The 2024 Reunion

If Markel Group were a tree, the rings would tell you everything. They would show each phase of the expansion of our insurance business from a small regional carrier to a leading global specialty insurer, the growth of an investment portfolio from just a few dollars to more than $20 billion today, and the impact of each of the 19 different non-insurance businesses to join the Markel Group family.

These rings would tell the story of a tree nurtured and grown by generations of people. A tree that has provided fruit in the form of quality products and services to customers, rewarding careers for associates, and healthy returns for shareholders in the long term. It’s a tree that has become a gathering place for a community of people with shared values.

Of course, this is not a perfect tree. Our rings bear the scars from the hard times of the Great Depression, recessions, market swings, a few mistakes, and volatility. But whether it’s a long cold winter or fruitful spring, you can count on one thing: Markel Group will be there.

We will be there to resist the temptations of the day to grow roots from which long-term opportunities emanate. We will be there to learn from the storms we face so that we can reach new heights with each branch we replace. We will be there to grow stronger and taller so that we can always help our customers, colleagues, and shareholders win. Because if we have learned anything from nearly a century doing the work we do, it’s that there is nothing more important than being there.