media Optimizer
• Atlassian Cloud
• Bing Ads
• Bootstrap Framework
• Cedexis Radar
• Facebook Custom Audiences
• Facebook Login (Connect)
• Facebook Widget
• Freshdesk
• GoToWebinar
• Google AdWords Conversion
• Google Analytics
• Google Font API
• Google Maps
• Google Maps (Non Paid Users)
• Google Tag Manager
• Linkedin Marketing Solutions
• Microsoft Application Insights
• Microsoft Azure Hosting
• Microsoft Office 365
• Mobile Friendly
• Nginx
• OneTrust
• Outlook
• Pantheon
• SendInBlue
• Sendgrid
• ShareThis
• SiteCore
• Stripe
• Twitter Advertising
• UltraDns
• Vimeo
• WordPress.org
• Workday
• Workday Recruit
• reCAPTCHA

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.
• Markel Insurance Company
• Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC
• Markel Direct