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MELBOURNE, Australia , May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), today announced it has launched Financial Institutions (FI) solutions in Australia, with localised wordings to service a broad range of organisations in the sector. This announcement follows the launch of localised Commercial Professional Indemnity solutions in 2024, under Markel's plan to progressively launch targeted and tailored specialty insurance products in the Australian market.

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LONDON , May 14, 2025  /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today announced that it has made two key appointments to drive further profitable growth across its International War and Terrorism portfolio. In his new position as Senior Underwriter – War and Terrorism, Joshua Watson will be responsible for identifying and underwriting complex risk across the organisation's Stand-Alone Terrorism, Terrorism Liability, Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion (SRCC) and Active Assailant product suite.

LONDON , May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE:MKL), today launched an innovative, specialist cyber product to provide up to US$5 million of cover per risk for indirect losses arising from an act of war.  Cyber risks are a significant concern for large organisations, particularly those in sectors including critical infrastructure, technology, finance and energy.

RICHMOND, Va. , May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) will redeem for cash all of its outstanding Series A 6.000% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, no par value (the Series A Preferred Shares), effective June 1, 2025 (the Redemption Date) at a price of $1,000 per share, which is equal to the per-share liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Shares.

LONDON , May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), today announced the launch of its Clinical Trials insurance product – underscoring its commitment to providing best-in-class solutions to support clinical trials research and product development on an international scale. The new clinical trials offering provides comprehensive cover to sponsors, researchers and participants throughout all phases of clinical research and is tailored to meet the regulatory requirements of more than 100 territories, ensuring smooth and compliant trial operations, worldwide.

Nashville, TN, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velocity HoldCo, LLC (“Velocity” or the “Company”), the former parent company for Velocity Specialty Insurance Company (“VSIC”) and Velocity Risk Underwriters, LLC (“VRU”), announced the sale of VSIC to FM, a leading property mutual insurance company. This transaction follows the earlier sale of VRU to Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN) which together represents a full exit of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Markel has outperformed its peers in the iShares U.S. Insurance ETF, delivering a 15% return over the past 6 months. We previously argued that MKL trades at a significant discount to its peers and its financial asset investments. However, now the growth outlook is deteriorating, making Markel less attractive.

Markel Group, Inc. (NYSE:MKL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Thomas Gayner - Chief Executive Officer Brian Costanzo - Chief Financial Officer Simon Wilson - Chief Executive Officer of Markel Insurance Mike Heaton - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Andrew Andersen - Jefferies Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Markel Group's First Quarter 2025 Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.