2022
Markel
Corporation
Annual Report & Form 10-K
THE CORPORATE PROFILE
Markel Corporation is a diverse financial holding
company serving a variety of niche markets. Our principal
business markets and underwrites specialty insurance
products.
In each of our businesses, we seek to provide
quality products and excellent customer service so that we
can be a market leader.
Our financial goals are to earn consistent
underwriting and operating profits and superior
investment returns to build shareholder value.
THE MARKEL STYLE
Markel has a Commitment to Success. We
believe in hard work and a zealous pursuit of excellence
while keeping a sense of humor. Our creed is honesty and
fairness in all our dealings.
The Markel way is to seek to be a market leader
in each of our pursuits. We seek to know our customers'
needs and to provide our customers with quality products
and service.
Our pledge to our shareholders is that we will
build the financial value of our Company. We respect our
relationship with our suppliers and have a commitment to
our communities.
We are encouraged to look for a better way to do
things…to challenge management. We have the ability to
make decisions or alter a course quickly. The Markel
approach is one of spontaneity and flexibility. This
requires a respect for authority but a disdain of
bureaucracy.
At Markel, we hold the individual's right to self-
determination in the highest light, providing an
atmosphere in which people can reach their personal
potential. Being results-oriented, we are willing to put
aside individual concerns in the spirit of teamwork to
achieve success.
Above all, we enjoy what we are doing. There is
excitement at Markel, one that comes from innovating,
creating, striving for a better way, sharing success with
others…winning.
Highlights
Financial Highlights
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
Gross premium volume
Earned premiums
Net investment income
U.S. GAAP combined ratio
Markel Ventures operating revenues
Total operating revenues
Net income (loss) to common shareholders
Comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders
Total investments, cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash and cash equivalents (invested assets)
Total assets
Senior long-term debt and other debt
Shareholders' equity
Debt to capital
Per Share Data
Common shares outstanding (at year end, in thousands)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
Book value per common share
5-Year CAGR in book value per common share (1)
Closing stock price per common share
5-Year CAGR in closing stock price (1)
(1)
CAGR—compound annual growth rate
2022
2021
2020
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
13,202
7,588
447
92 %
4,758
11,675
(250)
(1,309)
27,420
49,791
4,104
13,066
24 %
13,423
(23.57)
929.27
6 %
1,317.49
3 %
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
11,439
6,503
367
90 %
3,644
12,846
2,389
2,078
28,292
48,477
4,361
14,717
23 %
13,632
176.51
1,036.20
11 %
1,234.00
6 %
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
9,267
5,612
376
98 %
2,795
9,735
798
1,192
24,927
41,738
3,484
12,822
21 %
13,783
55.63
887.34
10 %
1,033.30
3 %
Operating Highlights
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Insurance engine produced over $8 billion in revenues
Combined ratio of 92%, including one point from the combined impact of Hurricane Ian and the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Net investment income, representing recurring interest and dividend income on our investment portfolio, up 22%
Revenues from Markel Ventures increased by 31%
Gains totaling $226 million from the sale of our two Nephila managing general agent businesses
Operating cash flows exceeded $2.7 billion
Comprehensive loss to shareholders of $1.3 billion, driven by a decline in the fair value of our investment portfolio
Contents
Letter to Business Partners
Form 10-K
Business
Risk Factors
Legal Proceedings
Executive Officers
Common Stock Data
2 Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement
10K - 63
Report of Independent Registered Public
10K - 2
Accounting Firm
10K - 22 Consolidated Financial Statements
10K - 34 Notes to Consolidated Financial
10K - 35
Statements
10K - 36 Management's Report on Internal
10K - 71
10K - 73
10K - 77
Management's Discussion & Analysis
10K - 38
Control over Financial Reporting
10K - 127
Critical Accounting Estimates
10K - 56 Directors
Inside Back Cover
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2022
To Our Business Partners,
Thank you for being part of Markel. Whether you’re
reading this as a shareholder, an associate, or as a
customer (and we hope you are at least two out of
three), we thank you for being a part of our dream
to build one of the world’s great companies.
We cannot do it without you, and we thank you for
your consistent commitment.
In return for your commitment to us, here is our
commitment to you – we pledge to expend every
effort, every day, to build one of the world’s great
companies.
If we continue to do so, and you continue to stay
with us, we should both be thrilled with the long-
term outcome.
Markel started in 1930. After two generations of
family ownership, we went public in 1986 at roughly
$8 per share.
That is the financial result so far from chasing this
dream. Financial metrics are easy to calculate. But
financial metrics are just measurements of the work
and commitment expended by people.
People come first at Markel.
The financial results flow from the relationships and
efforts of our people.
In 1986, approximately 300 people worked at
Markel. Today, more than 20,000 find careers and
support their customers, families, and communities,
as part of your company.
In 1986, we delivered goods and services to our
customers (who are people too) for which they paid
us total revenues of approximately $33 million. In
2022, we delivered goods and services for which
they paid us total revenues of $11.7 billion. (More on
what “total revenues” means for Markel later).
By year-end 2022, each share fetched $1,317. That
is a compound annual return of roughly 15% for 36
years.
I hope you will concur with our sense of our progress
towards the goal of building one of the world’s great
companies as…
So far, so good.
Financial Highlights
(in millions, except per share data)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Total operating revenues
$ 11,675
12,846
9,735
9,526
6,841
6,062
5,612
5,370
5,134
Gross written premiums
$ 13,202
11,439
9,267
8,780
7,864
5,507
4,797
4,633
4,806
Combined ratio
Invested assets
92 %
90 %
98 %
94 %
98 %
105 %
92 %
89 %
95 %
$ 27,420
28,292
24,927
22,258
19,238
20,570
19,059
18,181
18,638
Invested assets per common share
$ 2,042.73
2,075.42
1,808.50
1,613.62
1,385.24
1,479.45
1,365.72
1,302.48
1,334.89
Net income (loss) to common
shareholders
Comprehensive income (loss) to
shareholders
$ (250)
2,389
798
1,790
(128)
395
456
583
321
$ (1,309)
2,078
1,192
2,094
(376)
1,175
667
233
936
Shareholders' equity
$ 13,066
14,717
12,822
11,071
9,081
9,504
8,461
7,834
7,595
Book value per common share
$ 929.27
1,036.20
887.34
802.59
653.85
683.55
606.30
561.23
543.96
5-Year CAGR in book value per
common share (1)
6 %
11 %
10 %
8 %
7 %
11 %
11 %
11 %
14 %
Closing stock price per share
$ 1,317.49
1,234.00
1,033.30
1,143.17
1,038.05
1,139.13
904.50
883.35
682.84
5-Year CAGR in closing stock price per
share (1)
(1)
CAGR - compound annual growth rate
3 %
6 %
3 %
11 %
12 %
21 %
17 %
18 %
15 %
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Win-Win-Win
We attribute much of our success to our efforts to
sustain a win-win-win culture. From that culture
grows the system that is Markel. Our culture is based
on the idea that our customers, associates, and
shareholders all win because of what we do and how
we do it.
Our customers win as we provide what they need or
want at fair prices. People need insurance to
backstop the uncertainty of life. People need food to
eat, medical care, help with changing technology,
affordable housing, plants to brighten their day,
protection against fires, construction for shelter,
industrial gases, truck trailers to carry needs for daily
life, and so on and so on.
This is only a partial list of how we serve our
customers, who win when we solve their problems
and provide what they need to live their lives.
Associates win by being a part of Markel. Their jobs
help them support their families and their
communities. They create and learn. They find joy
that comes from serving customers, and colleagues.
They solve problems, find better ways to do things,
and make the world a better place through their daily
work. That’s winning.
Our shareholders win when we earn good returns on
the capital we need to operate the company. You
can see this win on the scoreboard of our share price
growing from $8 to over $1,300 since we went
public.
What we do matters.
Each win for our customers, our associates, and our
shareholders gives us the fuel and credibility to do it
again the next day, the day after that, and so on, ad
infinitum.
If the Markel Corporation was an athlete, I would
hope the image of someone like a Cal Ripken Jr. or
Bill Russell would come to mind.
Thank you again for your role as a customer, an
associate, and/or shareholder of Markel. Now, on to
some details from last year as well as some thoughts
on our goals and aspirations for 2023 and beyond.
2022 (and a little about accounting)
First, this is an annual report letter. As such, we talk
about the financial results from the year 2022 and
compare them to those of 2021.
However, we’ll also talk about longer time frames.
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
4,323
3,000
2,630
2,225
2,069
1,977
2,551
2,576
2,200
2,262
2,092
1,770
3,920
2,514
2,291
1,982
1,906
2,213
2,359
2,536
2,401
2,518
2,572
2,218
97 %
97 % 102 %
97 %
95 %
99 %
88 %
87 % 101 %
96 %
99 % 103 %
17,612
9,333
8,728
8,224
7,849
6,893
7,775
7,524
6,588
6,317
5,350
4,314
1,259.26
969.23
907.20
846.24
799.34
702.34
780.84
752.80
672.34
641.49
543.31
438.79
281
253
142
267
202
(59)
406
393
148
165
123
459
504
252
431
591
(403)
337
551
64
273
222
75
73
6,674
3,889
3,388
3,172
2,774
2,181
2,641
2,296
1,705
1,657
1,382
1,159
477.16
403.85
352.10
326.36
282.55
222.20
265.26
229.78
174.04
168.22
140.38
117.89
20-Year
CAGR (1)
10 %
9 %
10 %
8 %
13 %
11 %
17 %
9 %
9 %
13 %
11 %
10 %
18 %
16 %
11 %
20 %
13 %
13 %
580.35
433.42
414.67
378.13
340.00
299.00
491.10
480.10
317.05
364.00
253.51
205.50
10 %
14 %
(2) %
(3) %
4 %
(1) %
3 %
19 %
22 %
12 %
19 %
7 %
6 %
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We believe that longer time frames provide a better
perspective and data than any one year.
Any given year contains volatility that makes it hard
to distinguish skill from luck (both good and bad).
By measuring things five years at a time, as we do
for things like our incentive compensation plans for
senior executives, the role of luck begins to fade.
Five-year periods show more reliable data to make
sound judgments.
Then we go one step further. We show you summary
data from the last 21 years at the bottom of the first
two pages of this letter.
We do this every year to provide you (and ourselves
as managers) with a fulsome sense of the progress
we are making over decades.
We think providing and emphasizing a multi-decade
review is uncommon (and important). We believe
that a long-term time horizon matches up with our
long-term goal of building one of the world’s great
companies. A 21-year scorecard gives a far more
comprehensive understanding than any one year’s
results. We never forget, though, that the 21-year
scorecard gets constructed one year (and one day)
at a time by our daily actions.
As to the single year 2022, we believe as Frank
Sinatra sang, “It was a very good year.”
“Total revenues” include two distinct types of
“revenues.” One type is the normal recurring
revenues from each of our three engines of
Insurance, Markel Ventures, and Investments. Our
insurance premiums and fee income streams are
revenues, sales of the products and services in
Markel Ventures are revenues, and interest and
dividend income from our investment portfolio are all
revenues. That all makes sense to me. We also have
some non-recurring revenues in our three engines,
like the gains from the sale of our managing general
agent businesses this year. For the purposes of this
discussion, let’s call all of those “orange revenues.”
The other component of “revenues”, according to
GAAP, is the unrealized changes in the value of our
equity portfolio. When stock markets decline, as they
did in 2022, we report negative revenues from our
equity holdings even if we didn’t sell anything.
Changes in the market price of equities, positive or
negative, flow through the line of “total revenues.”
Let’s call those “blue revenues.”
I completely agree that we should report on our
investment returns, but this strikes me as a curious
way to describe them in our financial statements.
To me, it’s like talking about chocolate milk and
motor oil. Both are fine substances. They both play
critical roles in my life. They can both be measured
in terms of fluid ounces. That said, I’ve never
combined the two into one composite measurement.
When you take a first look at the numbers, it may
not jump off the page that way. So here is some
more detail as to why we describe ourselves as
happy with the results, and with what we
accomplished, in 2022.
“Total revenues” at a company with financial and
non-financial businesses like Markel must combine
these two disparate streams into one container
labeled “total revenues” as mandated by GAAP
accounting.
To start, on the top line we reported “total revenues”
of $11.7 billion in 2022 compared to $12.8 billion in
2021. A decline of 9%.
Wait…what?
We’re “happy” with this result?
How can that be?
Well, let’s talk about what “total revenues” means.
As Inigo Montoya said in the movie The Princess
Bride, “You might want to pick a different word
because I don’t think that one means what you think
it does.” GAAP accounting defines the term “total
revenues” in such a way that we have to use that
word, but “I don’t think it means what you think it
does.”
I would neither drink the contents of that container
nor put it in my car’s engine. Therefore, I think it’s
important to break things down into their separate
components to help provide greater understanding.
Our “orange revenues” increased 21% to $13.2
billion in 2022 from $10.9 billion in 2021. That is an
excellent result. It reflects the superb
accomplishments of our associates from all around
the world. That number describes how we served our
customers with products and services that they
needed and wanted. That’s why we’re happy and
proud of what took place in 2022.
Our “blue revenues” swung to a negative $1.6 billion
in 2022 compared to positive $1.9 billion in 2021.
This is not surprising. Equity markets experienced
their worst decline since the 2008 financial crisis,
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causing our portfolio of publicly-traded stocks to
decline in 2022.
In any given year, investment markets tend to be
volatile. And, as is the custom, when we use the
word volatile in the context of investment markets,
we mean down. Sometimes investment markets go
up a lot and nobody (including us) describes up
years as “volatile” even though it seems like the
same word should apply.
That mathematical fact of lower public market prices
at year-end 2022 compared to year-end 2021 causes
the sum of “orange revenues” and “blue revenues”
to show a decline in our GAAP “total revenues.” That
doesn’t strike me as informative. Progress, in this
case, doesn’t look like progress when you look at it
through the GAAP accounting lens.
I hope that by breaking apart the components, you
can share my sense of optimism and pride as to
what took place at Markel last year. “Orange
revenues” rose 21% and are generally more
recurring in nature. The annual volatility around that
number should be less than “blue revenues.”
“Blue revenues” will likely continue to be volatile,
especially on an annual basis. Market prices tend to
swing much more violently than the value of the
underlying businesses they represent. As such, I
think it is important to understand both the
accounting presentation and what it means. “Blue
revenues” start to make sense, and get the direction
of things right, arguably only over multi-year time
horizons. It takes multiple years to make reasonable
judgments about our investments. Over the last five
years, we earned an annual return on our equity
portfolio of 9.5% and over the last ten years, we
earned an annual return of 13.2%.
Insurance Engine
Our Insurance engine, which generates nothing but
orange revenues, reported earned premiums of $7.6
billion in 2022, up 17% from $6.5 billion in 2021. We
also reported underwriting profits of $627 million,
compared to $628 million in 2021. Cumulatively over
both years, we earned $1.3 billion in underwriting
profit. That amount stands at approximately 4x the
$315 million we generated in the four years from
2017-2020.
2022 marked another excellent result and positive
momentum in our Insurance engine and we are
proud of these results.
The 2022 results of both dramatic topline growth,
and excellent profitability, should be celebrated.
Fortunately, top line growth and bottom line
profitability describe our long-term accomplishments.
You can see evidence of this in the five-year and 21-
year data included in this report.
Our insurance-linked securities (Nephila) and fronting
(State National’s Program Services) revenues grew to
$485 million in 2022 compared to $328 million in
2021 and our operating income from these
operations grew to $193 million from $62 million in
2021.
We’ve written extensively about our ILS and Program
Services operations in previous years and we’re glad
to be able to report progress this year. State National
continues to go from strength to strength and
reached new peaks of revenues and operating
income in 2022. Our Nephila ILS operation also made
meaningful progress in 2022.
Nephila continued to adjust (i.e. raise) prices for
property catastrophe reinsurance products. The
ongoing level of higher natural catastrophes
experienced over the last several years suggest a
new normal level of annual catastrophe losses should
be expected. Both the capital providers to Nephila,
and those seeking to cover the risks, continue to
adapt to this new reality.
Changes in climate, along with more affluence over
time, have combined to create a situation where
more economic activity takes place next to a nice
view of the water. As a society, we are all engaged
in figuring out how to balance out the various forces
involved in such a circumstance.
The team at Nephila continues to do an excellent job
of providing the world with real time data through
pricing that helps everyone to know the true costs
involved in decisions regarding where to live,
conduct economic activities, and set governmental
policies around these topics.
We are also excited about how the team at Nephila
continues to be at the leading edge of creating and
providing tools to manage a wider array of risks. In
many cases, the work of Nephila helps to address
the issues of climate change and the resulting,
ongoing, tectonic shifts in energy markets.
For instance, the development of new forms of
renewable energy requires providers to commit
capital amidst uncertain output and price factors. At
the same time, energy users seek certainty in
supplies and pricing as they adapt to changes in the
sources and uses of energy.
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Just as grain processors and farmers have long relied
on financial markets to match up uncertainty and
volatility to protect and proceed with their
operations, the team at Nephila continues to create
financial tools to manage uncertainty in ways that
can provide protection to people who need it.
We wish we had better and more immediate profits
to tell you about from our ILS activities. The learning
curve of ILS involved some big and painful bumps
along the way. That said, we remain confident that
tackling these problems will prove fruitful.
The long-term rewards from these activities could be
substantial. These efforts stand as one of the many
ways in which we continue to work to “future proof”
Markel.
Stay tuned…we’ll keep you posted.
In the meantime, we did realize a gain of $226
million from the sale of two managing general
agency operations within Nephila in 2022. The
proceeds from these sales effectively lower our
invested capital in ILS, and provide some validation
of our efforts. These two businesses were incubated
within Nephila in a modest amount of time and we
sold them for attractive gains when we concluded
that they were no longer best suited as part of
Markel.
We also reduced the carrying value of our
investment in Nephila by writing off goodwill of $80
million as part of our normal review of goodwill
balances on the balance sheet.
The combination of recapturing some of the capital
via the sales and reducing the carrying value via the
goodwill write-off should improve our reported
returns in 2023 and beyond.
Markel Ventures Engine
Markel Ventures earned record operating revenues of
$4.8 billion in 2022, all of which were orange
revenues, compared to $3.6 billion in 2021, an
increase of 31%. We reported record EBITDA of
$506 million in 2022 compared to $403 million in
2021, an increase of 26%.
2022 stands out as a spectacular year for Markel
Ventures. First, the record numbers speak for
themselves. More importantly, those records took
place against a backdrop of continuing and
unrelenting labor and material supply chain
challenges, and a myriad of ongoing inflation
pressures.
It is not easy to raise prices. Our culture compels us
to approach our customers with an attitude of
service. Our mindset of service makes us reluctant to
charge new, higher prices, rather than send a bill
with the same price as last time.
That said, even after we work to become more
efficient, the costs of doing business continue to
increase. Taxes and regulations continue to increase.
What we pay our associates continues to increase.
The costs of shipping and transportation continue to
increase. Everything costs more.
As such, we focus on providing our products and
services as efficiently as possible. We also selectively
raise prices, where appropriate, to cover our higher
costs, and to serve our customers with what they
need and want. The managers of the Markel
Ventures businesses did a superb job balancing the
need to raise prices and strengthening long-term
relationships with our customers at the same time. In
the aggregate, the management teams of the
diversified portfolio of Markel Ventures companies
delivered outstanding results.
Despite the record aggregate results in 2022, which
included strong overall organic growth, some of our
companies experienced a difficult year. Ever since we
started the Markel Ventures operations in 2005,
we’ve experienced cyclical ups and downs and
specific challenges at different businesses in any
given year. This is nothing new.
We continue to respond to every challenge in the
same way. We do our best to take realistic looks at
each circumstance, and then make rational decisions
about what to do next. We also do so while
remaining focused on the long-term. We take no
short cuts, and we pursue no quick fixes.
We constantly ask ourselves the question, “If this
were the only business we or our family was ever
going to own, what would we do?”
We try to answer that question to the best of our
ability and then we proceed to do just that.
The net result of our Markel Ventures leaders asking
this question in some form every day is what you see
– record results again in 2022.
We remain optimistic about the long-term
contributions from our Markel Ventures operations.
These businesses reinforce our culture and provide
resiliency, diversification, and cash flow to Markel.
We’re all better off with each of them as part of the
system.
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Investment Engine
In our investment operations, we earned record
recurring interest and dividend “orange revenues” of
$447 million in 2022 compared to $367 million a year
ago.
The total return of our equity portfolio was (16.0)%
compared to the S&P 500 return of (18.1)%1 and the
NASDAQ Composite return of (32.5)%2. Our fixed
income portfolio produced a total return of (5.8)%
compared to the Bloomberg Aggregate of (13.0)%3
and the total portfolio produced a total return of
(9.5)% for the year.
Negative investment returns are never fun to report.
Despite the negative absolute returns of 2022, I take
comfort in several facts about our Investment
engine. First, these results took place while following
the same time-tested discipline that we’ve followed
for decades. In our fixed income operations, we own
a portfolio of the highest credit quality bonds to
match against the future claims we expect to pay to
our insurance policyholders. We also match the
duration and currencies of our fixed income portfolio
to our expectation of when we will pay claims.
The job of the fixed income operations is to make
sure that when claims come due, we’ve got the cash
and liquidity of maturing bonds to pay them. We
continue to execute that strategy without a hitch.
Also, as interest rates continue to rise, our recurring
interest income continues to grow.
In our equity operations, we continued to follow our
four-part, time-tested, discipline. As you will find in
this annual letter for decades, those four parts are to
invest in profitable businesses with: one, good
returns on capital and not too much debt; two, that
are run by managers with equal measures of talent
and integrity; three, with reinvestment opportunities
and/or capital discipline, and; four, at reasonable
valuations.
That catechism continues to guide every equity
investment decision we make. We have
outperformed the S&P 500 results for over three
decades, as well as in 2022. Those results speak for
themselves.
Another nuanced, but extremely powerful and
important, aspect of why we are pleased with the
Investment engine results in 2022 is that given the
profitability of our Insurance underwriting
operations, our Markel Ventures operations, our
growing interest and dividend income, and our
strong capital position, we were able to continue to
invest regularly throughout 2022. As overall equity
prices fell during 2022, we put money to work
throughout the year at more and more attractive
prices (and future expected returns).
A declining market may not be fun while you’re in
the middle of it, but as the great investor Shelby
Cullom Davis once said, “You make most of your
money in a bear market, you just don’t realize it at
the time.”
Every time we bought shares in companies that met
that four-part test, and every time we paid a lower
price for the next batch, we increased the future
earning power and value of Markel. It may not be
obvious in this year’s financial reports, but we believe
it should become obvious over time.
Five-year view
When you lengthen time horizons, accounting
nuances tend to fade away. The five-year buckets of
information give you a more robust, and directionally
correct, way of analyzing how things are going for
your company:
(dollars in millions, except
per share data)
2018 -
2022
2013 -
2017
2008 -
2012
Total revenues
$ 50,623 $ 26,501 $ 11,901
Earned premiums
$ 29,465 $ 19,011 $ 9,695
Underwriting profits
$ 1,777 $
821 $
184
ILS and Program
Services revenues
ILS and Program
Services operating
income (loss)
Markel Ventures
revenues
$ 1,661 $
44
N/A
$
104 $
(28)
N/A
$ 15,168 $ 5,124 $ 1,136
Markel Ventures EBITDA $ 1,710 $
623 $
133
Net investment income
$ 2,067 $ 1,753 $ 1,353
Comprehensive income
to shareholders
Closing stock price
per share, at end of
period
$ 3,679 $ 3,470 $ 1,375
$ 1,317.49 $ 1,139.13 $ 433.42
In the single year of 2022, we earned $627 million of
underwriting profits. That is 35% of what we earned
in underwriting profits in the last five years. As we’ve
discussed in previous years, between the heightened
levels of natural catastrophes, the COVID shock
losses, and some less than perfect execution
1 S&P Dow Jones Indices S&P 500 Equity Factsheet - S&P Global (January 31, 2023)
2 US Markets 2022 Review and Outlook - Nasdaq Market Intelligence Team (January 3, 2023)
3 Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate bond index total return - WSJ (January 2, 2023)
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navigating soft insurance markets, we did not always
earn what we would consider appropriate
underwriting profits relative to the risk insured and
capital deployed.
As such, we simply take the total value of our
investment portfolio and subtract out all debt, to get
an indication of the value of the balance sheet part
of Markel.
We worked hard to correct that. Where the causes
were internal, and in our control, we addressed
them. We changed our mix of business by reducing
exposures to natural catastrophe risks. We improved
our expense ratio, and we grew our business with
discipline.
As an example, the turnaround in profitability of our
Reinsurance operations provides vivid and tangible
evidence of improvement. In Reinsurance, we
improved the segment combined ratio year-over-year
to 92% in 2022 from 105% in 2021. We are
extremely pleased to be able to report these
developments to you.
Insurance accounting inherently contains appropriate
and necessary time lags between the time we write a
policy and when the earnings show up. Our
confidence has grown over time that our Insurance
engine results were improving dramatically. Now
those improvements are coming through in our
results. Yay!
We also remain optimistic that the ongoing trends of
growth and profitability you see in this five-year table
will continue to move up and to the right over time.
You can fundamentally track our progress over these
five-year intervals by simply following the cash.
When we make profits, we allocate that cash across
a 360-degree range of options. First, we invest in our
current, known and profitable businesses. Second,
we invest in publicly-traded equities. Third, we use
the cash to buy additional Insurance or Markel
Ventures businesses. Fourth, we repurchase our own
shares. In some years, like this one, we do all four.
So, how is this all working out?
