COMPANY

Insurance underwriter, founded 1930 by Samuel A. Markel as Markel Service.

Official Website:
http://www.markelcorp.com/

Industry:
Insurance

Ticker:
NYSE:MKL

Corporate headquarters:
Glen Allen, VA

Sales:
$2.2B (2005)

Employees:
1900

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas S. Gayner	Business	c. 1961		Chief investment officer at Markel

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.	Economist	8-Jul-1939		President of the Richmond Fed, 1993-2004
Douglas C. Eby	Business	c. 1959		TimePartners LLC

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas S. Gayner	Business	c. 1961		Chief investment officer at Markel

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