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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1096343	Markel Corp	MKL	Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331)	541959284

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1184575	A Steven Markel	C/O Markel Corporation 4521 Highwoods Pkwy Glen Allen VA 23060	Vice Chairman	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-04-28	50	$0.00	224,309	No	5	G	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-18	50	$0.00	209,719	No	5	G	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-09-16	4	$341.00	209,715	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	5	G	Direct
No	5	G	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	1,936	Indirect	401(K) Plan
Common Stock	29,578	Indirect	By Trust
Common Stock	4,375	Indirect	By Trust

Footnotes

Mr. Markel is a Trustee and partial beneficiary of two Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts. End of period holdings reflect change in form of beneficial ownership by reason of a distribution of 5,460 shares from a GRAT and a contribution by Mr. Markel of 20,000 shares to a GRAT.
Holdings under the Markel Corporation 401(K) Plan are reported in units. The information reported herein is based on a plan statement dated as of June 30, 2010 and utilizes the closing stock price on that date of $340.00. As of 6/30/2010, a unit under the Plan represented one share of Common Stock.
End of period holdings reflect change in form of beneficial ownership by reason of a distribution of 5,460 shares from a GRAT and a contribution by Mr. Markel of 20,000 shares to a GRAT.
Mr. Markel is a Trustee and partial beneficiary of two Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts. The total reported represents the aggregate of both trusts.
Mr. Markel is trustee and retains a partial interest in the trust. The amount reported reflects all the securities held by the trust, but Mr. Markel disclaims beneficial ownership except with respect to his interest in the trust.