One part of the assessment is extremely
straightforward. If you assume that we will continue
to be profitable in our insurance operations, and we
do not shrink, the total value of the investment
portfolio accrues to the shareholders.
The earnings from our investment portfolio are like
fruit from a fruit tree.
If you were valuing a fruit tree, the value is the
present value of the fruit the tree will produce over
time. Same thing with our investment portfolio.
Another important part of estimating an indication of
the value of Markel stems from the earnings power
of our Insurance and Markel Ventures operations.
We take the normal, annualized earnings from those
operations and multiply that by a consistent and
reasonable multiple year-by-year. That process
provides an indication of the total value of Markel’s
income statement.
Then we add those two parts together to determine
our own sense of what each share of Markel is
worth.
We track that number every year. Since our initial
public offering in 1986, that number correlates to the
actual price of Markel stock over time. Sometimes
the gap between the two lines is wider, sometimes it
is narrower. Over time, both lines head in the same
direction.
This is the technique and guidepost we use internally
to judge our financial progress.
Others may use different techniques and come to
different answers, but this is what we do.
Richie Whitt
As I close this portion of the Annual Report, I want
to thank Richie Whitt. Richie retired at the end of
2022 after more than 30 years at Markel.
Richie first came to us as an auditor in the late
1980s. Using the eighties as a starting point through
2022, that means he’s been connected to Markel for
FIVE DECADES! He’s been a critical component of
the fantastic growth that we’ve experienced over
that time.
Richie always put the interest of Markel first. He
always made decisions while thinking about others.
He always tackled every challenge and every
circumstance with the thought of, “What would be
best for Markel over the long term?” He has
dedicated almost his entire adult life to making your
Company better, and he has fully embodied the
Markel Style each step of the way.
I could ask no more of any human being and I hope
you will join me in thanking Richie for his
accomplishments and contributions. We couldn’t
have done it without him.
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Additionally, Richie did what all great leaders do. He
helped to build and develop a team that will carry on
the work of Markel.
Jeremy Noble now runs our Insurance engine as
President, Insurance. Jeremy came to Markel more
than 20 years ago and he has been an integral part
of creating our Insurance engine results for many
years.
During 2022 Mike Heaton also moved into the role of
Executive Vice President of Markel Corporation. In
that role he oversees the day-to-day operations of
the Markel Corporation holding company. Mike
worked side-by-side with me for the last 15 years
building up our Markel Ventures engine and
continues to be a trusted and valuable partner to
me.
Andrew Crowley now serves as President of Markel
Ventures. Andrew, along with Mike, has been part of
the Markel Ventures team since our early days.
Andrew and his team continue to produce record
results. They put people first and continue to build
up Markel Ventures.
Thank you, Richie. We will all work to make you
proud.
2023 and Beyond
I hope you share our sense of optimism as you
review our past performance.
But as is always the case, the past is past. Now it’s
onto the future.
We don’t forecast future economic conditions or
geopolitical circumstances. We continue to struggle
with the effects of inflation, challenging economic
circumstances, currency fluctuations, wars, and
generational shifts in workplace dynamics. We do not
have any idea what will transpire in those important
dimensions.
We never try to forecast these things; and yet, the
Markel culture of win-win-win, and our integrated
three-engine system, continues to produce good
results.
We focus on what we can control and do. We do our
best to prepare ourselves to survive and persist no
matter what comes our way.
Over decades, we’ve lived and grown despite bouts
of inflation, deflation, dollar strength, dollar
weakness, wars, energy shocks, political shocks,
labor shortages, natural catastrophes and more.
External shocks and challenges like these will never
stop coming.
I believe our results over time should give you some
comfort that we created a well-designed system that
can handle and thrive despite ongoing unpredictable
factors.
How we remain resilient, durable, and growing,
stems from our integrated architectural design of the
three-engine system. Our combination of Insurance,
Markel Ventures, and Investments work together to
support and reinforce each other continuously.
For example, all three engines benefit from the
excess cash that each generates. The cash flows to
the holding company where we allocate it across our
360-degree view of options, using our four-part
catechism. We can lean into and pursue any rational
opportunity we find. Our system and broad range of
operations, in and of itself, exposes us to a never-
ending array of opportunities. The system should
continue to do so.
When business operators think about a forever-home
for their cherished business, Markel Ventures should
spring to mind. Markel Ventures benefits from the
financial strength and marketplace presence of the
overall Markel Corporation.
Also, the recurring, reliable nature of our cash flow
streams – and their lack of dependence on capital
markets’ fundraising cycles – allow us to continually
deploy capital. This should prove to be a major
advantage over the course of a normal economic/
market cycle.
Finally, with our system, we benefit from our daily
exposure to business conditions and opportunities
everywhere in the world of Markel. We don’t need to
rely on any one business to keep us moving forward.
We can absorb volatility and uncertainty more than
most organizations. We’ve got the opportunity to
turn challenging short-term conditions into
opportunities. And so on and so on.
This entire system, of the engines working together,
creates a virtual feedback loop that continuously
refreshes and strengthens the whole in ways that
any one of the engines could not do alone.
A rope with three interwoven strands is stronger
than a single strand rope of the same size. That’s
what we’ve got at Markel.
And with each passing year, the beat goes on.
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Conclusion
If Markel was an athlete, I hope you would think of
us as something like Cal Ripken Jr. or Bill Russell.
Ripken set the record of 2,632 consecutive games
played in major league baseball. That surpassed the
record of 2,130 games, a record held by Lou Gehrig
for 56 years. Only five other players have streaks of
over 1,000 games. Every other streak is in the
hundreds. This consecutive game streak earned
Ripken his nickname of “The Iron Man.”
Imagine how many people have played baseball over
the last century. The scale and context of this record
is stunning and will probably endure.
Ripken also was a two-time gold glove fielder, had
3,184 hits, 1,647 runs, 1,695 RBI’s, 431 home runs,
1,129 walks, 8,212 assists, and 1,682 double plays.
His name is on the list of every one of those baseball
records. He clearly earned his first ballot selection
into the Hall of Fame.
All those accomplishments get blended into the
consecutive game streak though. That is what
Ripken is most known for, and it might appropriately
stand atop all of his accomplishments.
By showing up every day, Ripken multiplied the force
of each of those other accomplishments. He would
never have achieved 3,184 hits and all the other
feats without being in the lineup every day.
His unrelenting presence, day after day, year after
year, created the ability of his teammates to depend
on him. His team knew that they could count on him.
The sense of dependability he provided to his team
can’t be measured. The greatness of his baseball
career can be described by his numbers, but the
numbers tell only part of the story. I don’t know how
to quantify the team dynamics he created but they
seem evident just the same.
Like Ripken, Bill Russell also owns quantifiable
accomplishments that speak loudly to his ability.
The Celtics won the World Championship in 11 of his
13 years with the team. He was the NBA’s Most
Valuable Player five times. The numbers tell only part
of the story. Russell, along with his coach and
general manager Red Auerbach, knew that there was
an unquantifiable piece involved in Russell’s value to
the Celtics.
Simply put, Russell was not the most prolific scorer,
nor dominant in offensive statistics that are easily
measured.
Russell’s primary contribution was on the defensive
side of the ball where it’s harder to capture his value
in numbers. What is clear is that when Russell was
on the floor, the Celtics won. His contributions of
things like energy, drive, and the will to win defy
quantification. I hope you would agree that they are
nonetheless real.
Russell’s fierce determination and will to win
powered his team far beyond what numbers could
capture.
We see the power of the Markel Style in similar
terms.
I hope that as you continue to think of Markel, and
our dream of building one of the world’s great
companies, you might think about the careers and
contributions of people like Ripken and Russell.
We are a group of more than 20,000 Ripkens and
Russells who work every day to do our best to serve
our customers, our colleagues, and our shareholders.
The streak keeps going, and the numbers keep
adding up. They’re quantifiable and fun to report, but
they don’t tell the whole story. “The map is not the
territory.”
Can the magic and difference-making ability of the
“Iron Man,” or the feats of Bill Russell be captured
entirely in a stat line? What is clear is this - people
come first at Markel. Fantastic things happen when
people come together, persist towards a common
goal guided by a set of shared, timeless values. I
thank you for the honor and privilege of serving as
your Chief Executive Officer and leading this amazing
team of Ripkens and Russells.
We hope to see you in person at our annual meeting
in Richmond this year on May 17, 2023. We’ll be at
the Robins Center at the University of Richmond. Our
annual meeting is a great opportunity to connect
with the management team at Markel and one
another.
We find that the spontaneous conversations and
thoughtful questions you ask help us to be better
managers at Markel. We would love to see you there.
You can register and find more information about the
event at www.markelshareholdersmeeting.com.
We’re on an exhilarating and fun journey.
We can’t do it without you and…We’re all suited up
and ready to go.
Your teammate,
Thomas S. Gayner, Chief Executive Officer
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
Commission File Number 001-15811
MARKEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
A Virginia Corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 54-1959284
4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6148
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (804) 747-0136
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Common Stock, no par value
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
MKL
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes x No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act. Yes ☐ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller
reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer,"
"smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Emerging growth company ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x
The aggregate market value of the shares of the registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2022 was
approximately $17,203,000,000.
The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding at February 1, 2023: 13,408,610.
Documents Incorporated By Reference: The portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 17, 2023, referred to in Part III.
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Markel Corporation
Form 10-K
Index
Part I
Item 1.
Business
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Information about Our Executive Officers
Part II
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities
[Reserved]
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets—December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)—Years
Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity—Years Ended December 31, 2022,
2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and
2020
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.
Other Information
Item 9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Part III
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Part IV
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
Item 15.
Item 16.
Exhibit Index
Signatures
Page Number
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NONE
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PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
Markel Corporation is a diverse financial holding company serving a variety of niche markets. We aspire to build one of the
world's great companies and deploy three financial engines in pursuit of this goal.
Insurance - Our principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products using multiple platforms
that enable us to best match risk and capital.
Investments - Our investing activities are primarily related to our underwriting operations. The majority of our
investable assets come from premiums paid by policyholders and the remainder is comprised of shareholder funds.
Markel Ventures - Through our Markel Ventures operations, we own controlling interests in a diverse portfolio of
businesses that operate in a variety of industries.
Our financial goals are to earn consistent underwriting and operating profits and superior investment returns to build
shareholder value. We measure financial success by our ability to grow book value per common share and the market price per
common share of our stock, or total shareholder return, at high rates of return over a long period of time. To mitigate effects of
short-term volatility and align with the longer-term perspective we apply to operating our businesses, we generally use five-
year time periods to measure our performance. Growth in book value per common share is an important measure of our
success because it includes all underwriting, operating and investing results. Over the past five years, the compound annual
growth in book value per common share was 6%. Growth in total shareholder value is also an important measure of our
success, as a significant portion of our operations are not recorded at fair value or otherwise captured in book value. Over the
past five years, our common share price increased at a compound annual rate of 3%. While these measures, considered
independently of other factors, fall below our internal targets, we remain confident in the strong operating performance of our
businesses.
The following graph presents book value per common share and stock price per common share for the past five years as of
December 31.
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Per Share653.85802.59887.341,036.20929.271,038.051,143.171,033.301,234.001,317.49Book Value Per Common ShareStock Price Per Common Share20182019202020212022$0$200$400$600$800$1,000$1,200$1,400 The following table presents summary financial data over the last five years, including book value per common share, market
price per common share and other important financial measures and metrics.
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
5-Year
CAGR (1)
Results of Operations
Earned premiums
Net investment income
Net investment gains (losses)
Markel Ventures operating revenues
Total operating revenues
$ 7,588
$ 6,503
$ 5,612
$ 5,050
$ 4,712
12 %
447
367
(1,596)
1,979
376
618
442
435
3 %
1,602
(438)
4,758
11,675
3,644
2,795
2,055
1,915
29 %
12,846
9,735
9,526
6,841
14 %
Net income (loss) to common shareholders
(250)
2,389
798
1,790
Comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders
(1,309)
2,078
1,192
2,094
(128)
(376)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
$ (23.57)
$ 176.51
$ 55.63
$ 129.07
$ (9.55)
Financial Position
Total investments, cash and cash equivalents and
restricted cash and cash equivalents (invested
assets)
Total assets
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Shareholders' equity
Common shares outstanding (at year end, in
thousands)
Consolidated Performance Measures
Book value per common share
5-Year CAGR in book value per common share (1)
Closing stock price
5-Year CAGR in closing stock price (1)
(1)
CAGR—compound annual growth rate.
Insurance
$ 27,420
$ 28,292
$ 24,927
$ 22,258
$ 19,238
49,791
20,948
48,477
41,738
37,474
33,306
18,179
16,222
14,729
14,276
$ 13,066
$ 14,717
$ 12,822
$ 11,071
$ 9,081
6 %
9 %
9 %
7 %
13,423
13,632
13,783
13,794
13,888
$ 929.27
$ 1,036.20
$ 887.34
$ 802.59
$ 653.85
6 %
6 %
11 %
10 %
8 %
7 %
$ 1,317.49
$ 1,234.00
$ 1,033.30
$ 1,143.17
$ 1,038.05
3 %
3 %
6 %
3 %
11 %
12 %
Our insurance engine is comprised of the following types of operations:
•
•
•
Underwriting - Our underwriting operations are comprised of our risk-bearing insurance and reinsurance operations.
Insurance-linked securities - Our insurance-linked securities (ILS) operations provide investment management
services for a variety of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance
swaps and weather derivatives.
Program services - Our program services business serves as a fronting platform that provides other insurance entities
access to the United States (U.S.) property and casualty insurance market.
Through our underwriting, ILS and program services operations, we have a suite of capabilities through which we can access
capital to support our customers' risks, which includes our own capital through our underwriting operations, as well as third-
party capital through our ILS and program services operations. Within each of these insurance platforms, we believe that our
specialty product focus and niche market strategy enable us to develop expertise and specialized market knowledge. We seek
to differentiate ourselves from competitors by our expertise, service, continuity and other value-based considerations,
including the multiple platforms through which we can manage risk and deploy capital. For example, through our program
services platform, we have programs through which we write insurance policies on behalf of our ILS operations that are
supported by third-party capital. Additionally, we cede certain risks written through our underwriting operations to our ILS
operations to the extent those risks are more aligned with the risk profile of our ILS investors than our own corporate
tolerance. Our ability to access multiple insurance platforms allows us to achieve income streams from our insurance
operations beyond the traditional underwriting model. We believe this multi-platform approach provides us with a unique
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advantage through which we have the ability to unlock additional value for our customers and business partners, which we
refer to as "the power of the platform."
Underwriting
Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance
Within our underwriting operations, we underwrite specialty insurance products on a risk-bearing basis. The specialty
insurance market differs significantly from the standard market. In the standard market, insurance rates and forms are highly
regulated, products and coverages are largely uniform with relatively predictable exposures and companies tend to compete for
customers on the basis of price. In contrast, the specialty market provides coverage for hard-to-place risks that generally do not
fit the underwriting criteria of standard carriers.
Competition in the specialty insurance market tends to focus less on price than in the standard insurance market and more on
other value-based considerations, such as availability, service and expertise. While specialty market exposures may have
higher perceived insurance risks than their standard market counterparts, we seek to manage these risks and achieve higher
financial returns. To reach our financial and operational goals, we must have extensive knowledge and expertise in our chosen
markets. Many of our larger accounts are considered on an individual basis where customized forms and tailored solutions are
employed.
By focusing on the distinctive risk characteristics of our insureds, we have been able to identify a variety of niche markets
where we can add value with our specialty product offerings and alternative platforms through which we can access capital to
support our customers' risks. Examples of niche insurance markets that we have targeted include liability coverage for highly
specialized professionals, wind and earthquake-exposed commercial properties, equine-related risks, transaction-related risks,
classic cars, credit and surety-related risks, collateral protection risks and marine, energy and environmental-related activities.
Our market strategy in each of these areas of specialization is tailored to the unique nature of the loss exposure, coverage and
services required by insureds. In each of our niche markets, we assign teams of experienced underwriters and claims
specialists who provide a full range of insurance services.
We also participate in the reinsurance market in certain classes of reinsurance product offerings, primarily casualty lines and
certain other specialty lines. In the reinsurance market, our clients are other insurance companies, or cedents. We typically
write our reinsurance products in the form of treaty reinsurance contracts, which are contractual arrangements that provide for
automatic reinsuring of a type or category of risk underwritten by cedents. Generally, we participate in reinsurance treaties
with a number of other reinsurers, each with an allocated portion of the treaty, with the terms and conditions of the treaty being
substantially the same for each participating reinsurer. With treaty reinsurance contracts, we do not separately evaluate each of
the individual risks assumed under the contracts and are largely dependent on the individual underwriting decisions made by
the cedent. Accordingly, we review and analyze the cedent's risk management and underwriting practices in deciding whether
to provide treaty reinsurance and in pricing of treaty reinsurance contracts.
Our reinsurance products are written globally on both a quota share and excess of loss basis. Quota share contracts require us
to share the losses and expenses in an agreed proportion with the cedent. Excess of loss contracts require us to indemnify the
cedent against all or a specified portion of losses and expenses in excess of a specified dollar or percentage amount. Our
reinsurance products may include features such as contractual provisions that require our cedent to share in a portion of losses
resulting from ceded risks, may require payment of additional premium amounts or provide experience refunds if the losses we
incur differ from those projected at the time of the execution of the contract or may require a reinstatement premium to restore
coverage after there has been a loss occurrence.
We distinguish ourselves in the reinsurance market by the expertise of our underwriting teams, our access to global
reinsurance markets, our ability to offer large capacity lines and our ability to customize reinsurance solutions to fit our
cedents' needs. Additionally, as with our insurance underwriting operations, our ability to access third-party capital through
our ILS and program services platforms provides additional capital alternatives to support certain risks, to the extent those
risks do not align with our underwriting risk tolerance. For example, we do not write property reinsurance business, including
catastrophe-exposed property business, on a risk-bearing basis. Such business is only written on behalf of our ILS operations,
to the extent it matches the risk profile of our third-party ILS investors, who provide the capital to support the risk. See
"Program Services and Other Fronting" for further discussion of business written on behalf of our ILS operations.
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The following chart presents the composition of our underwriting operations between insurance and reinsurance based on 2022
gross premium volume of $9.8 billion, which also aligns with our two reportable underwriting segments.
The Insurance segment includes all of our direct business and facultative placements and is written through our Markel
Specialty, Markel International and State National divisions, with the exception of our State National division's program
services business, which is not included in a reportable segment. The Reinsurance segment includes all treaty reinsurance and
is primarily written through our Global Reinsurance division. Additional detail regarding our underwriting divisions and
products is included in "Underwriting Segments."
The following table summarizes our U.S. insurance and reinsurance underwriting subsidiaries.
U.S. Legal Entity
Essentia Insurance Company
Evanston Insurance Company
FirstComp Insurance Company
Markel American Insurance Company
Markel Global Reinsurance Company
Markel Insurance Company
National Specialty Insurance Company
State National Insurance Company, Inc.
SureTec Insurance Company
Abbreviation
State of Domicile
Essentia
EIC
FCIC
MAIC
MGRC
MIC
NSIC
SNIC
SIC
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Virginia
Delaware
Illinois
Texas
Texas
Texas
Through these U.S. insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, we are licensed, authorized, or accredited to write business in all
50 states and the District of Columbia.
The following table summarizes our international insurance and reinsurance underwriting subsidiaries.
International Legal Entity
Markel Bermuda Limited
Markel Insurance SE
Markel International Insurance Company Limited
Markel Syndicate 3000
Abbreviation
Country
MBL
MISE
MIICL
Bermuda
Germany
United Kingdom
Syndicate 3000
United Kingdom
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87%13%InsuranceReinsurance Markets and Distribution
Our underwriting operations write business on a global basis and utilize multiple distribution channels to access our targeted
risks.
In the U.S., we write business in the excess and surplus lines (E&S) and admitted insurance markets, as well as the reinsurance
market. The primary distribution channels through which our U.S. business is placed are wholesale insurance and reinsurance
brokers, retail insurance agents and alternative channels that include third-party managing general agents.
The E&S, or non-admitted, market focuses on hard-to-place risks and loss exposures that generally are not written in the
standard market. U.S. insurance regulations generally require an E&S account to be declined by admitted carriers before an
E&S company may write the business. E&S eligibility allows our insurance subsidiaries to underwrite unique loss exposures
with more flexible policy forms and unregulated premium rates. This typically results in coverages that are more restrictive
and more expensive than coverages in the standard market. The E&S market is accessed primarily through wholesale
insurance and reinsurance brokers, which have limited quoting and binding authority. In 2021, the E&S market represented
$83 billion, or 10%, of the $798 billion U.S. property and casualty industry.1 In 2021, we were the third largest E&S writer in
the U.S. as measured by direct premium writings.1 Our E&S insurance operations are conducted through EIC.
Our U.S. business written in the admitted market focuses on unique and hard-to-place risks in the standard market, some of
which must remain with an admitted insurance company for marketing and regulatory reasons. Hard-to-place risks written in
the admitted market cover insureds engaged in similar, but highly specialized, activities that require a total insurance program
not otherwise available from standard insurers or insurance products that are overlooked by large admitted carriers. The
admitted market is subject to more state regulation than the E&S market, particularly with regard to rate and form filing
requirements, restrictions on the ability to exit lines of business, premium tax payments and membership in various state
associations, such as state guaranty funds and assigned risk plans. Business written in the admitted market is placed primarily
by retail insurance agents. We are looking for opportunities to expand our business placed through retail insurance agents in
order to capture additional business in the admitted market that fits our risk profile. Our admitted business is also placed
through managing general agents, which have broader underwriting authority than retail agents. These agents are carefully
selected based on a track record of proficiency with their selected products, and the business written is controlled through
regular audits and pre-approvals. In addition, certain products and programs written on an admitted basis are marketed directly
to consumers. The majority of our admitted insurance operations are conducted through MIC, MAIC, FCIC and Essentia. Our
admitted operations also include SIC, SNIC and NSIC.
Our U.S. reinsurance operations are conducted through MGRC. Reinsurance business is placed primarily through wholesale
reinsurance brokers. We were the 41st largest reinsurer in 2021 as measured by worldwide gross reinsurance premium
writings.2
We also participate in the London insurance and reinsurance market, which is known for its ability to provide innovative,
tailored coverage and capacity for unique and hard-to-place risks. Hard-to-place risks in the London market are generally
distinguishable from standard risks due to the complexity or significant size of the risk. It is primarily a broker market, which
means that insurance brokers bring most of the business to the market. Risks written in this market are written on either a
direct basis or a subscription basis, the latter of which means that loss exposures brought into the market are typically insured
by more than one insurance company or Lloyd's of London (Lloyd's) syndicate, often due to the high limits of insurance
coverage required. When we write business in the subscription market, we prefer to participate as lead underwriter in order to
control underwriting terms, policy conditions and claims handling. We participate in the London insurance and reinsurance
market primarily through Markel Capital Limited (Markel Capital) and MIICL. Markel Capital is the corporate capital
provider for Syndicate 3000, through which our Lloyd's operations are conducted. Syndicate 3000 is managed by Markel
Syndicate Management Limited. In addition to their headquarters in London, Markel Capital and MIICL have offices across
the United Kingdom (U.K.), Europe, Canada, Asia and the Middle East through which we are able to offer insurance and
reinsurance. The London insurance market produced approximately $94 billion of gross written premium in 2021, of which
$53 billion was produced by Lloyd's syndicates.3,4 In 2021, our share of the London market was approximately 2% as
measured by gross written premiums.
1 Market Segment Report - U.S. Surplus Lines, A.M. Best (September 6, 2022)
2 Market Segment Report - Global Reinsurance, A.M. Best (August 31, 2022)
3 London Company Market Statistics Report, International Underwriting Association (September 2022)
4 Lloyd's Annual Report 2021
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In Bermuda, which is known for its significant concentration of insurance and reinsurance businesses, we participate in the
worldwide insurance and reinsurance markets. The Bermuda property and casualty market is a significant source of capital for
the U.S. market and the leading location for cessions by U.S. insurers.5 Business written in the Bermuda market is typically
placed by a Bermuda-based wholesale broker. The Bermuda market produced $83 billion of gross written premium in 2020.6
In 2020, our share of the Bermuda market was approximately 1% as measured by gross written premiums in our underwriting
operations. We conduct our Bermuda underwriting operations through MBL, which is registered as a Class 4 insurer and Class
C long-term insurer under the insurance laws of Bermuda.
In Europe, we also write business through Syndicate 3000 and MISE, a regulated insurance carrier located in Munich,
Germany. From its offices in Germany, MISE transacts business in European Union (E.U.) member states and throughout the
European Economic Area (EEA). MISE has established branches in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, France and
the U.K. Syndicate 3000 supplements, or serves as an alternative to, MISE for access to the E.U. markets.
While we operate in various other markets, substantially all of our gross written premiums in 2022 were written from our
platforms in the United States, United Kingdom, Bermuda and Germany. In 2022, 80% of gross premium writings from our
global underwriting operations were attributed to risks or cedents located in the United States. In each of the markets in which
we operate, we seek to develop and capitalize on relationships with insurance and reinsurance brokers, insurance and
reinsurance companies, large global corporations and financial intermediaries to develop and underwrite business. A
significant volume of premium for the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance industry is produced through a small
number of large insurance and reinsurance brokers. In 2022, the top three independent brokers accounted for 28% of gross
premiums written in our underwriting segments. Additionally, a significant portion of the reinsurance contracts securitized
through our ILS operations, for the benefit of third-party investors, are placed through these three independent brokers.
Ceded Reinsurance
In a reinsurance transaction, an insurance company transfers, or cedes, all or part of its exposure in return for a premium. In a
retrocessional reinsurance transaction, a reinsured exposure is further ceded to another reinsurer. Within our underwriting
operations, we seek to retain as much of our profitable business as possible while managing volatility within our underwriting
results. We purchase reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance to manage our net retention on individual risks and overall
exposure to losses, while providing us with the ability to offer policies with sufficient limits to meet policyholder needs. This
includes purchasing sufficient coverage for our catastrophe-exposed policies to ensure that our net retained catastrophe risk is
within our corporate tolerances. Our exposure to catastrophe risk has been significantly reduced over the past two years with
the discontinuation of our retrocessional reinsurance business and the transition of our property reinsurance business from our
underwriting operations to our Nephila ILS operations, where it is placed with third-party capital. See "Program Services and
Other Fronting" for further discussion of this business. We continue to have exposure to property risks within our insurance
operations.
For our professional liability and general liability lines of business within our insurance operations, we typically purchase
excess of loss coverage. On product lines with property exposures, we purchase both excess of loss and proportionate
coverages to reduce our exposure to large losses, including catastrophes. The structure of our reinsurance purchases may vary
from year to year depending on the availability and cost of reinsurance, as determined by current market conditions. In such
instances, we may in turn modify our gross premium writings in order to to manage our overall net loss exposures. Net
retention of gross premium volume in our underwriting segments was 83% in 2022.
Reinsurance and retrocessional treaties are generally purchased on an annual basis and are subject to renegotiation at renewal.
In most circumstances, the reinsurer remains responsible for all business produced before termination. Treaties typically
contain provisions concerning ceding commissions, required reports to reinsurers, responsibility for taxes, arbitration in the
event of a dispute and provisions that allow us to demand that a reinsurer post letters of credit or assets as security if a
reinsurer becomes an unauthorized reinsurer under applicable regulations or if its rating falls below an acceptable level.
Our ceded reinsurance and retrocessional contracts do not legally discharge us from our primary liability for the full amount of
the policies, and we will be required to pay the loss and bear collection risk if the reinsurer fails to meet its obligations under
the reinsurance agreement. We attempt to minimize credit exposure to reinsurers through adherence to internal ceded
reinsurance guidelines. We manage our exposures so that no unsecured exposure to any one reinsurer is material to our
ongoing business.
5 Offshore Reinsurance in the U.S. Market, Reinsurance Association of America (2020)
6 Bermuda Monetary Authority 2021 Annual Report
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When appropriate, we pursue reinsurance commutations that involve the termination of ceded reinsurance and retrocessional
reinsurance contracts. Our commutation strategy related to ceded reinsurance and retrocessional contracts is to reduce credit
exposure and eliminate administrative expenses associated with the run-off of ceded reinsurance placed with certain reinsurers.
See note 12 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 and Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk for additional information about our ceded reinsurance programs and exposures.
Competition and Underwriting Philosophy
We compete with numerous domestic and international insurance companies and reinsurers, Lloyd's syndicates, risk retention
groups, insurance buying groups, risk securitization programs, alternative capital sources, such as that provided through ILS,
and alternative self-insurance mechanisms. We also compete with new companies that continue to be formed to enter the
insurance and reinsurance markets, particularly companies with new or "disruptive" technologies or business models.
Competition may take the form of lower prices, broader coverages, greater product flexibility, enhanced digital capabilities for
distribution of insurance products, higher coverage limits, higher quality services or higher ratings by independent rating
agencies. In all of our markets, we compete on the basis of overall financial strength, ratings assigned by independent rating
agencies, development of specialty products to satisfy well-defined market needs and by maintaining relationships with agents,
brokers and insureds who rely on our expertise. This expertise is our principal means of competing. We offer a diverse
portfolio of products, each with its own distinct competitive environment, which requires us to be responsive to changes in
market conditions for individual product lines. With each of our products, we seek to write business that produces consistent
underwriting profits by competing with innovative ideas, appropriate pricing, expense control and quality service to
policyholders, agents and brokers. We also leverage our underwriting capacity and expertise through relationships with start-
ups and digital distribution partners through which we can develop ideas that leverage emerging technologies and modern
customer acquisition strategies to create the service and experience that consumers have grown to expect and demand.
Few barriers exist to prevent insurers and reinsurers from entering our markets within the property and casualty industry.
Market conditions, risk tolerance and capital capacity influence the degree of competition at any point in time. During periods
of excess underwriting capacity, as defined by availability of capital, competition can result in lower pricing and less favorable
policy terms and conditions for insurers. During periods of reduced underwriting capacity, pricing and policy terms and
conditions are generally more favorable for insurers. Historically, the performance of the property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance industries has tended to fluctuate in cyclical periods of price competition and excess underwriting capacity,
followed by periods of high premium rates and shortages of underwriting capacity. At any given time, our portfolio of
insurance products could be experiencing varying combinations of these characteristics. This cyclical market pattern can be
more pronounced in the specialty insurance and reinsurance markets in which we compete than the standard insurance market.
Following several years of price decreases and the high level of natural catastrophes that occurred in 2017, we began seeing
more favorable rates in 2018, particularly on our catastrophe-exposed and loss-affected business. Since 2018, we have
continued to see rate strengthening across most product lines following the continued high level of natural catastrophes and
significant losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as general market conditions. However, we began to see rate
increases moderate on many of our product lines in 2022. In some product lines, such as directors and officers, we even began
to see single digit rate decreases in the latter part of 2022. The overall strengthening of rates in recent years has been most
prominent within our professional liability and general liability product lines, reflecting the impacts of both economic and
social inflation on loss costs. Recent increases in economic and social inflation have created more uncertainty around the
ultimate losses that will be incurred to settle claims on these longer-tail product lines. These factors, as well as the impacts of
the low interest rate environment on interest income in recent years, have contributed to the strong rate environment. The
primary exception to the favorable rate environment is workers' compensation, where we continue to see low single digit rate
decreases given generally favorable loss experience in recent years.
By focusing on market niches where we have underwriting expertise, and leveraging capabilities offered through our multiple
insurance platforms, we seek to earn consistent underwriting profits, which are a key component of our strategy. The property
and casualty insurance industry commonly defines underwriting profit or loss as earned premiums net of losses and loss
adjustment expenses and underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses. We believe that the ability to achieve consistent
underwriting profits demonstrates knowledge and expertise, commitment to superior customer service and the ability to
manage insurance risk. We use underwriting profit or loss as a basis for evaluating our underwriting performance. The
combined ratio is a measure of underwriting performance and represents the relationship of incurred losses, loss adjustment
expenses and underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses to earned premiums. A combined ratio less than 100%
indicates an underwriting profit, while a combined ratio greater than 100% reflects an underwriting loss. In 2022, our
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combined ratio was 92%. See Item 7 Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
for a discussion of our underwriting results.
We routinely review the pricing of our major product lines. When we believe the prevailing market price will not support our
underwriting profit targets, the business is not written. As a result of our underwriting discipline, gross premium volume may
vary when we alter our product offerings to maintain or improve underwriting profitability.
Over the past few years, we have increased our focus on growing our most profitable lines of business and have discontinued
certain lines or programs that have not performed consistent with our expectations. This is particularly true within our
Reinsurance segment, where in 2021, we discontinued writing property reinsurance business, including catastrophe-exposed
property business, on a risk-bearing basis, and in 2022, we discontinued writing property retrocessional reinsurance business.
In more limited instances, we have taken similar actions within our Insurance segment. We saw the benefit of these changes in
our underwriting results in 2022, which reflected a lower impact from Hurricane Ian than we would have expected absent
these changes.
Underwriting Segments
We monitor and assess the performance of our ongoing underwriting operations on a global basis in the following two
segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. See note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for
additional segment reporting disclosures.
Insurance Segment
Our Insurance segment reported gross premium volume of $8.6 billion, earned premiums of $6.5 billion and an underwriting
profit of $549.9 million in 2022. The following chart presents the composition of our Insurance segment by division based on
2022 gross premium volume.
The Markel Specialty division writes business for insureds from individuals and small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies
in the U.S., Bermuda, the U.K. and the E.U. The Markel Specialty division is a unified platform that provides easy access to
our diverse portfolio of products and capabilities. The Markel International division writes business worldwide from our
London and Munich-based platforms, which include branch offices around the world. The State National division writes
collateral protection insurance in the U.S., which insures personal automobiles and other vehicles held as collateral for loans
made by credit unions, banks and specialty finance companies through its lender services product line on both an admitted and
non-admitted basis.
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Markel SpecialtyMarkel InternationalState National The following chart displays the types of products written in our Insurance segment based on 2022 gross premium volume.
Our professional liability product lines provide insurance solutions for small, middle market and risk management accounts
with coverage that is tailored to their exposures and needs. Professional liability coverages include errors and omissions,
directors and officers, cyber, employment practices liability, professional indemnity, transaction liability, intellectual property
and union liability. Errors and omissions coverage provides solutions for specialized professions including lawyers,
accountants, agents and brokers, service technicians and consultants, as well as other less-specialized professionals. Directors
and officers coverage is provided for publicly-traded, private and non-profit companies, including financial institutions and
Fortune 1000 companies. Cyber products provide coverage for, among other things, data breach and privacy liability, data
breach loss to insureds and electronic media coverage. We also offer claims-made professional liability coverage for individual
healthcare providers, such as therapists, pharmacists, physician assistants and nurse anesthetists, and coverages for medical
facilities and other allied healthcare risks, such as clinics, laboratories, pharmacies and senior living facilities.
General liability product offerings include a variety of primary and excess liability coverages. We focus on businesses in the
construction, life sciences, energy, medical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, professional services, social welfare, recreational,
transportation, heavy industrial and hospitality industries. Specific products include primary general liability, excess and
umbrella products, products liability products, environmental liability products and casualty facultative reinsurance written for
individual casualty risks.
Personal lines products provide first and third-party coverages in the U.S. for classic cars, motorcycles and a variety of
personal watercraft, including vintage boats, high-performance boats and yachts and recreational vehicles, such as
motorcycles, snowmobiles and ATVs. Based on the seasonal nature of much of our personal lines business, we generally will
experience higher claims activity during the second and third quarters of the year. Additionally, property coverages are offered
for mobile homes, dwellings and homeowners that do not qualify for standard homeowner's coverage, as well as personal
umbrella coverage.
Marine and energy products include a portfolio of coverages for cargo, energy, hull, liability, war and terrorism risks
worldwide. The cargo product line is an international transit-based book providing coverage for many types of cargo. Energy
coverage includes all aspects of oil, gas and renewable energy activities. Hull coverages consist of coverage for physical
damage to ocean-going tonnage, yachts and mortgagees' interests. Liability coverage provides for a broad range of energy
liabilities, as well as traditional marine exposures including charterers, terminal operators and ship repairers. War coverage
includes protections for the hulls of ships, and other related interests, against war and associated perils. Terrorism coverage
provides for property damage and business interruption related to political and civil violence including war and civil war.
Property coverages consist principally of fire, allied lines (including windstorm, hail and water damage) and other specialized
property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks such as earthquake and wind on both a primary and excess
basis. Catastrophe-exposed property risks are typically lower frequency and higher severity in nature than more standard
property risks. Our property coverages are exposed to windstorm losses that, based on the seasonal nature of those events, are
more likely to occur in the third and fourth quarters of the year. Our property risks range from small, single-location accounts
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Professional LiabilityGeneral LiabilityPersonal LinesMarine and EnergyPropertySpecialty ProgramsWorkers' CompensationCredit andSuretyOther to large, multi-state, multi-location, multi-national accounts on a worldwide basis. Other types of property products include
inland marine products, railroad-related products and specie coverage for fine art on exhibition and in private collections.
Specialty programs business is offered in the U.S. on a standalone or package basis and generally targets specialized
commercial markets and various customer groups, such as amateur sports and fitness clubs. Certain specialty programs written
in this segment use managing general agents to offer single source admitted and non-admitted programs for a specific industry,
class or line of business, including first and third-party coverages such as packaged policies for providers of leisure and
recreational activities.
Workers' compensation products are offered in the U.S. and provide wage replacement and medical benefits to employees
injured in the course of employment and target main-street, service and artisan contractor businesses, retail stores and
restaurants.
Credit and surety products consist primarily of trade credit and prepayment coverage and a range of bonds and guarantees that
support contractual obligations, as well as other coverages for specific credit risks, markets and contingencies. Key risks
covered include those of counterparty insolvency and defaults by government-owned entities. The key coverages under surety
products include contractual performance and payment risks, commercial license and permit obligations and obligations
related to judicial proceedings such as court and fiduciary bonds.
Other product lines within the Insurance segment include auto and collateral protection insurance.
Reinsurance Segment
Our Reinsurance segment product offerings are underwritten primarily by our Global Reinsurance division, which operates
from platforms in the U.S., Bermuda and the U.K. We write quota share and excess of loss reinsurance on a local, national and
global basis. Our Reinsurance segment reported gross premium volume of $1.2 billion, earned premiums of $1.1 billion and an
underwriting profit of $83.9 million in 2022. The following chart displays the types of products written in our Reinsurance
segment based on 2022 gross premium volume.
Professional liability reinsurance primarily consists of the following:
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Transaction liability, which provides representation, warranty and indemnity coverage for mergers and acquisitions,
including coverage for tax and contingent liability;
Directors and officers liability for publicly-traded, private and non-profit companies;
Cyber and technology errors and omissions covering both first and third-party exposures;
Errors and omissions for lawyers, accountants, agents and brokers, services technicians and consultants; and
Healthcare liability for physicians, hospitals, long-term care and other medical facilities.
General liability reinsurance primarily consists of umbrella and excess casualty products, as well as environmental liability
products covering pollution legal liability and contractors' pollution exposures.
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Professional LiabilityGeneral LiabilitySpecialty Our specialty treaty reinsurance products are also written on a quota share and excess of loss basis across a wide range of
specialty product lines, primarily consisting of the following:
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Credit and surety products, including structured and whole turnover credit, political risk and contract and commercial
surety reinsurance programs covering worldwide exposures;
• Workers' compensation and accident and health covering both standard and catastrophe-exposed business in the U.S.
and worldwide;
• Marine and energy products, both offshore and onshore marine, energy and renewable energy risks on a worldwide
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basis, including hull, cargo and liability;
Public entity reinsurance products offering casualty coverage for municipalities, schools, special districts, public
housing authorities and public entity affiliated non-profits;
• Mortgage default insurance offering coverage for private mortgage insurers predominantly located in the U.S. and
Australia;
Aviation and space coverage, including major risk, general aviation, satellite launch and orbit;
Agriculture reinsurance covering multi-peril crop insurance, hail and related exposures for risks located in the U.S.
and Canada; and
Discrete political violence and national terror pools in select jurisdictions globally.
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Previously, we also wrote property reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance business. We discontinued writing these lines
effective January 1, 2021 and 2022, respectively, and effective January 1, 2022, we were off-risk for substantially all property
loss exposures, including catastrophe exposures, previously written within our Reinsurance segment. Any such business is
now written on behalf of our Nephila ILS operations to the extent it matches the risk-profile of our third-party ILS investors,
who will ultimately assume the risk.
Insurance-Linked Securities
Our insurance-linked securities operations are primarily comprised of our Nephila operations and are not included in a
reportable segment. Nephila Holdings Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, Nephila) provides investment and insurance
management services through which we offer alternative capital to the reinsurance market while providing investors with
investment strategies that typically are uncorrelated with traditional asset classes. We receive management fees for investment
and insurance management services provided through these operations primarily based on the net asset value of the accounts
managed, and for certain funds, incentive fees based on their annual performance. Through 2022, we also provided risk
origination services for our fund management operations, as well as for third parties, through our Velocity and Volante
managing general agent companies and received commissions based on the direct written premiums of the insurance contracts
placed. Total revenues from our insurance-linked securities operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $338.3
million, which included $225.8 million of gains from the sales of our managing general agent operations.
Our fund management operations provide insurance and investment management services for a broad range of investment
products for insurance and reinsurance companies, government entities, banks, hedge funds, pension funds and institutional
investors, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps and weather derivatives. Nephila serves as
the investment manager to several Bermuda based private funds (the Nephila Funds). To provide access for the Nephila Funds
to a variety of insurance-linked securities in the property catastrophe, climate and specialty markets, Nephila acts as an
insurance manager to certain Bermuda Class 3 and 3A reinsurance companies, Lloyd's Syndicate 2357 and Lloyd's Syndicate
2358 (collectively, the Nephila Reinsurers). The results of the Nephila Reinsurers are attributed to the Nephila Funds primarily
through derivative transactions between these entities. Neither the Nephila Funds nor the Nephila Reinsurers are subsidiaries
of Markel Corporation, and as such, these entities are not included in our consolidated financial statements.
The Nephila Reinsurers subscribe to various reinsurance contracts based on their investors' risk profiles, including property
and specialty reinsurance business fronted through our underwriting and program services platforms. We write this business
on behalf of our Nephila ILS operations to the extent it fits Nephila investors' risk profile and cede substantially all of the risk
to Nephila Reinsurers. See note 18 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further details
regarding transactions with entities managed through our Nephila operations.
Since our acquisition of Nephila in 2018, we experienced significant growth in the Velocity and Volante managing general
agent operations. We realized the value created since 2018 through the sale of Velocity in February 2022 and Volante in
October 2022. See Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for additional details
regarding these transactions.
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Following the sales of our Velocity and Volante managing general agent operations, our Nephila ILS operations are solely
comprised of our fund management operations. Since acquiring Nephila in 2018, investment performance in the broader ILS
market has been adversely impacted by consecutive years of elevated catastrophe losses, most recently with Hurricane Ian in
2022. These events, as well as recent volatility in the capital markets, have impacted investor decisions around allocation of
capital to ILS, which in turn has impacted our capital raises and redemptions within the funds we manage. As of December 31,
2022, Nephila's net assets under management were $7.2 billion.
Our insurance-linked securities operations also include our run-off Markel CATCo operations, the results of which are
reported separately from our ongoing insurance-linked securities operations. Our Markel CATCo operations are conducted
through Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM), an ILS investment fund manager headquartered in Bermuda.
MCIM serves as the insurance manager for Markel CATCo Re Ltd. (Markel CATCo Re), a Bermuda Class 3 reinsurance
company, and as the investment manager for Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd., a Bermuda exempted mutual fund
company comprised of multiple segregated accounts (Markel CATCo Funds). In July 2019, these operations were placed into
run-off. In March 2022, we completed a buy-out transaction that provided for an accelerated return of all remaining capital to
investors in the Markel CATCo Funds. Following the completion of the buy-out transaction, we consolidate Markel CATCo
Re as its primary beneficiary. Results attributable to the run-off of Markel CATCo Re are included with our other Markel
CATCo operations within services and other expenses, and for the year ended December 31, 2022, these results were entirely
attributable to noncontrolling interest holders in Markel CATCo Re. In connection with the buy-out transaction, we entered
into a tail risk cover with Markel CATCo Re through which we have uncollateralized exposure to adverse development on loss
reserves held by Markel CATCo Re for loss exposures in excess of limits that we believe are unlikely to be exceeded. For
further details regarding our Markel CATCo operations and the consolidation of Markel CATCo Re, see note 17 of the notes
to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 and for further details regarding the buy-out transaction, see note 21
of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8.
Program Services and Other Fronting
Our program services business generates fee income in the form of ceding fees in exchange for fronting insurance business to
other insurance carriers (capacity providers). In general, fronting refers to business in which we write insurance on behalf of a
general agent or capacity provider and then cede all, or substantially all, of the risk under these policies to the capacity
provider in exchange for ceding fees. The results of our program services operations are not included in a reportable segment.
Our program services business, which is provided through our State National division, offers issuing carrier capacity to both
specialty managing general agents and other producers who sell, control and administer books of insurance business that are
supported by third parties that assume reinsurance risk, including the Nephila Reinsurers. These reinsurers are domestic and
foreign insurers and institutional risk investors that want to access specific lines of U.S. property and casualty insurance
business but may not have the required licenses and filings to do so.
Through our program services business, we write a wide variety of insurance products, principally including general liability,
commercial liability, commercial multi-peril, property and workers' compensation. Program services business written through
our State National division is separately managed from our underwriting divisions, which write similar products, in order to
protect our program services customers.
The following table summarizes the subsidiaries through which our program services business is written.
Legal Entity
City National Insurance Company
Independent Specialty Insurance Company
National Specialty Insurance Company
Pinnacle National Insurance Company
State National Insurance Company, Inc.
Superior Specialty Insurance Company
United Specialty Insurance Company
Abbreviation
State of Domicile
CNIC
ISIC
NSIC
PNIC
SNIC
SSIC
USIC
Texas
Delaware
Texas
Texas
Texas
Delaware
Delaware
These subsidiaries are authorized or licensed to write property and casualty insurance in all 50 states and the District of
Columbia. Many of our programs are arranged with the assistance of brokers that are seeking to provide customized insurance
solutions for specialty insurance business that requires a carrier rated "A" by A.M. Best Company (Best). Our specialized
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business model relies on third-party producers or capacity providers to provide the infrastructure associated with providing
policy administration, claims handling, cash handling, underwriting, or other traditional insurance company services. We
compete primarily on the basis of price, customer service, geographic coverage, financial strength ratings, licenses, reputation,
business model and experience.
Total revenues attributed to our program services business for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $133.3 million. Our
program services business generated $2.8 billion of gross written premium volume for the year ended December 31, 2022.
In our program services business, we generally enter into quota share reinsurance agreements whereby we cede to the capacity
providers substantially all of our gross liability under all policies issued by and on behalf of us by the producer. The capacity
providers are generally entitled to 100% of the net premiums received on policies reinsured, less the ceding fee to us, the
commission paid to the producer and premium taxes on the policies. In connection with writing this business, we also enter
into agency agreements with both the producer and the capacity providers whereby the producer and capacity providers are
generally required to deal directly with each other to develop business structures and terms to implement and maintain the
ongoing contractual relationship. In a number of cases, the producer and capacity providers for a program are part of the same
organization or are otherwise affiliated. As a result of our contract design, substantially all of the underwriting risk and
operational risk inherent in the arrangement is borne by the capacity providers. The capacity providers assume and are liable
for substantially all losses incurred in connection with the risks under the reinsurance agreement, including judgments and
settlements. Our contracts with capacity providers do not legally discharge us from our primary liability for the full amount of
the policies, and we will be required to pay the loss and bear collection risk if a capacity provider fails to meet its obligations
under the reinsurance agreement. As a result, we remain exposed to the credit risk of capacity providers, or the risk that one of
our capacity providers becomes insolvent or otherwise unable or unwilling to pay policyholder claims. We mitigate this credit
risk generally by either selecting well capitalized, highly rated authorized capacity providers or requiring that the capacity
provider post substantial collateral to secure the reinsured risks, which, in some instances, exceeds the related reinsurance
recoverable.
In certain instances, we also leverage the strength of our underwriting platform to write business on behalf of our ILS
operations, in exchange for ceding fees, to support their business plans and assist in meeting their desired return objectives.
This fronting business is conducted separately from our program services business and consists of catastrophe-exposed
property insurance and reinsurance business and specialty reinsurance business.
Although we reinsure substantially all of the risks inherent in our program services business and ILS fronting arrangements,
we have certain programs that contain limits on our reinsurers' obligations to us that expose us to underwriting risk, including
loss ratio caps, aggregate reinsurance limits or exclusion of the credit risk of producers. Under certain programs, including
programs and contracts with Nephila Reinsurers, we also bear underwriting risk for annual aggregate agreement year losses in
excess of a limit that we believe is unlikely to be exceeded. See note 18 of the notes to consolidated financial statements
included under Item 8 for further details regarding our programs with Nephila Reinsurers.
Ratings
Financial stability and strength are important purchase considerations of policyholders, cedents and insurance agents and
brokers. Because an insurance premium paid today purchases coverage for losses that might not be paid for many years, the
financial viability of the insurer is of critical concern. Various independent rating agencies provide information and assign
ratings to assist buyers in their search for financially sound insurers. Rating agencies periodically re-evaluate assigned ratings
based upon changes in the insurer's operating results, financial condition or other significant factors influencing the insurer's
business. Changes in assigned ratings could have an adverse impact on an insurer's ability to write new business.
Rating agencies assign financial strength ratings (FSRs) to property and casualty insurance companies based on quantitative
criteria such as profitability, leverage and liquidity, as well as qualitative assessments such as the spread of risk, the adequacy
and soundness of ceded reinsurance, the quality and estimated market value of assets, the adequacy of loss reserves and
surplus and the competence, experience and integrity of management.
Seventeen of our eighteen insurance subsidiaries are rated by Best. All seventeen of our insurance subsidiaries rated by Best
have been assigned an FSR of "A" (excellent). Our Lloyd's syndicate is part of a group rating for the Lloyd's overall market,
which has been assigned an FSR of "A" (excellent) by Best.
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Nine of our eighteen insurance subsidiaries are rated by Standard & Poor's (S&P). All nine of our insurance subsidiaries rated
by S&P have been assigned an FSR of "A" (strong). Our Lloyd's syndicate is part of a group rating for the Lloyd's overall
market, which has been assigned an FSR of "A+" (strong) by S&P.
Five of our eighteen insurance subsidiaries are rated by Moody's Corporation (Moody's). All five insurance subsidiaries rated
by Moody's have been assigned an FSR of "A2" (good).
Investments
Our business strategy recognizes the importance of both consistent underwriting and operating profits and superior investment
returns to build shareholder value. The majority of our investable assets come from premiums paid by policyholders. We rely
on sound underwriting practices to produce investable funds. Policyholder funds are invested predominantly in high-quality
government and municipal bonds and mortgage-backed securities that generally match the duration and currency of our loss
reserves. We typically hold these fixed maturity investments until maturity. As a result, unrealized holding gains and losses on
these securities are generally expected to reverse as the securities mature. Premiums collected through our underwriting
operations may also be held as short-term investments or cash and cash equivalents to provide short-term liquidity for
projected claims payments, reinsurance costs and operating expenses. The balance of our investable assets, comprised of
shareholder funds, is available to be invested in equity securities, which over the long run, have produced higher returns
relative to fixed maturity and short-term investments. When purchasing equity securities, we seek to invest in profitable
companies, with honest and talented management, that exhibit reinvestment opportunities and capital discipline, at reasonable
prices. We intend to hold these equity investments over the long-term. Substantially all of our investment portfolio is managed
by company employees.
Invested assets, comprised of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, short-term investments, cash and cash equivalents
and restricted cash and cash equivalents, were $27.4 billion at December 31, 2022. The following chart displays the
composition of our invested assets as of December 31, 2022.
We measure our investment performance by analyzing net investment income earned on our investment portfolio, as well as
through net investment gains, which includes unrealized gains on our equity portfolio, and the change in net unrealized
investment gains on available-for-sale investments. Our performance measures also include investment yield and taxable
equivalent total investment return, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We focus on long-term investment performance,
understanding that the level of investment gains or losses and unrealized gains or losses may vary from one period to the next.
Markel Ventures
Through our wholly owned subsidiary Markel Ventures, Inc. (Markel Ventures), we own controlling interests in various high-
quality businesses that operate in a variety of different industries with the shared goal of positively contributing to the long-
term financial performance of Markel Corporation. Management teams for each business operate autonomously and are
responsible for developing strategic initiatives, managing day-to-day operations and making investment and capital allocation
decisions for their respective companies.
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Fixed maturity securitiesShort-term investmentsand cashEquity securities Our corporate management team is responsible for decisions regarding allocation of capital for acquisitions and new
investments. Our strategy in making these acquisitions is similar to our strategy for purchasing equity securities. We seek to
invest in profitable companies, with honest and talented management, that exhibit reinvestment opportunities and capital
discipline, at reasonable prices. We intend to own the businesses acquired for a long period of time. Our chief operating
decision maker allocates resources to and assesses the performance of these various businesses in the aggregate as the Markel
Ventures segment. See note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for additional segment
reporting disclosures.
The Markel Ventures segment includes a diverse portfolio of specialized businesses from different industries that offer various
types of products and services to businesses and consumers across many markets. All of our businesses in this segment are
headquartered in the U.S., with subsidiaries of certain businesses located outside of the U.S. During the last three years, our
Markel Ventures operations have expanded through acquisitions of majority interests in various businesses, including
Metromont LLC and Buckner HeavyLift Cranes in 2021 and Lansing Building Products, LLC in 2020. See note 3 of the notes
to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for additional details related to these acquisitions. This follows
acquisitions of VSC Fire & Security, Inc. in 2019 and Brahmin Leather Works LLC in 2018. We continue to look for
acquisition opportunities that align with our investment criteria and strategic objectives around diversification and
specialization.
In 2022, our Markel Ventures operations reported revenues of $4.8 billion, operating income of $325.2 million, net income to
shareholders of $192.6 million and earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $506.3
million. We use Markel Ventures EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as an operating performance measure in
conjunction with revenues, operating income and net income. See "Markel Ventures" under Item 7 Management's
Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information on our Markel Ventures results,
including EBITDA.
The following chart displays the types of businesses within our Markel Ventures segment based on 2022 operating revenues.
Our senior management team does not manage the Markel Ventures portfolio of businesses at this level of aggregation due to
the distinct characteristics of each business and the autonomy with which local management operates each business.
Products and services offered through these types of businesses include:
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Construction Services - Companies that provide distribution services for exterior building products, crane rental
services and fire protection and life safety services to other businesses in the U.S. construction market;
Consumer and Building Products - Companies that produce or build ornamental plants, precast concrete solutions,
residential homes, luxury handbags and architectural products, which are primarily sold to consumers in the U.S.
retail and housing markets;
Transportation-Related Products - Companies that manufacture and sell over-the-road car haulers, laminated oak and
composite wood flooring and tube and tank trailers primarily used in the U.S. trucking industry;
Consulting Services - Companies that provide management and technology consulting and retail intelligence services
to other businesses primarily in the U.S. market;
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Construction ServicesConsumer and Building ProductsTransportation-Related ProductsConsultingServicesEquipment Manufacturing ProductsOther Services •
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Equipment Manufacturing Products - Companies that manufacture and sell equipment used in commercial baking
systems and food processing, as well as dredges, in both the U.S. and international markets; and
Other Services - Companies that provide healthcare, leasing and investment services.
Markel Ventures businesses encounter a variety of competitors that vary by industry, end market and geographic area. Each
Markel Ventures business has several main competitors and numerous smaller ones in most of its respective end markets and
geographic areas. Many of the businesses in this segment experience revenue fluctuations over time due to the cyclical nature
of supply and demand in their particular industry. For example, the construction industry is cyclical based on certain larger
economic trends and factors, including the inflationary and interest rate environment and, for some businesses, the level of
government investment. Additionally, many of our businesses experience fluctuation in demand throughout the year based on
the seasonality of the products they sell or services they provide. For example, the demand for ornamental plants is particularly
high during the spring and summer seasons as compared to the rest of the year. Businesses in this segment are reliant on
inputs, such as raw materials and labor, to manufacture products and deliver services, and the operating results of these
businesses could be impacted by the ability or inability to source these inputs and obtain price increases from customers in
response to increases in the price of these inputs, including the cost of shipping. For example, shipping costs at some of our
businesses increased significantly in 2021 and 2022, which has resulted in smaller margins as we have been unable to pass all
of these cost increases through to our customers in certain instances. Management teams for each of our businesses proactively
manage the risks and challenges posed by cyclicality, seasonality and inflation, among other things, in a variety of ways as
appropriate and as needed for their business.
Regulatory Environment
We are subject to extensive state, federal and international regulation and supervision in the jurisdictions in which we do
business. Regulations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Additionally, as a company with publicly-traded securities, we are
also subject to certain legal and regulatory requirements applicable generally to public companies, including the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange relating to reporting
and disclosure, accounting and financial reporting, corporate governance and other matters.
The following is a summary of significant regulations that apply to our businesses, but it is not intended to be a comprehensive
review of every regulation to which we are subject. For information regarding certain risks associated with regulations
applicable to us, see Item 1A Risk Factors.
U.S. Insurance Regulation
State Regulation
Overview. Our U.S. insurance company subsidiaries are subject to varying degrees of regulation and supervision by the states
and other jurisdictions in which they do business. In the U.S., authority for the regulation, supervision and administration of
the business of insurance in each state is generally delegated to a state insurance commissioner who oversees a regulatory
body responsible for the supervision of the business of insurance. State regulatory authorities have broad regulatory,
supervisory and administrative powers relating to: solvency standards; corporate conduct; market conduct activities; regulating
unfair trade and claims practices; licensing of insurers; licensing and appointment of agents; approval of forms and policies
used; the nature of, and limitations on, insurers' investments; the form and content of annual statements and other reports on
the financial condition of insurers; and establishment of loss reserves. States also regulate various aspects of the contractual
relationships between insurers and independent agents. In addition, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
(NAIC), comprised of the insurance commissioners of each U.S. jurisdiction, develops or amends model statutes and
regulations that, in turn, most states adopt.
Group Supervision - Global Supervisory College; Global Common Framework. Regulators within and outside the U.S. are
increasingly coordinating the regulation of multinational insurers by conducting a supervisory college. A supervisory college
is a forum of the regulators having jurisdictional authority over an insurance holding company's worldwide insurance
subsidiaries. The supervisory college meets with executive management to evaluate the insurance group on both a group-wide
and legal-entity basis, particularly with respect to its financial data, business strategies, enterprise risk management and
corporate governance. The Illinois Department of Insurance is our lead insurance regulator for purposes of conducting our
supervisory college.
In 2020, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors adopted its Common Framework for the Supervision of
Internationally Active Insurance Groups (ComFrame). ComFrame establishes a comprehensive framework for supervisors to
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address group-wide activities and risks of internationally active insurance groups (IAIGs) and lays the groundwork for better
supervisory cooperation and coordination. ComFrame requires the designation of a group-wide supervisor (regulator) for each
IAIG and imposes a group capital requirement that will be applied to an IAIG in addition to the current legal entity capital
requirements imposed by state and international insurance regulators. In response to ComFrame, the NAIC revised the model
Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act to allow state insurance regulators in the U.S. to be designated as group-
wide supervisors for U.S. based IAIGs.
Holding Company Statutes. In addition to regulatory supervision of our U.S. insurance subsidiaries, we are subject to state
statutes governing insurance holding company systems. Typically, those statutes require that we periodically file information
with the appropriate state insurance commissioner, including information concerning our capital structure, ownership,
financial condition, dividend payments and other material transactions with affiliates, and general business operations. These
statutes also require approval of changes in control of an insurer or an insurance holding company. Generally, "control" for
these purposes is defined as ownership or voting power of 10% or more of a company's voting shares. Additional requirements
include group-level reporting, submission of an annual enterprise risk report by a regulated insurance company's ultimate
controlling person and providing information regarding an insurer's non-insurer affiliates.
Risk Based Capital Requirements. The NAIC uses a risk based capital (RBC) formula that is designed to measure the capital
of an insurer taking into account the company's investments and products. RBC requirements provide a formula which, for
property and casualty insurance companies, establishes capital thresholds for four categories of risk: asset risk, insurance risk,
interest rate risk and business risk.
Financial Exams. State insurance regulators also prescribe the form and content of statutory financial statements, perform
periodic financial examinations of insurers, set minimum reserve and loss ratio requirements, establish standards for
permissible types and amounts of investments and require minimum capital and surplus levels. These statutory capital and
surplus requirements include RBC rules promulgated by the NAIC.
Statutory Accounting Principles. Each of our U.S. insurance company subsidiaries is required to file detailed quarterly and
annual reports, including financial statements, in accordance with prescribed statutory accounting rules, with regulatory
officials in the jurisdictions in which they conduct business. The quarterly and annual financial reports filed with the states
utilize statutory accounting principles (SAP) that are different from U.S. GAAP. In developing SAP, insurance regulators were
primarily concerned with monitoring the solvency of insurance companies to assure an insurer's ability to pay all its current
and future obligations to policyholders.
Own Risk and Solvency Assessment and Enterprise Risk Management. We must submit an Own Risk and Solvency
Assessment Summary Report (ORSA) annually to our lead insurance regulator. The ORSA is a confidential internal
assessment of the material and relevant risks associated with an insurer's current business plan and the sufficiency of capital
resources to support those risks. In addition, we must file an annual enterprise risk report with our lead insurance regulator.
The report must identify the material risks within the insurance holding company system that could pose enterprise risk to the
U.S. insurance subsidiaries.
Rates and Form Filings. The policy forms and various premium rates of our U.S. admitted insurance subsidiaries are subject
to regulation in every state in which they conduct business. In many states, rates and policy forms must be filed with the
applicable insurance regulator prior to their use, and in some states, rates and forms must be affirmatively approved by the
applicable insurance regulator prior to use.
Dividends. The laws of the domicile states of our U.S. insurance subsidiaries govern the amount of dividends that may be paid
to our holding company, Markel Corporation. Generally, statutes in the domicile states of our insurance subsidiaries require
prior approval for payment of extraordinary, as opposed to ordinary, dividends. See note 22 of the notes to consolidated
financial statements included under Item 8.
Market Conduct. State insurance laws and regulations include numerous provisions governing trade practices and the
marketplace activities of insurers, including provisions governing marketing and sales practices, data security, compliance of
underwriting services to policyholders, confirmation of licensing and appointment of producers, claims management, anti-
fraud controls and complaint handling. State regulatory authorities generally enforce these provisions through periodic market
conduct examinations.
Investment Regulation. Investments by our U.S. insurance companies must comply with applicable laws and regulations that
prescribe the kind, quality and concentration of investments. In general, these laws and regulations permit investments in
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federal, state and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, preferred and common equity securities, mortgage loans, real estate
and certain other investments, subject to specified limits and certain other qualifications.
Federal Regulation
The U.S. federal government and its regulatory agencies generally do not directly regulate the business of insurance. However,
two federal government bodies, the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC),
each created under The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, may impact the regulation of
insurance. Although the FIO is prohibited from directly regulating the business of insurance, it has authority to represent the
U.S. in international insurance matters and has limited powers to preempt certain types of state insurance laws. The FIO also
can recommend to the FSOC that it designate an insurer as an entity posing risks to the U.S. financial stability in the event of
the insurer's material financial distress or failure. We have not been so designated. The U.S. federal laws that most affect our
day-to-day insurance operations are: the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended; the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended; anti-money
laundering laws and regulations; the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, as amended; the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, and the rules and regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
International Insurance Regulation
Overview. Our international insurance operations are subject to regulation and supervision in various jurisdictions. These
regulations, which vary depending on the jurisdiction, include, among others, solvency and market conduct regulations; anti-
corruption, anti-money laundering, and anti-terrorism financing guidelines, laws and regulations; various privacy, insurance,
tax, tariff, trade and sanctions laws and regulations; and corporate, competition, employment, intellectual property and
investment laws and regulations. Outside of the U.S., we have insurance operations domiciled in the U.K., Europe and
Bermuda, which are subject to regulation in those jurisdictions. In addition, we conduct business in Canada, Asia and the
Middle East, where our businesses also are supervised by local regulatory authorities.
U.K. and European Regulation. We are subject to regulation by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and Financial Conduct
Authority in respect of our U.K. insurance businesses. We are also subject to regulation by the Federal Financial Supervisory
Authority, better known by its abbreviation BaFin, in respect of our German insurance carrier.
Our U.K. and German insurance businesses are subject to both the E.U.'s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the
Solvency II Directive (Solvency II).
GDPR requires businesses operating in the E.U., and businesses transacting with E.U. citizens, to comply with conditions for
processing personal data. Following the U.K.'s exit from the E.U., GDPR was transposed into U.K. law. The E.U. has granted
adequacy status to the U.K.'s data protection laws, valid until June 2025 with the possibility of renewal, meaning that they are
deemed essentially equivalent to E.U. data protection laws.
Solvency II requires our U.K. and German businesses to maintain certain capital standards and publish risk-related information
in the form of a Solvency and Financial Condition Report. Following the U.K.'s exit from the E.U., Solvency II also was
transposed into U.K. law as retained law. The U.K. government, under the Financial Services and Markets Bill, plans to repeal
certain retained law with an approach to regulation designed for the U.K., including reforms to Solvency II.
Bermuda Regulation. The insurance industry in Bermuda is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA). Under the
Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, and related regulations and standards of the BMA, each Bermuda insurance company is subject
to, among other things: licensing, capital, surplus and liquidity requirements; solvency standards; restrictions on dividends and
distributions; and periodic examinations of the company and its financial condition. In addition, each insurance company must
obtain prior approval of ownership and transfer of shares and maintain a principal office and appoint and maintain a principal
representative in Bermuda. The BMA also requires that each insurance company contract for local services, such as corporate
secretary, insurance manager and registered representative services, at market rates.
ILS Regulation
Our insurance-linked securities operations are subject to regulation and supervision by various regulatory authorities, both in
the U.S. and internationally. Certain of our ILS subsidiaries are organized and regulated as follows:
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registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended,
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registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator or a commodity
trading advisor under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended,
registered with the BMA as an insurance manager under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978, and/or
registered with the BMA as an investment manager under the Bermuda Investments Business Act 2003.
Certain other ILS subsidiaries serve as the investment manager to one or more private funds that are registered with the BMA
under the Investment Funds Act 2006, as amended, or the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2000, as amended. In addition,
these operations include business relationships with certain U.S., U.K. and Bermuda insurance companies that are subject to
U.S. and international insurance regulation as previously described in this "Regulatory Environment" section.
As a result, subsidiaries involved in our ILS operations are subject to regulations that may impose substantive and material
restrictions and requirements on their operations, including, among other things: a broader fiduciary duty to act in the best
interests of their clients; disclosure of information about our businesses and conflicts of interests to clients; maintenance of
written policies and procedures; maintenance of extensive books and records; restrictions on the types of fees we may charge,
including performance fees; restrictions on solicitation arrangements; requirements regarding engaging in transactions with
clients; maintenance of an effective compliance program; and other restrictions and requirements applicable to custody of
client assets, client privacy, advertising, pay-to-play prohibitions and cybersecurity; as well as possible sanctions, disciplinary
actions or other penalties for non-compliance.
Markel Ventures Regulation
Our Markel Ventures businesses are subject to a wide variety of U.S. federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as
international laws and regulations applicable to their international operations. Specifically, the most significant of these laws
and regulations cover the following areas: safety, health, employment, the environment, transportation, U.S. and international
trade, anti-corruption, data privacy and security and government contracts.
Human Capital
Our culture is our greatest asset and is defined by the Markel Style. Written in 1986, in preparation for our initial public
offering, the Markel Style memorialized how we seek to operate our businesses and treat one another. It continues to provide
our guiding principles across our diverse group of businesses. Key within the Markel Style is the encouragement to look for a
better way to do things, to challenge management. We also seek spontaneity and flexibility and a respect for authority, but
disdain for bureaucracy. Our diverse financial holding company is managed in a way to accomplish these principles. Each of
our businesses operates with a high degree of autonomy so long as they operate within the principles of the Markel Style. This
allows our managers to make decisions that are best for their employees and customers, as well as our shareholders. We
believe this high degree of empowerment leads to the satisfaction that comes from being trusted in the responsibilities one has
been given.
Further outlined in the Markel Style is our creed of honesty and fairness in all our dealings; holding the individual's right to
self-determination in the highest light; putting aside individual concerns in the spirit of teamwork; and providing an
atmosphere in which people can reach their full potential. We greatly value our employees, encourage their career
development and reward their pursuit of excellence, while also celebrating a diverse workforce.
At December 31, 2022, we had approximately 20,900 employees, of whom approximately 5,000 were employed within our
insurance operations and approximately 15,900 were employed within our Markel Ventures operations.
Insurance
Our principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and within that business exists a well-developed
process to ensure effective performance management, including an embedded annual and mid-year review process that enables
goal setting, development planning and performance assessment. Within our insurance operations, we also have undertaken
significant work over recent years to establish global leadership development programs for different levels of leadership at
Markel, including partnering with various renowned business schools to create leading-edge curriculum in this area.
With the Markel Style as our foundation, we have identified five pillars of focus that relate to today's challenges and
opportunities—diversity and inclusion, community, innovation, well-being, and recognition. This program is both company
and employee led—collectively, we want to bring the values of the Markel Style to life with our actions, not just our words.
Our intent is to create an environment where employees are able to authentically bring their true selves to work, a place where
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all ideas are heard and diverse perspectives are valued, a culture that prioritizes innovation, the ability to make a difference for
our local communities and the wider world, and a foundation for holding ourselves accountable for our own well-being and of
those around us.
Employee health and overall well-being is a key priority, and we provide a range of employee and eligible partner plans and
programs, including health and voluntary benefits. These offerings include a variety of financial protection programs to help
our employees meet their unique investment and savings needs including life insurance, retirement savings with company
contributions in most situations and an employee stock purchase plan. Comprehensive employee assistance programs are
available in all of our major markets along with other well-being and fitness resources.
We rely on our employees' ideas and input to help make Markel a great place to work. For example, senior leadership conducts
regular employee communication meetings, inclusive of question and answer sessions, across our insurance operations
providing opportunities for employees to share their ideas on how we can improve employee engagement. In addition, every
two years we conduct a major, global employee engagement survey, which in early 2022 garnered 88% participation, and
which enables us to identify, focus on and track progress against key engagement drivers and external norms for high
performing companies. This survey has generated additional ideas for employee engagement; and we have made meaningful
changes and improvements in our human capital practices based on this feedback.
We are committed to embracing all aspects of diversity, including diversity of perspective, which we believe is crucial to
sustainable success. Markel accordingly supports and encourages focused efforts to continue to build the diversity of our
employee population and the inclusiveness of our culture. Our diversity and inclusion efforts seek to cultivate an inclusive
environment in which every employee feels valued, respected and accepted. We believe this environment helps us increase
creativity and innovation, foster business connections, serve our customers and maintain our market leadership.
Within our insurance business, our global Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Steering Committee comprises more than 15 senior
managers who are charged with advising on D&I strategy and providing leadership support and advocacy for our D&I efforts.
Our Human Resources leadership team works to further shape the D&I strategy for our global workforce, and to ensure the
integration of our D&I efforts with our global talent acquisition and development processes. We have various early career
programs open to a diverse range of applicants and a regional scholarship program that is focused on underrepresented groups.
Our insurance operations support a range of employee-led D&I networks and resource groups, including our Markel Women's
Network, BEAM (Black Engagement at Markel), PRISM (LGBTQ+), Jitneys (Young Professionals), Markel Asian
Professionals Network, Markel Veterans Network, UN1DOS (Latin and Hispanic Network), and across our international
operations, an Inclusion Network with connections to a number of the London market partner networks. All of these networks
and organizations have put in place goals and programming that are focused on education and development, community
engagement, talent acquisition and networking/support. Additionally, we continue our global sponsorship of Dive-In, the
insurance industry's annual diversity and inclusion festival.
Markel Ventures
Our Markel Ventures operations are comprised of a diverse portfolio of businesses from different industries through which we
own controlling interests. The Markel Ventures operations are viewed by management as separate and distinct from our
insurance operations with local management teams that direct the strategy and day-to-day operations of their respective
companies, including human capital matters. When making these acquisitions, we seek, among other things, businesses whose
leadership teams demonstrate equal measures of both integrity and talent. As a result, each Markel Ventures business fosters a
culture within their operations, and with their employees, that aligns with the principles of the Markel Style.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
A wide range of factors could materially affect our future prospects and performance. The matters addressed in Item 7
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including under "Safe Harbor and
Cautionary Statement" and "Critical Accounting Estimates", and Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk, as well as other information included or incorporated in this report, describe many of the significant risks that
could affect our businesses, results of operations and financial condition. We are also subject to the risks discussed below.
One or more of the risks discussed in this Item 1A. Risk Factors, and others we cannot anticipate, could have material adverse
effects on our results of operations and financial condition; and the extent of these effects will depend, at least in part, on the
scope, severity, frequency or duration of the specific event or circumstance. In addition, we may take steps to prevent, mitigate
or manage potential risks or liabilities, and related developments, and some of those steps may have a material adverse effect
on our results of operations and financial condition. Even if an unfavorable outcome does not materialize, these factors, and
actions we may take in response, may have a material adverse impact on our reputation or result in substantial expense and
disruption.
Headings and sub-headings for the Risk Factors below are for reference purposes only and are not intended to limit or affect in
any way the meaning or scope of each Risk Factor.
Risks Primarily Related to Our Insurance Operations
Loss Exposures
We may experience losses or disruptions from catastrophes. As a company with significant property and casualty
insurance underwriting operations, we may experience losses from man-made or natural catastrophes. Catastrophes include,
but are not limited to, windstorms, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, derechos, hail, severe winter weather and wildfires and
may include pandemics and events related to terrorism, broad reaching cyberattacks, riots and political and civil unrest. While
we employ catastrophe modeling tools in our underwriting process, we cannot predict how severe a potential catastrophe will
be before it occurs. The extent of losses from catastrophes is a function of the total amount of losses incurred, the number of
insureds affected, the frequency and severity of the events, the effectiveness of our catastrophe risk management program and
the adequacy of our reinsurance coverage. Most catastrophes occur over a small geographic area; however, some catastrophes
may produce significant damage in large, heavily populated areas. In addition, catastrophes may have a material adverse effect
on the investment management and incentive fees earned by our insurance-linked securities (ILS) operations and returns on
our investments in ILS funds. Catastrophes also may result in significant disruptions in our insurance and other operations, as
well as loss of income and assets. If climate change results in an increase in the frequency and/or severity of weather-related
catastrophes, we may experience additional or elevated catastrophe-related losses or disruptions, which may be material.
The failure of any of the methods we employ to manage our loss exposures could have a material adverse effect on us.
We seek to manage our loss exposures in a variety of ways, including adhering to maximum limitations on policies written in
defined geographical zones, limiting program size for each client, establishing per risk and per occurrence limitations for each
event, employing coverage restrictions and following prudent underwriting guidelines for each program written. We also seek
to manage our loss exposures through geographic and industry diversification. Underwriting is a matter of judgment, involving
assumptions about matters that are inherently unpredictable and beyond our control, and for which historical experience and
probability analysis may not provide sufficient guidance. One or more future events could result in claims that substantially
exceed our expectations, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In
addition, we seek to manage our loss exposures by policy terms, coverage exclusions and choice of legal forum. Disputes
relating to coverage and choice of legal forum also arise. As a result, various provisions of our policies, such as choice of
forum, or coverage limitations or exclusions, may not be enforceable in the manner we intend and some or all of our methods
to manage loss exposures may prove ineffective.
The effects of emerging claim and coverage issues on our business are uncertain. As industry practices and legal, judicial,
social and other environmental conditions change, unexpected and unintended issues related to claims and coverage may
emerge. These issues could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition by either
broadening coverage beyond our underwriting intent or increasing the frequency and/or severity of claims. For example, rising
costs, litigation funding, social inflation, higher adverse verdicts, and legislative changes, such as extended statutes of
limitations, may result in higher and more frequent claims over a longer reporting period than originally expected. In some
instances, these changes may not become apparent until after we have issued insurance or reinsurance contracts that are
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affected by the changes. As a result, the full extent of liability under our insurance or reinsurance contracts may not be known
for many years after a contract is issued.
We use analytical models to assist our decision making in key areas such as pricing, reserving and capital modeling and
actual results may differ materially from the model outputs and related analyses. We use various modeling techniques
and data analytics (e.g., scenarios, predictive and stochastic modeling, and forecasting) to analyze and estimate exposures, loss
trends and other risks associated with our insurance and ILS businesses. This includes both proprietary and third-party
modeled outputs and related analyses to assist us in, among other things, decision-making related to underwriting, pricing,
capital allocation, reserving, investing, reinsurance and catastrophe risk. We incorporate numerous assumptions and forecasts
about the future level and variability of policyholder behavior, loss frequency and severity, interest rates, equity markets,
inflation, capital requirements, and currency exchange rates, among others. The modeled outputs and related analyses from
both proprietary models and third-party models are subject to various assumptions, uncertainties, model design errors,
complexities and the inherent limitations of any statistical analysis, including those arising from the use of historical internal
and industry data and assumptions.
In addition, the modeled outputs and related analyses may from time to time contain inaccuracies, perhaps in material respects,
including as a result of inaccurate inputs or applications thereof (whether due to data error, human error or otherwise).
Consequently, actual results may differ materially from our modeled results. Our profitability and financial condition
substantially depend on the extent to which our actual experience is consistent with assumptions we use in our models and
ultimate model outputs. If, based upon these models or other factors, we misprice our products or fail to appropriately estimate
the risks we are exposed to, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected.
Loss Reserves
Our results may be affected because actual insured or reinsured losses differ from our loss reserves. Significant periods
of time often elapse between the occurrence of an insured or reinsured loss, the reporting of the loss to us and our payment of
that loss. To recognize liabilities for unpaid losses, we establish reserves as balance sheet liabilities representing estimates of
amounts needed to pay reported and unreported losses and the related loss adjustment expenses. The process of estimating loss
reserves is a difficult and complex exercise involving many variables and subjective judgments. This process may also become
more difficult if we experience a period of rising inflation, as has been the case since early 2021.
As part of the reserving process, we review historical data and consider the impact of various factors, such as:
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inflation or deflation; and
changes in the regulatory and litigation environments.
This process assumes that past experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends, is an
appropriate basis for predicting future events. There is no precise method, however, for evaluating the impact of any specific
factor on the adequacy of reserves, and actual results will differ from original estimates. As part of the reserving process, we
regularly review our loss reserves and make adjustments as necessary. Future increases in loss reserves for our underwriting
operations will, and for our programs services operations may, result in additional charges to earnings, which may be material.
In addition, as discussed above, we use analytical models to assist our decision making in loss reserving, and actual results
may differ materially from the model outputs and related analyses.
There is generally greater uncertainty in estimating reserves for long-tail coverages, such as general liability, professional
liability and workers' compensation, as they require a longer period of time for claims to be reported and settled. The impact of
changes in economic and social inflation and medical costs are also more pronounced for long-tail coverages due to the longer
settlement period. In addition, reinsurance reserves are subject to greater uncertainty than insurance reserves primarily because
a reinsurer relies on (i) the original underwriting decisions and claims decisions made by ceding companies and (ii)
information and data from ceding companies. As a result, we are subject to the risk that our ceding companies may not have
adequately evaluated the risks reinsured by us and the premiums ceded may not adequately compensate us for the risks we
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assume. In addition, reinsurance reserves may be less reliable than insurance reserves because there is generally a longer lapse
of time from the occurrence of the event to the reporting of the loss or benefit to the reinsurer and ultimate resolution or
settlement of the loss. Reserves for contracts for which we are not the primary insurer, and participate only in excess layers of
loss, are also subject to greater uncertainty than insurance reserves for contracts for which we are the primary insurer for many
of the same reasons as reinsurance reserves.
Changes in the assumptions and estimates used in establishing reserves for our life and annuity reinsurance book could
result in material increases in our estimated loss reserves for such business. Our run-off life and annuity reinsurance book
exposes us to mortality risk, which is the risk that the level of death claims may differ from that which we assumed in
establishing the reserves for our life and annuity reinsurance contracts. Some of our life and annuity reinsurance contracts
expose us to longevity risk, which is the risk that an insured person will live longer than expected when the reserves were
established, or morbidity risk, which is the risk that an insured person will become critically ill or disabled. Our reserving
process for the life and annuity reinsurance book is designed with the objective of establishing appropriate reserves for the
risks we assumed. Among other things, this process relies heavily on analysis of mortality, longevity and morbidity trends,
lapse rates, interest rates and expenses. As of December 31, 2022, our reserves for life and annuity benefits totaled $759.0
million.
We expect mortality, morbidity, longevity, and lapse experience to fluctuate somewhat from period to period, but believe they
should remain reasonably predictable over a period of many years. Mortality, longevity, morbidity or lapse experience that is
less favorable than the mortality, longevity, morbidity or lapse rates that we used in establishing the reserves for a reinsurance
agreement will negatively affect our net income because the reserves we originally set for the risks we assumed may not be
sufficient to cover the future claims and expense payments. Furthermore, even if the total benefits paid over the life of the
contract do not exceed the expected amount, unexpected increases in the incidence of deaths or illness can result in changes to
our assumptions in a given reporting period, adversely affecting our net income in any particular reporting period. If there are
changes to any of the above factors to the point where a reserve deficiency exists, a charge to earnings will be recorded, which
may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Ceded Reinsurance
We may be unable to purchase reinsurance protection on terms acceptable to us, or we may be unable to collect on loss
recoveries from reinsurers. Our underwriting operations purchase reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance to manage our
net retention on individual risks and mitigate the volatility of losses on our results of operations and financial condition, while
providing us with the ability to offer policies with sufficient limits to meet policyholder needs. In addition, we reinsure
substantially all of the risks inherent in our program services business, however, we have certain programs that contain limits
on our reinsurers' obligations to us that expose us to underwriting risk, including loss ratio caps, aggregate reinsurance limits
or exclusion of the credit risk of producers. See note 12 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8
for information about ceded reinsurance for our program services businesses.
The ceding of insurance does not legally discharge us from our primary liability for the full amount of the policies. Reliance
on reinsurance recoveries may create credit risk as a result of the reinsurer's inability or unwillingness to pay reinsurance
claims when due. We generally select well capitalized and highly rated reinsurers and in certain instances we require reinsurers
to post substantial collateral to secure the reinsured risks. Deterioration in the credit quality of existing reinsurers or disputes
over the terms of reinsurance could result in charges to earnings, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition. In addition, collateral may not be sufficient to cover the reinsurer's obligation to us, and we
may not be able to cause the reinsurer to deliver additional collateral.
As of December 31, 2022, we were the beneficiary of letters of credit, trust accounts and funds withheld in the aggregate
amount of $5.0 billion, collateralizing $8.4 billion in reinsurance recoverables. The remaining unsecured reinsurance
recoverables are ceded to highly-rated, well capitalized reinsurers. Our reinsurance recoverables are based on estimates, and
our actual liabilities may exceed the amount we are able to recover from our reinsurers or any collateral securing the
reinsurance recoverables. The failure of a reinsurer to meet its obligations to us, whether due to insolvency, dispute or other
unwillingness or inability to pay, or due to our inability to access sufficient collateral to cover our liabilities, could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
The availability and cost of reinsurance are determined by market conditions beyond our control. There is no guarantee that
our desired amounts of reinsurance or retrocessional reinsurance will be available in the marketplace in the future. In addition,
available capacity may not be on terms we deem appropriate or acceptable or with companies with whom we want to do
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business. This could impact our ability to write certain products and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations
and financial condition.
Market Competition and Broker Reliance
Competition in the insurance and reinsurance markets could reduce profits from our insurance operations. Insurance
and reinsurance markets are highly competitive. We compete on an international and regional basis with major United States
(U.S.), Bermuda, United Kingdom (U.K.), European, and other international insurers and reinsurers and with underwriting
syndicates, some of which have greater financial, marketing, and management resources than we do, have greater access to
"big data," and may be able to offer a wider range of, or more sophisticated, commercial and personal lines products. Recent
industry consolidation, including business combinations among insurance and other financial services companies, has resulted
in larger competitors with even greater financial resources. In addition, capital market participants have created alternative
products that are intended to compete with reinsurance products.
Similar to other industries, the insurance industry is undergoing rapid and significant technological and other changes. There is
increasing focus by traditional insurance industry participants, technology companies, "InsurTech" start-up companies and
others on using technology and innovation to simplify and improve the customer experience, increase efficiencies, redesign
products, alter business models and effect other potentially disruptive changes in the insurance industry. If we do not
anticipate, keep pace with and adapt to technological and other changes impacting the insurance industry, it will harm our
ability to compete, decrease the value of our products to customers, and materially and adversely affect our business.
Furthermore, innovation, technological change and changing customer preferences in the markets in which we operate also
pose other risks to our businesses. For example, they could result in increasing our service, administrative, policy acquisition
or general expenses as we seek to distinguish our products and services from those of our competitors or otherwise keep up
with such innovation and changes.
Increased competition could result in fewer submissions, lower premium rates, and less favorable policy terms and conditions,
which could reduce our underwriting profits, or within our program services operations, our operating profits, and have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
The historical cyclicality in the property and casualty insurance industry could have a material adverse effect on our
ability to improve or maintain underwriting profits or to grow or maintain premium volume. The insurance and
reinsurance markets have historically been cyclical, characterized by extended periods of intense price competition due to
excessive underwriting capacity, and more recently alternative sources of capital, as well as brief periods when shortages of
capacity permitted more favorable rate levels. Among our competitive strengths have been our specialty product focus and our
niche market strategy. These strengths also make us vulnerable in periods of intense competition to actions by other insurance
companies who seek to write additional premiums without appropriate regard for underwriting profitability. At times it could
be very difficult for us to grow or maintain premium volume levels without sacrificing underwriting profits. If we are not
successful in maintaining rates or achieving rate increases, it may be difficult for us to improve or maintain underwriting
profits or to grow or maintain premium volume levels.
Our efforts to develop new products, expand in targeted markets or improve business processes and workflows may
not be successful and may increase or create new risks. From time to time, to protect and grow market share or improve our
efficiency, we invest in strategic initiatives to:
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change commission terms;
change our underwriting processes;
improve business processes and workflow to increase efficiencies and productivity and to enhance the experience of
our customers and producers;
expand distribution channels; and
enter geographic markets where we previously have had relatively little or no market share.
We may not be successful in these efforts, and even if we are successful, they may increase or create the following risks,
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new products and expansion into new markets may increase or change our risk exposures, and the data and models
we use to manage those exposures may not be as effective as those we use in existing markets or with existing
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efforts to develop new products or markets or to change commission terms may create or increase distribution
channel conflicts;
in connection with the conversion of existing policyholders to a new product, some policyholders' pricing may
increase while the pricing for other policyholders may decrease, the net impact of which could negatively impact
retention and profit margins; and
changes to our business processes or workflow, including the use of new technologies, may give rise to execution
risk.
These efforts may require us to make substantial expenditures, which may negatively impact results in the near term, and if not
successful, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
We depend on a few brokers for a large portion of our revenues and the loss of business provided by any one of them
could have a material adverse effect on us. We market our insurance and reinsurance worldwide through insurance and
reinsurance brokers. For the year ended December 31, 2022, our top three independent brokers represented 28% of the gross
premiums written by our underwriting operations. Loss of all or a substantial portion of the business provided by one or more
of these brokers could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Financial Strength and Credit Ratings
Our insurance companies and senior debt are rated by various rating agencies, and a downgrade or potential
downgrade in one or more of these ratings could have a material adverse effect on us. Financial strength ratings are an
important factor in establishing the competitive position of insurance and reinsurance companies. Our senior debt ratings also
affect the availability and cost of capital. Certain of our insurance and reinsurance company subsidiaries and our senior debt
securities are rated by various rating agencies. Our financial strength and debt ratings are subject to periodic review, and are
subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. The financial strength ratings of our insurance subsidiaries are significantly
influenced by their statutory surplus amounts and leverage and capital adequacy ratios and other financial metrics. Rating
agencies may implement changes to their ratings methodologies or internal models that have the effect of increasing or
decreasing the amount of capital our insurance subsidiaries must hold or restrict how the company may deploy its capital in
order to maintain its current ratings. For example, for certain of our insurance subsidiaries, rating agencies may take into
account in their calculations the collateral provided to us by reinsurers. A change in this practice could adversely impact our
ratings. We cannot be sure that we will be able to retain our current, or any future, ratings. If our ratings are reduced from their
current levels by one or more rating agencies, our competitive position in our target markets within the insurance industry
could suffer and it would be more difficult for us to market our products. A ratings downgrade could result in a substantial loss
of business as policyholders and ceding company clients move to other companies with higher claims-paying and financial
strength ratings. In addition, a downgrade could trigger contract provisions that allow cedents to terminate their reinsurance
contracts on terms disadvantageous to us or require us to collateralize our obligations through trusts or letters of credit. A
ratings downgrade could also have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, including the availability of our letter of credit
facilities, and limit our access to capital markets, increase our cost of borrowing or issuing debt and require us to post
collateral.
The amount of capital that our insurance subsidiaries have and must hold to maintain their financial strength and
credit ratings and meet other requirements can vary significantly from time to time and is sensitive to a number of
factors, some of which are outside of our control. Capital requirements for our insurance subsidiaries are prescribed by the
applicable insurance regulators, while rating agencies establish requirements that inform ratings for our insurance subsidiaries
and senior debt securities. Projecting surplus and the related capital requirements is complex and requires making assumptions
regarding how our business will perform within the broader macroeconomic environment. Insurance regulators and rating
agencies evaluate company capital through financial models that calculate minimum capitalization requirements based on risk-
based capital formulas for property and casualty insurance groups and their subsidiaries. In any particular year, capital levels
and risk-based capital requirements may increase or decrease depending on a variety of factors including the mix of business
written by our insurance subsidiaries and correlation or diversification in the business profile, the amount of additional capital
our insurance subsidiaries must hold to support business growth, the value of securities in our investment portfolio, changes in
interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, as well as changes to the regulatory and rating agency models used to
determine our required capital.
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Insurance Regulation
Our insurance subsidiaries are subject to supervision and regulation that may have a material adverse effect on our
operations and financial condition. Our insurance subsidiaries are subject to supervision and regulation by the regulatory
authorities in the various jurisdictions in which they conduct business, including foreign and U.S. state insurance regulators.
Regulatory authorities have broad regulatory, supervisory and administrative powers relating to, among other things, data
protection and data privacy, cybersecurity, solvency standards, licensing, coverage requirements, product terms and
conditions, policy rates and forms, business and claims practices, disclosures to consumers, and the form and content of
financial reports. In some instances, we follow practices based on our interpretations of regulations or practices that we believe
may be generally followed by the industry. These practices may turn out to be different from the interpretations of regulatory
authorities. Insurance regulatory authorities have broad authority to initiate investigations or other proceedings, and, in
connection with a failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, could impose adverse consequences, including fines,
penalties, injunctions, denial or revocation of an operating license or approval, increased scrutiny or oversight, limitations on
engaging in a particular business, or redress to clients. These actions also could result in negative publicity, reputational
damage or harm to client, employee or other relationships. Additionally, regulatory and legislative authorities continue to
implement enhanced or new regulatory requirements to assure the stability of insurance companies or enhance policyholder
protections or, in certain instances, intended to prevent or mitigate future financial crises. Regulatory authorities also may seek
to exercise their supervisory or enforcement authority in new or more extensive ways, such as increased capital requirements.
These actions, if they occur, could affect the competitive market, as well as the way we conduct our business or manage our
capital, and could result in lower revenues and higher costs. As a result, such actions could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations and financial condition.
Regulators may challenge our use of fronting arrangements in states in which our capacity providers are not licensed.
Our program services business enters into fronting arrangements with general agents and domestic and foreign insurers that
want to access specific U.S. property and casualty insurance business in states in which the capacity providers are not licensed
or are not authorized to write particular lines of insurance. Some state insurance regulators may object to these fronting
arrangements. In certain states, an insurance commissioner has the authority to prohibit an authorized insurer from acting as an
issuing carrier for an unauthorized insurer. In addition, insurance departments in states in which there is no such statutory or
regulatory prohibition, could deem the assuming insurer to be transacting insurance business without a license and the issuing
carrier to be aiding and abetting the unauthorized sale of insurance.
If regulators in any of the states where we conduct our fronting business were to prohibit or limit those arrangements, we
would be prevented or limited from conducting that business for which a capacity provider is not authorized in those states,
unless and until the capacity provider is able to obtain the necessary licenses. This could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.
Insurance-Linked Securities
Our ILS operations and our management of third-party capital may expose us to risks. Some of our operating
subsidiaries may owe certain legal duties and obligations to third-party investors. A failure to fulfill any of those duties or
obligations could result in significant liabilities, penalties or other losses, and harm our businesses and results of operations. In
addition, third-party investors may decide not to renew their investments in the funds we manage, which could materially
impact the financial condition of those funds, and could, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition. Moreover, we may not be able to maintain or raise additional third-party capital for the funds we manage
or for potential new funds and therefore we may forego existing or potential fee income and other income generating
opportunities. For example, investment performance at Nephila, as well as the broader ILS market, has been adversely
impacted by consecutive years of elevated catastrophe losses, as well as by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. These events, as
well as volatility in the capital markets, also have impacted investor decisions around allocation of capital to ILS, which in
turn have impacted, and may continue to impact, our capital raises and redemptions within the funds we manage, as well as
new funds, resulting in a decline in assets under management. See "Critical Accounting Estimates - Goodwill and Intangible
Assets" under Item 7. Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for discussion
and considerations of these impacts on the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets attributed to our Nephila ILS operations.
Developments at our Markel CATCo operations could have a material adverse effect on us. In December 2018, the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA)
initiated inquiries into loss reserves recorded in late 2017 and early 2018 at Markel CATCo Re Ltd. (the Markel CATCo
Inquiries). In September 2021, each of the SEC and DOJ notified us that it had concluded its investigation and does not intend
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to take any action against Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. There are currently no pending requests from the
BMA, and it has been over two years since the BMA has contacted the Company in relation to the Markel CATCo Inquiries.
Matters related to or arising from our Markel CATCo operations, including matters of which we are currently unaware, could
result in additional claims, litigation, investigations, enforcement actions or proceedings. For example, while prior litigation
was dismissed or settled, additional litigation may be filed by investors in the Markel CATCo Funds. We also could become
subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, investigations or proceedings in any of the jurisdictions where we operate. If any
regulatory authority takes action against us or we enter into an agreement to settle a matter, we may incur sanctions or be
required to pay substantial fines or implement remedial measures that could prove costly or disruptive to our businesses and
operations. An unfavorable outcome in one or more of these matters, and others we cannot anticipate, could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Even if an unfavorable outcome does not materialize, these
matters, and actions we may take in response, could have an adverse impact on our reputation, limit our access to capital
markets and result in substantial expense and disruption.
In addition, we may take steps to mitigate potential risks or liabilities related to or arising from our Markel CATCo operations.
For example, see note 21 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for information regarding a
buy-out transaction that accelerated a full return of remaining capital to investors in the Markel CATCo Funds, which are
currently in run-off. Other steps we may take to mitigate potential risks or liabilities related to or arising from our Markel
CATCo operations could have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.
Risks Primarily Related to Our Investments and Access to Capital
Changes in Economic Conditions
Our investment results may be impacted by changes in interest rates, U.S. and international monetary and fiscal
policies as well as broader economic conditions. We receive premiums from customers for insuring their risks. We invest
these funds until they are needed to pay policyholder claims. Fluctuations in the value of our investment portfolio can occur as
a result of changes in interest rates and U.S. and international fiscal, monetary and trade policies as well as broader economic
conditions (including, for example, equity market conditions and significant or prolonged inflation or deflation). Although we
attempt to take measures to manage the risks of investing in these changing environments, we may not be able to mitigate our
sensitivity to them effectively. Despite our mitigation efforts, which include duration and currency targets for asset portfolios,
compliance monitoring of these targets and means to reasonably and effectively match asset duration and currency to the
duration and currency of the loss reserves, changes in interest rates and U.S. and international fiscal, monetary and trade
policies as well as broader economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our investment results and,
consequently, our results of operations and financial condition.
We invest a significant portion of our shareholders' equity in equity securities, which may result in significant
variability in our investment results and net income and may have a material adverse effect on shareholders' equity.
Additionally, our equity investment portfolio is concentrated, and declines in the value of these significant investments
could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and on our ability to carry out our business plans. Equity
securities were 59% and 61% of our shareholders' equity at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Equity securities have
historically produced higher returns than fixed maturity securities over long periods of time; however, investing in equity
securities may result in significant variability in investment returns from one period to the next. In volatile financial markets,
we could experience significant declines in the fair value of our equity investment portfolio, which would result in a material
decrease in net income and shareholders' equity. Our equity portfolio is concentrated in particular issuers and industries and, as
a result, a decline in the fair value of these concentrated investments also could result in a material decrease in net income and
shareholders' equity. A material decrease in shareholders' equity may have a material adverse effect on our ability to carry out
our business plans.
Access to Capital
We may require additional capital in the future, which may not be available or may only be available on unfavorable
terms. To the extent that cash flows generated by our operations are insufficient to fund future operating requirements, or that
our capital position is adversely impacted by a decline in the fair value of our investment portfolio, losses from catastrophe
events or otherwise, we may need to raise additional funds through financings or curtail our growth. We also may be required
to liquidate fixed maturity securities or equity securities, which may result in realized investment losses. Any further sources
of capital, including capacity needed for letters of credit, if available at all, may be on terms that are unfavorable to us. Our
access to additional sources of capital will depend on a variety of factors, such as market conditions, the general availability of
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credit, the availability of credit to the industries in which we operate, our results of operations, financial condition, credit
ratings and credit capacity, as well as pending litigation or regulatory investigations. Our ability to borrow under our revolving
credit facility and letter of credit facilities is contingent on our compliance with the covenants and other requirements under
those facilities. Similarly, our access to capital may be impaired if regulatory authorities or rating agencies take negative
actions against us. Our inability to obtain adequate capital when needed could have a negative impact on our ability to invest
in, or take advantage of opportunities to expand, our businesses, such as possible acquisitions or the creation of new ventures,
and inhibit our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness on terms acceptable to us. Any of these effects could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our failure to comply with covenants and other requirements under our credit facilities, senior debt and other
indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on us. The agreements and indentures relating to our credit facilities,
senior debt and other indebtedness, including letter of credit facilities used by certain of our subsidiaries, contain covenants
and other requirements. If we fail to comply with those covenants or requirements, the lenders, noteholders or counterparties
under those agreements and indentures could declare a default and demand immediate repayment of all amounts owed to them.
In addition, where applicable, our lenders may cancel their commitments to lend or issue letters of credit or require us to
pledge additional or a different type of collateral. A default under one debt agreement may also put us at risk of a cross-default
under other debt agreements or other arrangements. Any of these effects could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition.
Our liquidity and our ability to meet our debt and other obligations, and pay dividends on our preferred stock, depend
on the receipt of funds from our subsidiaries. We are a holding company, and as a result, our cash flow and our ability to
meet our debt and other obligations, and pay dividends on our preferred stock, depend upon the earnings of our subsidiaries
and on the distribution of earnings, loans or other payments by our subsidiaries to us. The payment of dividends by our
insurance subsidiaries, which account for a significant portion of our operating cash flows, may require prior regulatory notice
or approval or may be restricted by capital requirements imposed by regulatory authorities. Similarly, our insurance
subsidiaries may require capital contributions from us to satisfy their capital requirements. In addition, our reinsurance
contracts typically allow the cedent, upon a reduction in an insurance company's capital in excess of specified amounts, to
terminate its contract on terms disadvantageous to us or to exercise other remedies that may adversely affect us. Those contract
provisions may have the effect of limiting distributions by our insurance subsidiaries to us.
Risks Related to All of Our Operations
Legal and Regulatory Risks
The legal and regulatory requirements applicable to our businesses are extensive. Failure to comply could have a
material adverse effect on us. Each of our businesses is highly dependent on the ability to engage on a daily basis in a large
number of financial and operational activities, including, among others, insurance underwriting, claim processing, investment
activities, the management of third-party capital and providing products and services to businesses and consumers, many of
which are highly complex. These activities are subject to internal guidelines and policies, as well as legal and regulatory
requirements, including, among others, those related to privacy and data security, economic and trade sanctions, anti-
corruption, anti-bribery and global finance and investments, customer protection and insurance matters. Our continued
expansion into new businesses, distribution channels and markets brings about additional requirements. While we believe that
we have adopted adequate and effective risk management and compliance programs, compliance risks remain, particularly as
we become subject to additional rules and regulations. Failure to comply with, or to obtain, appropriate authorizations or
exemptions under any applicable laws and regulations could result in restrictions on our ability to do business or undertake
activities that are regulated in one or more of the jurisdictions in which we conduct business. Any such failure could also
subject us to fines, penalties, equitable relief and changes to our business practices. In addition, a failure to comply could result
in defaults under our senior unsecured debt agreements or credit facilities or damage our businesses or our reputation.
Compliance with applicable laws and regulations is time consuming and personnel- and systems-intensive. Shareholder
activism, the current political environment, and the current high level of government intervention and regulatory reform may
lead to substantial new regulations and compliance obligations. Any changes in, or the enactment of new, applicable laws and
regulations may increase the complexity of the regulatory environment in which we operate, which could materially increase
our direct and indirect compliance costs and other expenses of doing business, and have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition.
Losses from legal and regulatory actions may have a material adverse effect on us. From time to time we may be involved
in various legal actions, including at times multi-party or class action litigation, some of which involve claims for substantial
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or indeterminate amounts. A significant unfavorable outcome in one or more of these actions could have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We are also involved from time to time in various regulatory
actions, investigations and inquiries, including market conduct exams by insurance regulatory authorities. If a regulatory
authority takes action against us or we enter into a consent order or agreement to settle a matter, a regulatory authority has the
option to require us to pay substantial fines or implement remedial measures that could prove costly or disruptive to our
businesses and operations. Even if an unfavorable outcome does not materialize, these matters could have an adverse impact
on our reputation and result in substantial expense and disruption. See note 21 of the notes to consolidated financial statements
included under Item 8 and Item 3 Legal Proceedings.
We are subject to laws and regulations relating to economic and trade sanctions and bribery and corruption, the
violation of which could have a material adverse effect on us. We are required to comply with the economic and trade
sanctions and embargo programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and
similar multi-national bodies and governmental agencies worldwide, as well as applicable anti-corruption laws and anti-
bribery and regulations of the U.S. and other jurisdictions where we operate. In some cases we must comply with a large
number of new economic, financial and trade sanctions that are imposed over a short period of time, as occurred with the
Russia-Ukraine conflict. A violation of a sanction, embargo program, or anti-corruption law, could subject us, and individual
employees, to a regulatory enforcement action as well as significant civil and criminal penalties. In addition, a violation could
result in defaults under our outstanding indebtedness or credit facilities or damage our businesses or our reputation. Those
penalties or defaults, or damage to our businesses or reputation, could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition. In some cases the requirements and limitations applicable to the global operations of U.S.
companies and their affiliates are more restrictive than, and may even conflict with, those applicable to non-U.S. companies
and their affiliates, which also could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Employee error and misconduct may be difficult to detect and prevent and may result in significant losses. There have
been a number of cases involving misconduct by employees in a broad range of industries in recent years, and we run the risk
of misconduct by our employees. Instances of misconduct, fraud, illegal acts, errors, failure to document transactions properly
or to obtain proper internal authorization, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements or our internal policies may result
in losses or reputational damage. It is not always possible to deter or prevent employee errors or misconduct, and the controls
and trainings that we have in place to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in all cases.
Global Operations
We manage our global operations through a network of business entities, which could result in inconsistent
management, governance and oversight practices. We manage our global operations through a network of business entities
located in the U.S., Bermuda, the U.K., Europe and elsewhere. These business entities are managed by executives, and
supported by shared and centralized services; however, for certain of our businesses, subsidiary-level management is
responsible for day-to-day operations, profitability, personnel decisions, the growth of the business, and legal and regulatory
compliance, including adherence to applicable local laws. Operating through subsidiary-level management can make it
difficult for us to implement strategic decisions and coordinated procedures throughout our global operations. In addition,
some of our business entities operate with management, sales, and support personnel that may be insufficient to support
growth in their respective locations and industries, without significant central oversight and coordination. We continue to
enhance our operating, governance and oversight procedures to effectively support, and improve transparency throughout, our
global operations and network of business entities; however, our operating strategy nonetheless could result in inconsistent
management, governance, and oversight practices, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
We have substantial international operations and investments, which expose us to increased political, civil, operational
and economic risks. A substantial portion of our revenues and income is derived from our operations and investments outside
the U.S., including from the U.K., Bermuda and Europe. Our international operations and investments expose us to increased
political, civil, operational and economic risks. Deterioration or volatility in foreign and international financial markets or
general economic and political and civil conditions could adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and
liquidity. Concerns about the economic conditions, capital markets, political, civil and economic stability and solvency of
certain countries may contribute to global market volatility. Political and civil changes in the jurisdictions where we operate
and elsewhere, some of which may be disruptive, can also interfere with our customers and our activities in a particular
location. Our international operations also may be subject to a number of additional risks, particularly in emerging economies,
including restrictions such as price controls, capital controls, currency exchange limits, ownership limits and other restrictive
or anti-competitive governmental actions or requirements, which could have a material adverse effect on our businesses.
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General economic, market or industry conditions could lead to investment losses, adverse effects on our businesses and
limit our access to the capital markets. General economic and market conditions and industry specific conditions, including
extended economic recessions or expansions; prolonged periods of slow economic growth; inflation or deflation; fluctuations
and volatility in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity and energy prices and interest rates; volatility in the credit and
capital markets; the imposition of tariffs and other changes in international trade regulation and other factors, could lead to:
substantial realized and unrealized investment losses in future periods; declines in demand for, or increased frequency and
severity of claims made under, our insurance products; disruptions in global supply chains and increased costs of inputs for our
products and services; reduced demand for our services and the products we sell and distribute; and limited or no access to the
capital markets. Any of these impacts could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition,
debt and financial strength ratings or our insurance subsidiaries' capital. Results for many of our Markel Ventures businesses
have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by increased costs of labor and materials, including, with respect to
increased materials costs, due to shortages in the availability of certain products, higher shipping costs and inflation. Our
efforts to mitigate the impact of these cost increases may not be successful and, even when they are successful, there may be a
time lag before the impacts of these efforts are reflected in our results.
Our businesses, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by the ongoing conflict
between Russia and Ukraine and related disruptions in the global economy. The global economy has been negatively
impacted by the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While we have no operations in Russia or Ukraine, some of our
businesses have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by this conflict and its effects. Within our underwriting
operations, we have insurance contracts with exposure to losses attributed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which we discuss
under Item 7 Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Our other operations do
not have significant direct exposure to customers and vendors in Russia or Ukraine. However, certain of our businesses have
experienced, and may continue to experience, shortages in materials and increased costs for transportation, energy, and raw
materials due in part to the negative impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy.
Furthermore, governments in the U.S., U.K., and European Union, among others, have each imposed export controls on
certain products and financial and economic sanctions on certain industry sectors and parties in Russia. These export controls
and sanctions, or our failure to comply with them, could result in restrictions on our ability to do business in one or more of the
jurisdictions in which we conduct business or have the other adverse effects discussed above under this Item 1A. Risk Factors
under "We are subject to laws and regulations relating to economic and trade sanctions and bribery and corruption, the
violation of which could have a material adverse effect on us."
We are unable to predict the impact the ongoing conflict will have on our businesses or the global economy. The impact of
further escalation of geopolitical tensions related to this conflict, including increased trade barriers or restrictions on global
trade, is unknown and could result in, among other things, heightened cybersecurity threats, supply disruptions, protracted or
increased inflation, increased energy costs, lower consumer demand, fluctuations in interest and foreign exchange rates and
increased volatility in financial markets, any of which could adversely affect our businesses, results of operations and financial
condition. In addition, the ongoing conflict may have the effect of triggering or intensifying many of the risks described under
this Item 1A Risk Factors under Risks Primarily Related to Our Insurance Operations, Risks Primarily Related to Our
Investments and Access to Capital, and Risks Related to All of Our Operations.
Acquisitions, Integration and Retention
The integration of acquired companies may not be as successful as we anticipate. We have completed, and expect to
complete, acquisitions in an effort to achieve profitable growth in our underwriting and other insurance operations and to
create additional value on a diversified basis in our Markel Ventures operations. Acquisitions present operational, regulatory,
strategic and financial risks, as well as risks associated with liabilities arising from the previous operations of the acquired
companies. We also must make decisions about the degree to which we integrate acquisitions into our existing businesses,
operations and systems, and over what timeframe. Those decisions may adversely affect how successfully the acquired
businesses perform, both in the short-term and in the long-term. All of these risks are magnified in the case of a large
acquisition. Integration of the operations and personnel of acquired companies may prove more difficult than anticipated,
which may result in failure to achieve financial objectives associated with the acquisition or diversion of management
attention. In addition, integration of formerly privately-held companies into the management and internal control and financial
reporting systems of a publicly-held company presents additional risks. See note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial
statements included under Item 8 for information about our recent acquisitions.
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Impairment in the value of our goodwill or other intangible assets could have a material adverse effect on our
operating results and financial condition. As of December 31, 2022, goodwill and intangible assets totaled $4.4 billion and
represented 34% of shareholders' equity. We record goodwill and intangible assets at fair value upon the acquisition of a
business. Goodwill represents the excess of amounts paid to acquire businesses over the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or
circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Declines in operating results, divestitures, sustained
market declines and other factors that impact the fair value of a reporting unit could result in an impairment of goodwill or
intangible assets and, in turn, a charge to net income. Such a charge could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations or financial condition. Developments that adversely affect the future cash flows or earnings of an acquired business
may cause the goodwill or intangible assets recorded for it to be impaired. See "Critical Accounting Estimates - Goodwill and
Intangible Assets" included under Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and note 8 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for information about our
goodwill and intangible assets.
The loss of one or more key executives or an inability to attract and retain qualified personnel could have a material
adverse effect on us. Our success depends on our ability to retain the services of our existing key executives and to attract and
retain additional qualified personnel in the future. The temporary or permanent loss of the services of any of our key
executives or the inability to hire and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future could have a material adverse effect
on our ability to conduct or grow our business.
Information Technology Systems and Third-Party Systems and Service Providers
Information technology systems that we use could fail or suffer a security breach or cyberattack, which could have a
material adverse effect on us or result in the loss of regulated or sensitive information. Our businesses are dependent
upon the operational effectiveness and security of our enterprise systems and those maintained by third parties. Among other
things, we rely on these systems to interact with producers, insureds, customers, clients, and other third parties, to perform
actuarial and other modeling functions, to underwrite business, to prepare policies and process premiums, to process claims
and make claims payments, to prepare internal and external financial statements and information, as well as to engage in a
wide variety of other business activities. A significant failure of our enterprise systems, or those of third parties upon which we
may rely, whether because of a natural disaster, network outage or a cyberattack on those systems, including ransomware,
could compromise our personal, confidential and proprietary information as well as that of our customers and business
partners, impede or interrupt our business operations and could result in other negative consequences, including remediation
costs, loss of revenue, additional regulatory scrutiny and fines, litigation and monetary and reputational damages. In addition,
if we are unable to innovate, develop and acquire new technology, it may leave us more susceptible to these attacks. Like other
companies, we have been subject to cyberattacks, malicious viruses and malware, and denial of service attacks and expect that
this will continue in the future with greater sophistication and frequency. Despite any controls or protective actions we take
against such attacks, those measures may be insufficient to prevent, or mitigate the effects of, a natural disaster, network
outage or a cyberattack on our systems. This could result in liability to us, cause our data to be corrupted or stolen and cause us
to commit resources to correct those failures.
In addition, we are subject to numerous data privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations enacted in the jurisdictions in
which we do business. A misuse or mishandling of personal, confidential or proprietary information being sent to or received
from a customer, business partner, employee or third party could damage our businesses or our reputation or result in
significant monetary damages, regulatory enforcement actions, fines and criminal prosecution in one or more jurisdictions. For
example, under the European General Data Protection Regulation there are significant punishments for non-compliance which
could result in a penalty of up to 4% of a firm's global annual revenue. In addition, a violation of data privacy laws and
regulations could result in defaults under our outstanding indebtedness or credit facilities. Those monetary damages, penalties,
regulatory or legal actions or defaults, or the damage to our businesses or reputation, could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations and financial condition. Third parties who we utilize to perform certain functions are also subject to
these risks, and their failure to adhere to these laws and regulations also could damage our businesses or reputation or result in
regulatory intervention, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Further, we routinely transmit, receive and store personal, confidential and proprietary information by email and other digital
means. Although we attempt to protect this personal, confidential and proprietary information, we may be unable to do so in
all cases, especially with business partners and other third parties who may not have or use appropriate controls to protect
personal, confidential and proprietary information.
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While we maintain cyber risk insurance providing first-party and third-party coverages, that insurance may not cover all costs
associated with the consequences of an enterprise failure, cyberattack, or breach of systems. A material cyber security breach
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Third-party providers may perform poorly, breach their obligations to us or expose us to enhanced risks. Certain of our
business functions are performed by third-party providers, and these providers may not perform as expected or may fail to
adhere to the obligations owed to us. For example, certain of our business units rely on relationships with a number of third-
party administrators under contracts pursuant to which these third-party administrators manage and pay claims on our behalf
and advise us with respect to case reserves. In these relationships, we rely on controls incorporated in the provisions of the
administration agreement, as well as on the administrator's internal controls, to manage the claims process within our
prescribed parameters. In addition, certain of our business units use managing general agents, general agents and other
producers to write and administer business on our behalf within prescribed underwriting authorities. Although we monitor
these administrators, agents, producers and other service providers on an ongoing basis, our monitoring efforts may not be
adequate, or our service providers could exceed their authorities or otherwise breach obligations owed to us, which could
result in operational disruption, reputational damage and regulatory intervention and otherwise have a material adverse effect
on our results of operation and financial condition.
In addition, we utilize third parties to perform certain technology and business process functions, such as data center hosting,
cloud based operating environments, human resources and other outsourced services. We have developed and implemented an
outsourcing strategy, however, if third-party providers do not perform as expected, we may experience operational difficulties,
increased costs and a loss of business, or we may not realize expected productivity improvements or cost efficiencies. Our use
of third parties to perform certain technology and business process functions may expose us to risks related to privacy and data
security, which could result in monetary and reputational damages. In addition, our ability to receive services from third-party
providers might be impacted by a wide variety of factors, including political and civil instability, supply chain disruptions,
volatility or disruptions in the financial markets, wide-spread health issues, unanticipated or additional regulatory requirements
or policies. As a result, our ability to conduct our businesses may be adversely affected.
Pandemics
Pandemics have had, and could have, material adverse effects on us. The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and its variants or
future pandemics could have, material adverse effects on our underwriting, investment, Markel Ventures and other operations,
and on our results of operations and financial condition. The effects of a pandemic, and related governmental responses, may
be wide-ranging, costly, disruptive and rapidly changing. Factors that give rise, or may give rise, to those effects include, or
may include, the following, as well as others that we cannot predict:
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Insured or reinsured losses from pandemic-related claims that are different, or more extensive, than we expect;
Government actions or judicial decisions related to insurance or reinsurance coverages or rates, including, for
example, requiring retroactive coverage of claims or expanding the scope of coverage;
Disputes, lawsuits and other legal actions challenging the promptness of coverage determinations, or the coverage
determinations themselves, under applicable insurance or reinsurance policies, resulting in increased claims, litigation
and related expenses;
Disruptions, delays and increased costs and risks related to having limited or no access to our facilities, workplace re-
entry, employee safety concerns and reductions or interruptions of critical or essential services;
Continually changing business conditions and compliance obligations; and
Short or long-term impacts on the cost, availability or timeliness of required raw materials, supplies or services
provided by third parties, including services provided by state, federal or foreign governments or government
agencies.
In addition, a pandemic may, as has been the case with COVID-19, have the effect of triggering or intensifying many of the
risks described elsewhere under this Item 1A. Risk Factors under Risks Primarily Related to Our Insurance Operations, Risks
Primarily Related to Our Investments and Access to Capital, and Risks Related to All of Our Operations.
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Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Thomas Yeransian v. Markel Corporation
In October 2010, we completed the acquisition of Aspen Holdings, Inc. (Aspen). As part of the consideration for that
acquisition, Aspen shareholders received contingent value rights (CVRs). Prior to the December 31, 2017 CVR maturity date,
the CVR holder representative, Thomas Yeransian, disputed our prior estimation of the value of the CVRs. On September 15,
2016, Mr. Yeransian filed a suit, Thomas Yeransian v. Markel Corporation (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware),
alleging, among other things, that we are in default under the CVR agreement. The suit seeks: $47.3 million in damages,
which represents the unadjusted value of the CVRs; plus interest ($23.6 million through December 31, 2022) and default
interest (up to an additional $20.8 million through December 31, 2022, depending on the date any default occurred); and an
unspecified amount of punitive damages, costs, and attorneys' fees.
At the initial hearing held February 21, 2017, the court stayed the proceedings and ordered the parties to discuss resolving the
dispute pursuant to the independent CVR valuation procedure under the CVR agreement. The parties met on April 5, 2017, but
were unsuccessful in reaching agreement on a process for resolving the dispute. We subsequently filed a motion to stay the
litigation and compel arbitration, and, on July 31, 2017, the court issued an order granting that motion.
On November 13, 2018, Mr. Yeransian filed a second suit, Thomas Yeransian v. Markel Corporation (U.S. District Court for
the District of Delaware), which also alleges that the Company is in default under the CVR agreement. The second suit seeks
the same monetary damages and relief as the original suit. We filed a motion to stay this suit until the arbitration for the
original suit has concluded and the CVR holders have received the final amount due under the CVR Agreement. The court
granted that motion on August 6, 2019.
On June 5, 2020, Yeransian filed a third suit, Thomas Yeransian v. Markel Corporation (U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware). Similar to the first and second suits, the third suit alleges that the Company is in default under the CVR agreement
and, in addition, has interfered with the arbitration for the CVR valuation. The third suit seeks the same monetary damages and
relief as the original suit and the second suit, as well as other declaratory and non-monetary judgments and orders. We filed a
motion to stay this suit, which the court granted on March 16, 2021.
Under the arbitration terms of the CVR Agreement, independent experts were appointed to determine the final value of the
CVRs. On September 20, 2021, the experts delivered their report indicating a final CVR valuation of $22.4 million, excluding
interest. We had previously paid $8.0 million to the CVR holders, representing 90% of the undisputed value of the CVRs, plus
interest of $1.9 million. On September 20, 2021, we paid $20.1 million, which represents $14.1 million for the unpaid portion
of the final CVR amount (excluding fees payable to a third party), plus $6.0 million in additional interest.
The stay has been lifted on each pending suit, and the three suits have been consolidated. We have asked the court to dismiss,
or grant us summary judgment on, all counts.
We believe Mr. Yeransian's suits to be without merit. We further believe that any material loss resulting from the suits to be
remote.
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Information About Our Executive Officers
Thomas S. Gayner
Chief Executive Officer since January 2023. Co-Chief Executive Officer from January 2016 to December 2022. President and
Chief Investment Officer from May 2010 to December 2015. Chief Investment Officer from January 2001 to December 2015.
Director from 1998 to 2004. Director since August 2016. Age 61.
Michael R. Heaton
Executive Vice President since May 2022. President, Markel Ventures from January 2016 to May 2022. President and Chief
Operating Officer, Markel Ventures, Inc., a subsidiary, from May 2020 to May 2022; President and Chief Operating Officer,
Markel Ventures, Inc., from January 2016 to May 2020. Chief Operating Officer, Markel Ventures, Inc., from September 2013
to December 2015. Age 46.
Andrew G. Crowley
President, Markel Ventures since May 2022. President, Markel Ventures, Inc., a subsidiary, since May 2022. Executive Vice
President, Markel Ventures, Inc., from May 2020 to May 2022. Managing Director, Markel Ventures, Inc., from January 2017
to May 2020. Age 40.
Jeremy A. Noble
President, Insurance since January 2023. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2018 to
December 2022. Senior Vice President, Finance from June 2018 to September 2018. Finance Director, Markel International
from July 2015 to June 2018. Managing Director, Internal Audit from September 2011 to July 2015. Age 47.
Brian J. Costanzo
Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since October 2022. Principal financial officer since
January 2023. Chief Accounting Officer and Controller from June 2021 to October 2022. Controller from December 2019 to
June 2021. Segment Controller - U.S. Insurance from March 2014 to December 2019. Age 44.
Richard R. Grinnan
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since February 2020. General Counsel and Secretary from June
2014 to February 2020. Assistant General Counsel from August 2012 to June 2014. Age 54.
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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total return (based on share price) on our common stock with the cumulative
total return of companies included in the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Property & Casualty
Insurance Companies Index. We are a diverse financial holding company serving a variety of niche markets, and we believe
there are few companies with a mix of business operations comparable to ours. Our principal business markets and
underwrites specialty insurance products, and therefore, we have used the Dow Jones U.S. Property & Casualty Insurance
Companies Index as our peer group. However, we also own controlling interests in a diverse portfolio of businesses that
operate in a variety of industries outside the specialty insurance marketplace. This information is not necessarily indicative of
future results.
Markel Corporation
S&P 500
Dow Jones U.S. Property & Casualty Insurance
(1)
$100 invested on December 31, 2017 in our common stock or the listed index. Includes reinvestment of dividends.
Years Ended December 31,
2017 (1)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
$
100 $
100
100
91 $
96
96
100 $
126
123
91 $
149
126
108 $
192
154
116
157
178
Common Stock and Dividend Information
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MKL. The number of shareholders of record as
of February 1, 2023 was approximately 270. The total number of shareholders, including those holding shares in street name
or in brokerage accounts, is estimated to be in excess of 210,000. Our current strategy is to retain earnings and, consequently,
we have not paid and do not expect to pay a cash dividend on our common stock.
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Markel CorporationS&P 500Dow Jones U.S. Property & Casualty Insurance201720182019202020212022$0$50$100$150$200$250
Common Share Repurchases
The following table summarizes our common share repurchases for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(a)
(b)
(c)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid
per Share
26,454 $
19,230 $
14,894 $
60,578 $
1,153.94
1,249.81
1,298.94
1,220.02
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs (1)
(d)
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
(in thousands)
26,454 $
19,230 $
14,894 $
60,578 $
555,120
531,086
511,740
511,740
October 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022
November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022
December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
Total
(1)
The Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $750 million of our common shares pursuant to a share repurchase program publicly
announced in February 2022. Under our share repurchase program, we may repurchase outstanding common shares of our stock from time to time in
privately negotiated or open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. The share repurchase program has no expiration date but may be terminated by the Board at any time.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
See Part III for information on securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.
Available Information
This document represents Markel Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. We make available free of charge on or through our website our annual reports on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably
practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Our
website address is www.markel.com.
Transfer Agent
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Annual Shareholders Meeting
Shareholders, employees and friends of Markel are invited to attend our annual shareholders meeting on May 17, 2023 at the
University of Richmond Robins Center at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). More information on the agenda and registration is
available at www.markelshareholdersmeeting.com.
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis includes discussion of changes in our results of operations and financial condition from
2021 to 2022 and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included under
Item 8, Item 1 Business, Item 1A Risk Factors and "Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement" under Item 7. The accompanying
consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and include the accounts of Markel Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, as
well as any variable interest entities that meet the requirements for consolidation (the Company). A discussion of changes in
our results of operations and financial condition from 2020 to 2021 may be found in Part II Item 7 Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2022.
Item 7 is divided into the following sections:
•
•
•
•
Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Critical Accounting Estimates
Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement
For a discussion of our significant accounting policies, as well as recently issued accounting pronouncements that we have not
yet adopted and their expected effects on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows, see note 1 of
the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8.
Results of Operations
The following table presents the components of operating revenues.
(dollars in thousands)
Insurance segment
Reinsurance segment
Insurance-linked securities, program services and other insurance
Insurance operations
Net investment income
Net investment gains (losses)
Other
Investing segment
Markel Ventures segment
Total operating revenues
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
6,528,263 $
5,465,284
1,063,347
1,042,048
493,746
342,142
8,085,356
6,849,474
445,846
367,406
(1,595,733)
1,978,534
(17,661)
(1,167,548)
4,757,527
7,184
2,353,124
3,643,827
$ 11,675,335 $ 12,846,425
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The following table presents the components of comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders.
(dollars in thousands)
Insurance segment profit
Reinsurance segment profit (loss)
Insurance-linked securities, program services and other insurance
Amortization of intangible assets (1)
Impairment of goodwill (2)
Insurance operations
Investing segment profit (loss)
Markel Ventures segment profit (3)
Interest expense
Net foreign exchange gains
Income tax (expense) benefit
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income (loss) to shareholders
Preferred stock dividends
Net income (loss) to common shareholders
Other comprehensive loss to shareholders
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
549,871 $
696,413
83,859
295,329
(55,129)
79,512
(99,735)
(102,971)
(80,000)
—
749,324
617,825
(1,167,548)
2,353,124
325,238
272,552
(196,062)
(183,579)
140,209
47,636
72,271
(684,458)
(112,920)
(22,732)
(214,123)
2,425,003
(36,000)
(36,000)
(250,123)
2,389,003
(1,094,694)
(346,759)
Comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders
2,078,244
(1) Amortization of intangible assets includes all amortization attributable to our insurance operations. Amortization of intangible assets attributable to our
underwriting segments was $38.5 million and $41.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively; however, we do not allocate
amortization of intangible assets between the Insurance and Reinsurance segments. Amortization of intangible assets attributable to our insurance-linked
securities, program services and other insurance operations was $61.2 million and $61.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.
(1,308,817) $
$
(2)
Impairment of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2022 was attributable to our Nephila ILS operations.
(3)
Segment profit for the Markel Ventures segment includes amortization of intangible assets attributable to Markel Ventures.
Our 2022 results were significantly impacted by decreases in the fair value of our investment portfolio. Net investment losses
on our equity portfolio reflect the impact of volatility and overall decline in the public equity markets. The decreases in the fair
value of our fixed maturity portfolio were primarily due to increases in interest rates in 2022. Volatility in the public equity
and bond markets reflects the impact of economic uncertainty and broader market conditions, which are impacting all three of
our operating engines, including high levels of inflation, rising interest rates and global supply chain disruptions.
The change in comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to pre-tax net
investment losses of $1.6 billion in 2022, compared to pre-tax net investment gains of $2.0 billion in 2021, as well as pre-tax
net unrealized losses on our fixed maturity securities of $1.5 billion in 2022 compared to $504.1 million in 2021.
The components of net income (loss) to shareholders and comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders are discussed in further
detail under "Insurance Results," "Investing Results," "Markel Ventures Results," "Interest Expense, Net Foreign Exchange
Gains and Income Taxes" and "Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Shareholders and Book Value per Common Share."
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Insurance Results
Our Insurance engine includes our underwriting, insurance-linked securities (ILS), program services and other fronting
operations. We have a suite of capabilities through which we can access capital to support our customers' risks, which includes
our own capital through our underwriting operations and third-party capital through our ILS and program services operations.
Our underwriting operations, which are primarily comprised of our Insurance and Reinsurance segments, produce revenues
primarily by underwriting insurance contracts and earning premiums in the specialty insurance market. Our insurance-linked
securities and program services operations produce revenues primarily through fees earned for investment management
services and fronting services, respectively. Our insurance operations also include the underwriting results of run-off lines of
business that were discontinued prior to, or in conjunction with, insurance acquisitions, and the results of our run-off life and
annuity reinsurance business. The following table presents the components of our Insurance engine gross premium volume and
operating revenues.
(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume:
Underwriting
Program services and other fronting (1)
Insurance operations
Operating revenues:
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
% Change
$
9,847,538 $
3,354,144
8,485,929
2,952,753
$ 13,201,682 $ 11,438,682
16 %
14 %
15 %
19 %
2 %
44 %
18 %
Insurance segment
Reinsurance segment
Insurance-linked securities, program services and other insurance
Insurance operations
$
$
6,528,263 $
1,063,347
493,746
8,085,356 $
5,465,284
1,042,048
342,142
6,849,474
(1)
Substantially all gross premiums from our program services business and other fronting arrangements were ceded to third parties for the years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Underwriting Results
Underwriting profits are a key component of our strategy to build shareholder value. We believe that the ability to achieve
consistent underwriting profits demonstrates knowledge and expertise, commitment to superior customer service and the
ability to manage insurance risk. The property and casualty insurance industry commonly defines underwriting profit or loss as
earned premiums net of losses and loss adjustment expenses and underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses. We use
underwriting profit or loss and the combined ratio as a basis for evaluating our underwriting performance. The U.S. GAAP
combined ratio is a measure of underwriting performance and represents the relationship of incurred losses, loss adjustment
expenses and underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses to earned premiums. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss
ratio and the expense ratio. The loss ratio represents the relationship of incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned
premiums. The expense ratio represents the relationship of underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses to earned
premiums. A combined ratio less than 100% indicates an underwriting profit, while a combined ratio greater than 100%
reflects an underwriting loss.
In addition to the U.S. GAAP combined ratio, loss ratio and expense ratio, we also evaluate our underwriting performance
using measures that exclude the impacts of certain items on these ratios. We believe these adjusted measures, which are non-
GAAP measures, provide financial statement users with a better understanding of the significant factors that comprise our
underwriting results and how management evaluates underwriting performance.
When analyzing our combined ratio, we exclude current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to natural
catastrophes. We also exclude losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to certain significant, infrequent loss events, for
example, the COVID-19 pandemic and the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began following Russia's
invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Due to the unique characteristics of a catastrophe loss and other significant, infrequent
events, there is inherent variability as to the timing or loss amount, which cannot be predicted in advance. We believe
measures that exclude the effects of catastrophe events, COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are meaningful to
understand the underlying trends and variability in our underwriting results that may be obscured by these items.
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When analyzing our loss ratio, we evaluate losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to the current accident year
separate from losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to prior accident years. Prior accident year reserve
development, which can either be favorable or unfavorable, represents changes in our estimates of losses and loss adjustment
expenses related to loss events that occurred in prior years. We believe a discussion of current accident year loss ratios, which
exclude prior accident year reserve development, is helpful since it provides more insight into estimates of current
underwriting performance and excludes changes in estimates related to prior year loss reserves. We also analyze our current
accident year loss ratio excluding losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to catastrophes and, in 2022, the Russia-
Ukraine conflict. The current accident year loss ratio excluding the impact of catastrophes and other significant, infrequent
loss events is also commonly referred to as an attritional loss ratio within the property and casualty insurance industry.
The following table presents summary data for our consolidated underwriting operations, which are comprised predominantly
of our Insurance and Reinsurance segments. Our consolidated underwriting results also include results from discontinued lines
of business and the retained portion of our program services operations.
(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume
Net written premiums
Earned premiums
Underwriting profit
Underwriting Ratios (1)
Loss ratio
Current accident year loss ratio
Prior accident years loss ratio
Loss ratio
Expense ratio
Combined ratio
Current accident year loss ratio catastrophe impact (2)
Current accident year loss ratio Russia-Ukraine conflict impact (2)
Prior accident years loss ratio COVID-19 impact (2)
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophes and Russia-Ukraine
conflict
Combined ratio, excluding current year catastrophes, Russia-Ukraine
conflict and COVID-19
(1)
Amounts may not reconcile due to rounding.
Years Ended December 31,
2022
$ 9,843,555
$ 8,203,390
$ 7,587,792
$ 626,620
2021
$ 8,480,494
$ 7,119,731
$ 6,503,029
628,085
$
% Change
16 %
15 %
17 %
— %
Point Change
60.8 %
(2.2) %
58.6 %
33.2 %
91.7 %
0.6 %
0.5 %
(0.1) %
59.7 %
90.7 %
62.4 %
(7.4) %
55.1 %
35.3 %
90.3 %
3.0 %
— %
0.2 %
59.4 %
87.1 %
(1.6)
5.2
3.5
(2.1)
1.4
(2.4)
0.5
(0.3)
0.3
3.6
(2)
The point impact of catastrophes, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 is calculated as the associated net losses and loss adjustment expenses
divided by total earned premiums.
Premiums
The increase in gross premium volume in our underwriting operations in 2022 was driven by growth within our Insurance
segment across all product lines. Net retention of gross premium volume for our underwriting operations was 83% in 2022
compared to 84% in 2021. The decrease in net retention in 2022 was driven by lower retention within our Insurance segment,
partially offset by higher retention within our Reinsurance segment. Within our underwriting operations, we purchase
reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance to manage our net retention on individual risks and overall exposure to losses and to
enable us to write policies with sufficient limits to meet policyholder needs. The increase in earned premiums in our
underwriting operations in 2022 was primarily attributable to higher gross premium volume.
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Since 2018, we have seen rate strengthening across most product lines following the continued high level of natural
catastrophes and significant losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as general market conditions. However, we
began to see rate increases moderate on many of our product lines in 2022. In some product lines, such as directors and
officers, we even began to see single digit rate decreases in the latter part of 2022. The overall strengthening of rates in recent
years has been most prominent within our professional liability and general liability product lines, reflecting the impacts of
both economic and social inflation on loss costs. Recent increases in economic and social inflation have created more
uncertainty around the ultimate losses that will be incurred to settle claims on these longer-tail product lines. These factors, as
well as the impacts of the low interest rate environment on interest income in recent years, have contributed to the strong rate
environment. The primary exception to the favorable rate environment is workers' compensation, where we continue to see
low single digit rate decreases given generally favorable loss experience in recent years. When we believe the prevailing
market price will not support our underwriting profit targets, the business is not written. As a result of our underwriting
discipline, gross premium volume may vary when we alter our product offerings to maintain or improve underwriting
profitability.
Combined Ratio
In 2022, underwriting results included $46.2 million and $35.7 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to
Hurricane Ian and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, respectively. The net losses and loss adjustment expenses from Hurricane Ian
and the Russia-Ukraine conflict were net of ceded losses of $115.3 million and $44.3 million, respectively. In 2021,
underwriting results included $195.0 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to Winter Storm Uri, the
floods in Europe and Hurricane Ida (2021 Catastrophes), as well as $15.7 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses
resulting from an increase in our net estimate of ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to COVID-19. The net
losses and loss adjustment expenses from the 2021 Catastrophes were net of ceded losses of $221.7 million. Excluding these
losses from the respective periods, the increase in our consolidated combined ratio in 2022 compared to 2021 was driven by
the impact of less favorable development on prior accident years loss reserves within our Insurance segment in 2022 compared
to 2021, partially offset by a lower expense ratio within our Insurance segment.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Our results reflect underwriting losses from the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began following Russia's
invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The ongoing conflict has also contributed to certain aspects of the current economic
conditions impacting all of our operations. For further discussion regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict and risks related to our
businesses, see the risk factor titled "Our businesses, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected
by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related disruptions in the global economy" under Item 1A Risk
Factors.
Our losses and loss adjustment expenses from the Russia-Ukraine conflict are primarily attributed to business written within
our international insurance and reinsurance operations and are primarily associated with war and terrorism coverages within
our marine and energy product lines, as well as our trade credit and surety product lines. We purchase significant excess of
loss reinsurance on the impacted product lines to reduce our net exposures, resulting in significant ceded losses. See note 11 of
the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further details on our estimate of ultimate gross and
net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
COVID-19 Pandemic
Our losses from the COVID-19 pandemic were primarily attributed to business written within our international insurance
operations and were primarily associated with coverages for event cancellation and business interruption losses on policies
where no specific pandemic exclusion existed. Our estimates of ultimate gross and net losses and loss adjustment expenses
attributed to COVID-19 are based on reported claims and still include assumptions about coverage, liability and ceded
reinsurance contract attachment, which, in some cases, remain subject to judicial review, and represent our best estimate as of
December 31, 2022 based upon information currently available. We continue to closely monitor reported claims, claim
settlements, ceded reinsurance contract settlements and judicial decisions and may adjust our estimates as new information
becomes available.
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Insurance Segment
(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume
Net written premiums
Earned premiums
Underwriting profit
Underwriting Ratios (1)
Loss ratio
Current accident year loss ratio
Prior accident years loss ratio
Loss ratio
Expense ratio
Combined ratio
Current accident year loss ratio catastrophe impact (2)
Current accident year loss ratio Russia-Ukraine conflict impact (2)
Prior accident years loss ratio COVID-19 impact (2)
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophes and Russia-Ukraine
conflict
Combined ratio, excluding current year catastrophes, Russia-Ukraine
conflict and COVID-19
(1)
Amounts may not reconcile due to rounding.
Years Ended December 31,
2022
$ 8,606,700
$ 7,040,176
$ 6,528,263
$ 549,871
2021
$ 7,239,676
$ 5,998,890
$ 5,465,284
696,413
$
% Change
19 %
17 %
19 %
(21) %
Point Change
60.3 %
(2.2) %
58.1 %
33.5 %
91.6 %
0.7 %
0.4 %
0.0 %
59.2 %
90.6 %
60.6 %
(9.3) %
51.3 %
35.9 %
87.3 %
1.7 %
— %
(0.1) %
58.9 %
85.6 %
(0.3)
7.1
6.8
(2.4)
4.3
(1.0)
0.4
0.1
0.3
5.0
(2)
The point impact of catastrophes, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 is calculated as the associated net losses and loss adjustment expenses
divided by total earned premiums.
Premiums
The increase in gross premium volume in our Insurance segment in 2022 was driven by new business volume, strong policy
retention levels, more favorable rates and expanded product offerings, resulting in growth across all of our product lines, most
notably in our general liability and professional liability product lines. Net retention of gross premium volume was 82% in
2022 compared to 83% in 2021. The decrease in net retention for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily due to
higher cession rates on our professional liability and personal lines product lines in 2022 compared to 2021, partially offset by
the impact of higher retention rates on new programs business. The increase in earned premiums in 2022 was primarily due to
higher gross premium volume.
Combined Ratio
The Insurance segment's current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses in 2022 included $46.2 million and $23.0
million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to Hurricane Ian and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, respectively.
Current accident year losses in 2021 included $94.7 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the 2021
Catastrophes. Excluding these losses from the respective periods, the current accident year loss ratio in 2022 was consistent
with 2021. Despite achieving higher premium rates on our professional liability and general liability product lines, we
generally kept our estimates of ultimate loss ratios on these product lines for the 2022 accident year consistent with the 2021
accident year due to the unfavorable claims trend within these product lines on prior accident years during 2022 arising from
current and anticipated levels of economic and social inflation.
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The Insurance segment's 2022 combined ratio included $142.9 million of favorable development on prior accident years loss
reserves compared to $506.3 million in 2021. The decrease in favorable development was primarily due to adverse
development on our professional liability and general liability product lines in 2022 compared to favorable development in
2021. Adverse development on our professional liability and general liability product lines in 2022 was primarily attributable
to unfavorable claim settlements and increased claim frequency and severity on a number of products, including directors and
officers, errors and omissions and employment practices liability within professional liability and contractors and excess and
umbrella within general liability. Development on prior years loss reserves within our professional liability and general
liability product lines in 2022 was impacted by broader market conditions, including the effects of economic and social
inflation. These factors have created more uncertainty around the ultimate losses that will be incurred to settle claims on these
longer-tail product lines, and as a result, we are approaching reductions to prior year loss reserves on more recent accident
years cautiously. Consistent with our reserving philosophy, we are responding quickly to increase loss reserves following any
indication of increased claims frequency or severity in excess of our previous expectations, whereas in instances where claims
trends are more favorable than we previously anticipated, we are often waiting to reduce loss reserves and will evaluate our
experience over additional periods of time.
In 2022, favorable development was most significant on our workers' compensation, programs, property and credit and surety
product lines. In 2021, favorable development was most significant on our general liability, property, workers' compensation,
professional liability and marine and energy product lines. See note 11 of the notes to consolidated financial statements
included under Item 8 for more information on the Insurance segment's prior year loss reserve development.
The decrease in the Insurance segment's expense ratio in 2022 was primarily due to the favorable impact of higher earned
premiums in 2022 while maintaining consistent levels of general expenses with 2021, as we continue to focus on scaling our
insurance operations.
Reinsurance Segment
(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume
Net written premiums
Earned premiums
Underwriting profit (loss)
Underwriting Ratios (2)
Loss ratio
Current accident year loss ratio
Prior accident years loss ratio
Loss ratio
Expense ratio
Combined ratio
Current accident year loss ratio catastrophe impact (3) (4)
Current accident year loss ratio Russia-Ukraine impact (3)
Prior accident years loss ratio COVID-19 impact (3)
Current accident year loss ratio, excluding catastrophes and Russia-Ukraine
conflict
Combined ratio, excluding current year catastrophes, Russia-Ukraine
conflict and COVID-19
(1)
NM - Ratio is not meaningful
(2)
Amounts may not reconcile due to rounding.
Years Ended December 31,
2022
$ 1,229,851
$ 1,167,312
$ 1,063,347
83,859
$
2021
$ 1,246,143
$ 1,126,167
$ 1,042,048
(55,238)
$
% Change
(1) %
4 %
2 %
NM (1)
Point Change
63.6 %
(2.4) %
61.2 %
30.9 %
92.1 %
— %
1.2 %
(0.3) %
62.4 %
91.2 %
72.0 %
1.9 %
73.9 %
31.4 %
105.3 %
9.6 %
— %
2.1 %
62.3 %
93.6 %
(8.4)
(4.3)
(12.7)
(0.5)
(13.2)
(9.6)
1.2
(2.4)
0.1
(2.4)
(3)
The point impact of catastrophes, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 is calculated as the associated net losses and loss adjustment expenses
divided by total earned premiums.
(4)
The point impact of catastrophes does not include the favorable impact of assumed reinstatement premiums associated with the 2021 Catastrophes of
$21.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Reinstatement premiums were not significant for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Premiums
The modest decrease in gross premium volume in our Reinsurance segment in 2022 was primarily attributable to non-renewals
within our property product lines and the non-renewal of a large treaty within our workers' compensation product line, largely
offset by the impact of new business, primarily within our general liability and professional liability product lines, and more
favorable premium adjustments within our credit and surety product lines. We discontinued writing property retrocessional
reinsurance in 2022 and property reinsurance in 2021, which resulted in a $123.3 million reduction in gross premium volume
in 2022 compared to 2021. Significant variability in gross premium volume can be expected in our Reinsurance segment due
to individually significant contracts and multi-year contracts.
Net retention of gross premium volume was 95% in 2022 compared to 90% in 2021. The increase in net retention was driven
by changes in mix of business. We have experienced growth in highly retained product lines during the year, while the non-
renewed property business had a lower retention rate than the rest of the segment.
The increase in earned premiums in 2022 was primarily attributable to growth in gross premium volume within our
professional liability and general liability product lines in recent periods, partially offset by the impact of lower gross
premiums within our property product lines.
Combined Ratio
The Reinsurance segment's current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses in 2022 included $12.7 million of net
losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Current accident year losses in 2021 included
$100.3 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the 2021 Catastrophes. Excluding these losses from the
respective periods, the current accident year loss ratio in 2022 was consistent with 2021. The benefit of higher premium rates
on our general liability and professional liability product lines and more favorable premium adjustments in 2022 compared to
2021 was offset by the unfavorable impact of changes in the mix of business within the segment and the benefit in 2021 of
$21.7 million of favorable assumed reinstatement premiums on catastrophes. The change in mix of business had an
unfavorable impact as the non-renewed property business had a lower attritional loss ratio than the rest of the segment.
The Reinsurance segment's 2022 combined ratio included $26.1 million of favorable development on prior accident years loss
reserves, which was primarily attributable to favorable development within our property product lines related to natural
catastrophes and our credit and surety product lines. Favorable development on prior years loss reserves in 2022 was partially
offset by additional exposures recognized on prior accident years related to net favorable premium adjustments on our general
liability, credit and surety and professional liability product lines. In 2021, the combined ratio included $19.9 million of
adverse development on prior accident years loss reserves, which was primarily attributable to net adverse development on
natural catastrophes and COVID-19 within our property product lines, as well as additional exposures recognized on prior
accident years related to net favorable premium adjustments on our professional liability product lines. See note 11 of the
notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for more information on the Reinsurance segment's prior year
loss reserve development.
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Insurance-linked Securities, Program Services and Other Insurance
The following table presents the components of operating revenues and operating expenses attributable to our insurance-linked
securities, program services and other insurance operations, including our run-off block of life and annuity reinsurance
contracts, none of which are included in a reportable segment. Underwriting results attributable to these operations include
results from discontinued lines of business, which are reported separate from our Insurance and Reinsurance segments, and the
retained portion of our program services operations. Investment income earned on the investments that support life and annuity
policy benefit reserves are included in our Investing segment.
Operating
revenues
2022
Operating
expenses
Years Ended December 31,
Net
Operating
revenues
2021
Operating
expenses
Net
$ 109,020 $ 125,316 $
(16,296) $ 202,019 $ 186,510 $
15,509
225,828
122,380
(9,683)
(101,904)
89,862
(7,748)
302,439
—
125,716
1,515
—
—
17,195
346,445
(7,110)
(4,303)
225,828
149,993
1,040
—
—
11,683
497,564
(3,818)
—
27,613
10,723
101,904
(89,862)
19,431
195,125
3,292
198,417
61,202
80,000
493,746
295,329
(61,202)
(80,000)
$ 493,746 $ 339,619 $ 154,127 $ 342,142 $ 324,419 $
342,142
—
20,132
16,667
—
—
30,534
253,843
8,787
262,630
61,789
—
—
105,584
(15,152)
—
—
(13,339)
92,602
(13,090)
79,512
(61,789)
—
17,723
(dollars in thousands)
Services and other:
Insurance-linked securities
Insurance-linked securities -
disposition gains
Program services and other fronting
Life and annuity
Markel CATCo buy-out
Markel CATCo Re
Other
Underwriting
Amortization of intangible assets
Impairment of goodwill
Insurance-Linked Securities
The decrease in operating revenues and operating expenses in our Nephila insurance-linked securities operations in 2022 was
primarily due to the disposition of our Velocity and Volante managing general agent operations during the year. Operating
losses in 2022 were driven by costs incurred by Volante in connection with its launch of a Lloyd's of London syndicate prior
to disposition.
Since our acquisition of Nephila in 2018, we experienced significant growth in the Velocity and Volante managing general
agent operations. In 2022, we realized the significant value created since 2018 through the sale of Velocity and Volante. We
sold the majority of our controlling interest in Velocity in February 2022 for total cash consideration of $181.3 million, which
resulted in a gain of $107.3 million. Velocity provides risk origination services for our Nephila fund management operations,
as well as for third parties, and was a source of growth within our ILS operations since we acquired Nephila in 2018. We
continue to have a minority interest in Velocity after the sale, and Velocity will continue to be a source for risk origination for
our Nephila fund management operations. We sold our controlling interest in Volante in October 2022 for total cash
consideration of $181.9 million of which $155.6 million was cash. This transaction resulted in a gain of $118.5 million.
Volante, which has also been a source of growth within our ILS operations, underwrites and administers specialty insurance
and reinsurance policies and provides delegated underwriting services to third-party providers of insurance capital.
Following the sales of our Velocity and Volante managing general agent operations, our Nephila ILS operations are solely
comprised of our fund management operations. Since acquiring Nephila in 2018, investment performance in the broader ILS
market has been adversely impacted by consecutive years of elevated catastrophe losses, most recently with Hurricane Ian in
2022. These events, as well as recent volatility in the capital markets, have impacted investor decisions around allocation of
capital to ILS, which in turn has impacted our capital raises and redemptions within the funds we manage. Additionally,
increases in the cost of capital during 2022 further impacted the estimated fair value of our fund management operations, and
ultimately resulted in an $80.0 million partial impairment of goodwill in 2022. Nephila's net assets under management were
$7.2 billion as of December 31, 2022. See "Critical Accounting Estimates - Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for further
discussion of goodwill impairment at our Nephila ILS operations.
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Program Services and Other Fronting
The increase in operating revenues in our program services and other fronting operations in 2022 was primarily due to higher
gross earned premium, on which our fees are based, in 2022 compared to 2021, driven by the expansion of existing programs
and growth from new programs, as well as the growth of our other fronting arrangements. Gross written premiums in our
program services operations were $2.8 billion and $2.7 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Gross written premiums from our other fronting operations, which consist of business written by our underwriting platform on
behalf of our ILS operations, were $553.9 million and $223.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.
Markel CATCo Buy-Out
In March 2022, we completed a buy-out transaction with Markel CATCo Re Ltd. (Markel CATCo Re) and Markel CATCo
Reinsurance Fund Ltd. (the Markel CATCo Funds) that provided for an accelerated return of all remaining capital to investors
in the Markel CATCo Funds and resulted in the consolidation of Markel CATCo Re upon completion of the transaction. In
order to complete the transaction, we made $101.9 million in payments, net of insurance proceeds, to or for the benefit of
investors that were recognized as an expense during the first quarter of 2022. In 2022, results attributable to Markel CATCo
Re were primarily related to favorable loss reserve development on the run-off of the reinsurance contracts, all of which were
attributable to noncontrolling interest holders in Markel CATCo Re. See note 17 of the notes to consolidated financial
statements for further details regarding our Markel CATCo operations and the consolidation of Markel CATCo Re and note 21
for further details about the buy-out transaction.
Investing Results
Our business strategy recognizes the importance of both consistent underwriting and operating profits and superior investment
returns to build shareholder value. We rely on sound underwriting practices to produce investable funds. We measure our
investment performance by analyzing net investment income earned on our investment portfolio, as well as through net
investment gains, which includes unrealized gains on our equity portfolio, and the change in net unrealized gains on available-
for-sale investments. Our performance measures also include investment yield and taxable equivalent total investment return.
Other income or losses within our investing operations primarily relate to equity method investments in our investing segment,
which are managed separately from the rest of our investment portfolio. Based on the potential for volatility in the financial
markets, we believe investment performance is best analyzed over several years.
The following table summarizes our consolidated investment performance, which consists predominantly of the results of our
Investing segment.
(dollars in thousands)
Net investment income
Net investment gains (losses)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on
available-for-sale investments (1)
Other
Years Ended December 31,
2021
2022
$ 446,755
$ 367,417
$ (1,595,733) $ 1,978,534
2020
$ 375,826
$ 617,979
2019
$ 442,182
$ 1,601,722
2018
$ 435,258
$ (437,596)
$ (1,407,316) $ (450,096)
7,184
$ (17,661)
$
$ 442,089
(3,996)
$
$ 381,890
9,706
$
$ (299,446)
(1,043)
$
Investment Ratios
Investment yield (2)
Taxable equivalent total investment return
(1)
2.2 %
(9.5) %
2.0 %
8.8 %
2.4 %
9.4 %
2.9 %
14.6 %
2.8 %
(1.0) %
The change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments included a benefit related to an adjustment to decrease our life and annuity
benefit reserves of $56.6 million and $63.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and a loss related to an adjustment to
increase our life and annuity benefit reserves of $68.2 million and $51.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There
was no adjustment to our life and annuity benefit reserves for the year ended December 31, 2018. See note 13 of the notes to consolidated financial
statements included under Item 8 for details on our life and annuity benefit reserve adjustments.
(2)
Investment yield reflects net investment income as a percentage of monthly average invested assets at amortized cost.
The increase in net investment income in 2022 was primarily attributable to higher interest income on short-term investments
and cash equivalents due to higher short-term interest rates in 2022 compared to 2021. Additionally, interest income on our
fixed maturity securities increased in 2022, primarily attributable to higher average holdings of fixed maturity securities,
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partially offset by a lower yield during 2022 compared to 2021. See note 4(d) of the notes to consolidated financial statements
included under Item 8 for further details regarding the components of net investment income.
Net investment losses in 2022 were primarily attributable to decreases in the fair value of our equity portfolio driven by
unfavorable market value movements in 2022. Net investment gains in 2021 were primarily attributable to increases in the fair
value of our equity portfolio driven by favorable market value movements in 2021. See note 4(e) of the notes to consolidated
financial statements included under Item 8 for further details on the components of net investment gains (losses).
The change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments in 2022 and 2021 was attributable to decreases in
the fair value of our fixed maturity investment portfolio as a result of increases in interest rates during 2022 and 2021.
Taxable equivalent total investment return is a non-GAAP financial measure. Taxable equivalent total investment return
includes items that impact net income, such as coupon interest on fixed maturity securities, changes in fair value of equity
securities, dividends on equity securities and realized investment gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, as well as
changes in unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, which do not impact net income. Certain items that are
included in net investment income have been excluded from the calculation of taxable equivalent total investment return, such
as amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on our fixed maturity portfolio, to provide a comparable basis for
measuring our investment return against industry investment returns. The calculation of taxable equivalent total investment
return also includes the current tax benefit associated with income on certain investments that is either taxed at a lower rate
than the statutory income tax rate or is not fully included in U.S. taxable income. We believe the taxable equivalent total
investment return is a better reflection of the economics of our decision to invest in certain asset classes. We focus on our
long-term investment return, understanding that the level of investment gains or losses may vary from one period to the next.
We believe our investment performance is best analyzed using taxable equivalent total investment return over several years.
The following table presents taxable equivalent total investment return before and after the effects of foreign currency
movements.
Equities
Fixed maturity securities, cash
and short-term investments (1)
Total portfolio, before foreign
currency effect
Total portfolio
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Five-Year
Annual
Return
Ten-Year
Annual
Return
Twenty-Year
Annual
Return
(16.0) % 29.6 % 15.2 % 30.0 %
(3.5) %
9.5 %
13.2 %
11.0 %
(5.8) % (0.7) %
5.7 %
6.5 %
1.3 %
1.3 %
2.0 %
3.6 %
(9.2) %
(9.5) %
9.0 %
8.8 %
8.6 % 14.4 %
9.4 % 14.6 %
(0.7) %
(1.0) %
4.1 %
4.1 %
5.1 %
4.8 %
5.5 %
5.5 %
(1)
Includes cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents.
The following table reconciles investment yield to taxable equivalent total investment return.
Investment yield (1)
Adjustment of investment yield from amortized cost to fair value
Net amortization of net premium on fixed maturity securities
Net investment gains (losses) and change in net unrealized
investment gains on available-for-sale securities
Taxable equivalent effect for interest and dividends (2)
Other (3)
Taxable equivalent total investment return
(1)
Years Ended December 31,
2021
2022
2.2 %
2.0 %
(0.5) % (0.6) %
0.4 %
0.4 %
2020
2.4 %
(0.5) %
0.4 %
2019
2.9 %
(0.7) %
0.4 %
(12.5) %
0.1 %
0.8 %
(9.5) %
5.9 %
0.1 %
1.0 %
8.8 %
5.8 % 10.3 %
0.2 %
0.1 %
1.2 %
1.5 %
9.4 % 14.6 %
2018
2.8 %
(0.6) %
0.4 %
(3.8) %
0.1 %
0.1 %
(1.0) %
Investment yield reflects net investment income as a percentage of monthly average invested assets at amortized cost.
(2)
(3)
Adjustment to tax-exempt interest and dividend income to reflect a taxable equivalent basis.
Adjustment to reflect the impact of time-weighting the inputs to the calculation of taxable equivalent total investment return.
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Markel Ventures Results
Our Markel Ventures segment includes a diverse portfolio of businesses from different industries that offer various types of
products and services to businesses and consumers, predominantly in the United States. We measure Markel Ventures' results
by its operating income and net income, as well as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA). We consolidate the results of our Markel Ventures subsidiaries on a one-month lag, with the exception of
significant transactions or events that occur during the intervening period.
In December 2021, we acquired a controlling interest in Metromont LLC (Metromont), a precast concrete manufacturer and
concrete building solutions provider for commercial projects. In August 2021, we acquired a controlling interest in Buckner
HeavyLift Cranes (Buckner), a provider of crane rental services for large commercial contractors. See note 3 of the notes to
consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for additional details related to these acquisitions.
The following table summarizes the operating revenues, operating income, EBITDA and net income to shareholders from our
Markel Ventures segment.
(dollars in thousands)
Operating revenues
Operating income
EBITDA
Net income to shareholders
Years ended December 31,
2022
2021
% Change
$
$
$
$
4,757,527 $
3,643,827
325,238 $
506,336 $
192,601 $
272,552
402,700
174,407
31 %
19 %
26 %
10 %
The increase in operating revenues in 2022 was driven by the contribution from Metromont, which was acquired in December
2021, as well as an increased contribution from Buckner, which was acquired in August 2021. The combined contribution to
the increase in operating revenues in 2022 attributable to these acquisitions was $604.6 million. Additionally, operating
revenues in 2022 increased as a result of the impact of increased demand and higher prices at many of our other businesses,
most notably at our construction services businesses.
The benefit of increases in operating revenues to operating income, EBITDA and net income to shareholders in 2022 was
reduced by increased costs of materials and labor across many of our businesses, which reflected the impact of broader
economic conditions on our operations during the year. The higher cost of materials was due in part to a shortage in the
availability of certain products, the higher cost of shipping and a prolonged period of elevated inflation. We attempted to
mitigate the impact of these cost increases through a variety of actions, such as increasing the prices of our products and
services, pre-purchasing materials, locking in prices in advance or utilizing alternative sources of materials. Our businesses
have had varying levels of success with these efforts, and we have seen conditions stabilize to varying degrees at many of our
businesses. However, high labor costs continue to impact our businesses and there can be a time lag before the impacts of
changes are reflected in our margins.
The increases in operating income, EBITDA and net income to shareholders in 2022 were primarily due to the impact of
higher revenues and improved operating results at our construction services businesses, transportation-related businesses and
consulting services businesses, as well as the contribution of Metromont. These increases were partially offset by the impact of
lower operating margins at one of our consumer and building products businesses in 2022 compared to 2021.
Markel Ventures EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We use Markel Ventures EBITDA as an operating performance
measure in conjunction with U.S. GAAP measures, including operating income and net income to shareholders, to monitor
and evaluate the performance of our Markel Ventures segment. Because EBITDA excludes interest, income taxes,
depreciation and amortization, it provides an indicator of economic performance that is useful to both management and
investors in evaluating our Markel Ventures businesses as it is not affected by levels of debt, interest rates, effective tax rates
or levels of depreciation or amortization resulting from purchase accounting.
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The following table reconciles Markel Ventures operating income to Markel Ventures EBITDA.
(dollars in thousands)
Markel Ventures operating income
Depreciation expense
Amortization of intangible assets
Markel Ventures EBITDA
Years ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
325,238 $
272,552
102,055
79,043
72,580
57,568
$
506,336 $
402,700
The following tables present condensed financial information reflecting the financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of Markel Ventures, Inc., and also summarizing the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements
included under Item 8 for the Markel Ventures segment, unless otherwise noted.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Other assets:
Inventory
Property, plant and equipment, net
Right-of-use lease assets
Other
Total other assets
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Debt (1)
Other liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Lease liabilities
Other
Total other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
Shareholders' equity (2)
Noncontrolling interests
Total Equity
Total Liabilities and Equity
December 31,
2022
2021
$
315,452 $
636,161
1,153,909
796,297
321,473
501,349
1,196,590
766,179
639,562
1,028,156
409,014
337,126
2,413,858
5,315,677 $
529,250
948,971
393,551
300,916
2,172,688
4,958,279
$
$
1,222,152
$
1,140,559
355,037
421,089
625,215
1,401,341
2,623,493
523,154
2,172,935
(3,905)
2,169,030
5,315,677 $
$
320,375
445,683
544,718
1,310,776
2,451,335
461,378
2,050,675
(5,109)
2,045,566
4,958,279
(1)
(2)
Debt as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 included $808.1 million and $853.0 million, respectively, of debt due to other subsidiaries of Markel
Corporation, which was eliminated in consolidation.
Shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 included $1.4 billion of common stock, which represents Markel Corporation's investment in
Markel Ventures, Inc. and which was eliminated in consolidation.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(dollars in thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Products revenues
Services and other revenues
Net investment income
Total Operating Revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES
Products expenses
Services and other expenses
Amortization of intangible assets
Total Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Net foreign exchange gains
Interest expense (1)
Income Before Income Taxes
Income tax expense
Net Income
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net Income to Shareholders
Years ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
2,427,096 $
2,329,522
909
4,757,527
1,712,120
1,931,696
11
3,643,827
2,241,736
2,111,510
79,043
4,432,289
325,238
3,140
(46,780)
281,598
(61,588)
220,010
(27,409)
192,601 $
1,544,506
1,769,201
57,568
3,371,275
272,552
1,119
(35,031)
238,640
(43,626)
195,014
(20,607)
174,407
$
(1)
Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 included intercompany interest expense of $27.4 million and $25.8 million,
respectively, which was eliminated in consolidation.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
Years ended December 31,
2022
2021
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of year
$
321,473 $
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used by investing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities (1) (2)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and
restricted cash equivalents
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of year
(1)
260,286
363,532
187,180
(302,770)
(585,971)
37,897
356,562
(1,434)
(6,021)
315,452 $
170
(42,059)
321,473
$
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 included a capital contribution from our holding company, Markel
Corporation, of $250.0 million, which was eliminated in consolidation. There were no capital contributions from our holding company for the year
ended December 31, 2022.
(2)
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 included net repayments of intercompany debt of $44.9 million, which
were eliminated in consolidation. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 included net additions to
intercompany debt of $120.0 million, which were eliminated in consolidation.
Interest Expense, Net Foreign Exchange Gains and Income Taxes
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $196.1 million in 2022 compared to $183.6 million in 2021. The increase in interest expense in 2022 was
primarily attributable to higher Markel Ventures interest expense and the issuance of our 3.45% unsecured senior notes issued
in May 2021, partially offset by the impact of the retirement of our 4.90% unsecured senior notes in July 2022. See note 14 of
the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further details regarding the retirement of our senior
long-term debt.
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Net Foreign Exchange Gains
Net foreign exchange gains included in net income (loss) were $140.2 million in 2022 compared to $72.3 million in 2021. Net
foreign exchange gains are primarily due to the remeasurement of our foreign currency denominated insurance reserves to the
U.S. Dollar. The U.S. Dollar strengthened against the Euro and British Pound, the predominant foreign currencies within our
insurance operations, during 2022 and 2021, particularly in the second and third quarters of 2022. Pre-tax net foreign exchange
losses attributed to changes in exchange rates on available-for-sale securities supporting our insurance reserves, which are
included in the changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments in other comprehensive loss, were
$79.5 million in 2022 compared to $78.0 million in 2021.
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate was 32% in 2022 compared to 22% in 2021. The effective tax rate for 2022 differs from the effective tax
rate for 2021, and the statutory rate of 21%, due to the impact of various immaterial items resulting in a net tax benefit that
was magnified due to the small pre-tax loss in 2022. See note 15 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included
under Item 8 for further discussion of our income taxes.
In August 2022, the U.S. enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act implements a 15% corporate
minimum tax based on adjusted financial statement income and a 1% excise tax on stock repurchases effective January 1,
2023. We do not expect these tax law changes to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or
cash flows, however, we will continue to evaluate the impact of the Act as additional guidance is issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Shareholders and Book Value per Common Share
The following table summarizes the components of comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders.
(dollars in thousands)
Net income (loss) to shareholders
Other comprehensive loss:
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
(214,123) $
2,425,003
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments, net of taxes
(1,110,148)
(354,938)
Other, net of taxes
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
Other comprehensive loss to shareholders
Comprehensive income (loss) to shareholders
15,471
(17)
8,177
2
(1,094,694)
(346,759)
$
(1,308,817) $
2,078,244
Book value per common share decreased 10% from $1,036.20 at December 31, 2021 to $929.27 as of December 31, 2022,
primarily due to other comprehensive loss to shareholders in 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We seek to maintain prudent levels of liquidity and financial leverage for the protection of our policyholders, creditors and
shareholders. Our consolidated debt to capital ratio was 24% at December 31, 2022 and 23% at December 31, 2021. The
increase reflects a decrease in shareholders' equity, primarily attributable to a decline in the fair value of our investment
portfolio, driven by unfavorable movements in the public equity markets and increases in interest rates in 2022.
Holding Company
Our holding company had $3.7 billion and $5.3 billion of investments, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash
equivalents (invested assets) at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The decrease in holding company
invested assets was primarily due to capital contributions made to our insurance subsidiaries and a decline in the fair value of
the holding company investment portfolio, as well as the $350.0 million repayment of our 4.90% unsecured senior notes due
July 1, 2022. See note 23 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for condensed financial
information for our holding company.
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Within our insurance subsidiaries, we seek to maintain capital that significantly exceeds required capital levels, as prescribed
by applicable regulators. A portion of the capital held by many of our insurance subsidiaries includes a portfolio of equity
securities, and the unfavorable movements in the public equity markets in 2022 had a significant impact on their investment
portfolio valuations, and in turn, the capital within these entities. In order to maintain our target levels of excess capital within
the impacted insurance subsidiaries, our holding company made capital contributions totaling $973.5 million in 2022. There
were no capital contributions from our holding company to our insurance subsidiaries in 2021. We also received dividends
totaling $130.0 million from certain of our insurance subsidiaries in 2022 compared to $1.0 billion in 2021.
The following table presents the composition of our holding company's invested assets.
Fixed maturity securities
Equity securities
Short-term investments, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
Total
December 31,
2022
2021
4 %
40 %
56 %
100 %
4 %
53 %
43 %
100 %
After satisfying our interest and principal obligations on our senior long-term debt and notes payable to subsidiaries, as well as
any other holding company obligations, excess liquidity at Markel Corporation is available to, among other things, allocate
capital to our existing businesses, complete acquisitions, build our portfolio of equity securities or repurchase shares of our
common stock.
In February 2022, our Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program that provides for the repurchase of up to
$750 million of common stock. As of December 31, 2022, $511.7 million remained available for repurchases under the
program. This share repurchase program has no expiration date but may be terminated by the Board of Directors at any time.
We may from time to time seek to prepay, retire or repurchase our outstanding senior notes or preferred shares, through open
market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Those prepayments, retirements or repurchases, if any, will
depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.
The holding company relies on dividends from its subsidiaries to meet debt service obligations and pay dividends on our
preferred stock. Under the insurance laws of the various states in which our domestic insurance subsidiaries are incorporated,
an insurer is restricted in the amount of dividends it may pay without prior approval of regulatory authorities. There are also
regulatory restrictions on the amount of dividends that certain of our foreign subsidiaries may pay based on applicable laws in
their respective jurisdictions. At December 31, 2022, our domestic insurance subsidiaries and Markel Bermuda Limited could
pay ordinary dividends of $1.1 billion during the following twelve months under these laws.
We maintain a corporate revolving credit facility, which provides up to $300 million of capacity for future acquisitions,
investments and stock repurchases and for other working capital and general corporate purposes. At our discretion, up to $200
million of the total capacity may be used for letters of credit. We may increase the capacity of the facility by up to $200
million subject to obtaining commitments for the increase and certain other terms and conditions. This facility expires in April
2024. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no borrowings outstanding under this revolving credit facility.
We were in compliance with all covenants contained in our corporate revolving credit facility at December 31, 2022. To the
extent that we are not in compliance with our covenants, access to the revolving credit facility could be restricted. While we
believe this to be unlikely, the inability to access the revolving credit facility could adversely affect our liquidity. See note 14
of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further discussion of our revolving credit facility.
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We have access to various capital sources, including dividends from certain of our subsidiaries, holding company invested
assets, undrawn capacity under our revolving credit facility and access to the debt and equity capital markets. We believe we
have adequate liquidity to meet our capital and operating needs, including that which may be required to support the operating
needs of our subsidiaries. However, the availability of these sources of capital and the availability and terms of future
financings will depend on a variety of factors. See the "Access to Capital" risk factors under Item 1A Risk Factors for more
discussion regarding our access to capital sources.
Cash Flows and Invested Assets
Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.7 billion in 2022 compared to $2.3 billion in 2021. The increase in net cash
flows from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily due to higher net premiums within our
Insurance segment, partially offset by $101.9 million of payments made in connection with the Markel CATCo buy-out
transaction.
Net cash used by investing activities was $1.7 billion in 2022 compared to $2.9 billion in 2021. In 2022, net cash used by
investing activities included net purchases of fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and equity securities of $959.7
million, $846.0 million and $201.0 million, respectively. Net cash used by investing activities was net of $630.0 million of net
cash and restricted cash acquired as part of our consolidation of Markel CATCo Re, of which $169.4 million was subsequently
distributed to Markel CATCo investors for shares that were redeemed in conjunction with the buy-out transaction. In 2021, net
cash used by investing activities included net purchases of fixed maturity and equity securities of $2.5 billion and $54.9
million, respectively, and net sales of short-term investments of $229.0 million. Net cash used by investing activities in 2021
also included $510.9 million of net cash used for the acquisitions of Buckner and Metromont.
In 2022, as interest rates began to rise, we increased our allocation of cash to short-term investments and fixed maturity
securities to support our growing underwriting business. Additionally, we increased our purchases of equity securities in 2022
to take advantage of favorable prices following declines in the public equity markets during the year. Cash flow from investing
activities is affected by various factors such as anticipated payment of claims, financing activity, acquisition opportunities and
individual buy and sell decisions made in the normal course of our investment portfolio management.
Invested assets were $27.4 billion at December 31, 2022 compared to $28.3 billion at December 31, 2021, reflecting a
decrease of 3% in 2022. The decline in the fair value of our investment portfolio, driven by unfavorable movements in the
public equity markets and increases in interest rates in 2022, was partially offset by cash provided by operating activities.
These factors were also the primary drivers of the change in the composition of our investment portfolio. The following table
presents the composition of our invested assets.
Fixed maturity securities
Equity securities
Short-term investments, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
Total
December 31,
2022
2021
43 %
28 %
29 %
100 %
44 %
32 %
24 %
100 %
Net cash used by financing activities was $595.3 million in 2022, which included $350.0 million to retire our 4.90% unsecured
senior notes due July 1, 2022. Financing activities in 2022 also reflected borrowings and repayments at certain our Markel
Ventures businesses, primarily on revolving lines of credit. Net cash provided by financing activities was $369.8 million in
2021, which included net proceeds of $591.4 million from our May 2021 senior notes offering. Cash of $290.8 million and
$206.5 million was used to repurchase shares of our common stock during 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Cash Obligations
As of December 31, 2022, our primary cash obligations were unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, senior long-term
debt and other debt and related interest payments, life and annuity benefits and lease liabilities. These cash obligations, as
presented in the following table, represent our estimate of total future cash payments and may differ from the corresponding
liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet due to present value discounts and other adjustments required for presentation in
accordance with U.S. GAAP. The following table summarizes our estimated contractual cash obligations at December 31,
2022 and the estimated amount expected to be paid in 2023.
(dollars in thousands)
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (1)
Senior long-term debt and other debt (2)
Interest payments on senior long-term debt and other debt (3)
Life and annuity benefits (4)
Lease liabilities (5)
(1)
Total cash obligations as
of December 31, 2022
Cash obligations due in
less than 1 year
$
$
$
$
$
21,053,737 $
4,148,007 $
3,414,263 $
974,212 $
661,112 $
4,494,980
399,604
169,263
58,650
100,887
The actual cash payments for settled claims will vary, possibly significantly, from these estimates. As of December 31, 2022, the average duration of our
reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses was 3.8 years. See note 11 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item
8 for further details on our loss reserve estimates.
(2)
See note 14 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further details on the scheduled maturity of principal payments on
our senior long-term debt and other debt.
(3)
Interest expense is accrued in the period incurred and therefore, only a portion of the future interest payments presented in this table represents a liability
on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022.
(4)
There is inherent uncertainty in the process of estimating the timing of payments for life and annuity benefits and actual cash payments for settled
contracts could vary significantly from these estimates. We expect $704.1 million of our cash obligation for life and annuity benefits to be paid beyond
five years. See note 13 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further details on our estimates for life and annuity
benefit reserves.
(5)
See note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further details on our lease obligations and the expected timing of
future payments.
Various of our Markel Ventures subsidiaries maintain revolving credit facilities or lines of credit, which provide up to $620
million of aggregate capacity for working capital and other general operational purposes. A portion of the capacity on certain
of these credit facilities may be used as security for letters of credit and other obligations. At December 31, 2022 and 2021,
$238.1 million and $94.3 million, respectively, of borrowings were outstanding under these credit facilities.
As of December 31, 2022, one of our Markel Ventures subsidiaries was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of
its revolving credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $97.9 million as of December 31, 2022. The subsidiary is
working with its lenders and anticipates amending the facility. This event is not expected to have a material effect on our
consolidated financial condition or results of operations. At December 31, 2022, all of our other subsidiaries were in
compliance with all covenants contained in their respective credit facilities. To the extent our subsidiaries are not in
compliance with their respective covenants, access to their credit facilities could be restricted, which could adversely affect
their operations. See note 14 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further discussion of
our credit facilities.
Restricted Assets and Capital
At December 31, 2022, we had $4.8 billion of invested assets held in trust or on deposit for the benefit of policyholders or
ceding companies or to support underwriting activities. Additionally, we have pledged investments and cash and cash
equivalents totaling $437.8 million at December 31, 2022 as security for letters of credit that have been issued by various
banks on our behalf. These invested assets and the related liabilities are included in our consolidated balance sheet. See note
4(f) of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for further discussion of restrictions over our
invested assets.
Our insurance operations require capital to support premium writings, and we remain committed to maintaining adequate
capital and surplus at each of our insurance subsidiaries. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
developed a model law and risk-based capital formula designed to help regulators identify domestic property and casualty
insurers that may be inadequately capitalized. Under the NAIC's requirements, a domestic insurer must maintain total capital
and surplus above a calculated threshold or face varying levels of regulatory action. Capital adequacy of our foreign insurance
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subsidiaries is regulated by applicable laws of the United Kingdom, Bermuda and Germany. At December 31, 2022, the
capital and surplus of each of our insurance subsidiaries significantly exceeded the amount of statutory capital and surplus
necessary to satisfy regulatory requirements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Critical accounting estimates are those estimates that both are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results
of operations and require us to exercise significant judgment. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.
GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses and the disclosure of material contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates, by necessity, are based on
assumptions about numerous factors. Actual results may differ materially from the estimates and assumptions used in
preparing the consolidated financial statements. Our accounts with accounting policies that involve critical accounting
estimates are unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and goodwill and intangible assets.
Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
Our consolidated balance sheets included estimated unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses of $20.9 billion and
reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses of $8.0 billion at December 31, 2022 compared to $18.2 billion and $6.9 billion,
respectively, at December 31, 2021. Included in these balances were unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and
reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses attributable to our program services business and other fronting arrangements
totaling $5.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022 and $4.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Additionally, consolidated unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses as of December 31, 2022 included $347.9 million of
fully collateralized reserves attributable to Markel CATCo Re, which we consolidate following the Markel CATCo buy-out.
See note 17 of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the consolidation of Markel CATCo
Re. Our consolidated balance sheets do not include reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to
unconsolidated subsidiaries or affiliates that we manage through our Nephila insurance-linked securities operations.
We accrue liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses based upon estimates of the ultimate amounts payable.
We maintain reserves for specific claims incurred and reported (case reserves) and reserves for claims incurred but not
reported (IBNR reserves).
Reported claims are in various stages of the settlement process, and the corresponding reserves for reported claims are based
upon all information available to us. Case reserves consider our estimate of the ultimate cost to settle the claims, including
investigation and defense of lawsuits resulting from the claims, and may be subject to adjustment for differences between costs
originally estimated and costs subsequently re-estimated or incurred. Claims are settled based upon their merits, and some
claims may take years to settle, especially if legal action is involved. As of any balance sheet date, all claims have not yet been
reported, and some claims may not be reported for many years. As a result, the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment
expenses includes significant estimates for incurred but not reported claims.
There is normally a time lag between when a loss event occurs and when it is reported to us. The actuarial methods that we use
to estimate losses have been designed to address the lag in loss reporting as well as the delay in obtaining information that
would allow us to more accurately estimate future payments. There is also often a time lag between cedents establishing case
reserves or re-estimating their reserves and notifying us of those new or revised case reserves. As a result, the reporting lag is
more pronounced in our reinsurance contracts than in our insurance contracts. On reinsurance transactions, the reporting lag
will generally be 60 to 90 days after the end of a reporting period but can be longer in some cases. There may also be a more
pronounced reporting lag, as well as reliance on third-party claims handling practices and reserve estimates, on insurance
contracts for which we are not the primary insurer and participate only in excess layers of loss. Based on the experience of our
actuaries and management, we select loss development factors and trending techniques to mitigate the difficulties caused by
reporting lags. At least annually, we evaluate our loss development factors and trending assumptions using our own loss data,
as well as cedent-specific and industry data, and update them as needed.
U.S. GAAP requires that IBNR reserves be based on the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims, including the effects of
inflation and other social and economic factors, using past experience adjusted for current trends and any other factors that
would modify past experience. IBNR reserves are calculated by subtracting paid losses and loss adjustment expenses and case
reserves from estimated ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses. IBNR reserves were 70% of total unpaid losses and loss
adjustment expenses at December 31, 2022 compared to 67% at December 31, 2021.
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The following table summarizes case reserves and IBNR reserves for our underwriting, program services and other fronting
operations, which excludes $347.9 million of fully collateralized reserves attributable to Markel CATCo Re as of December
31, 2022. The amounts in the following table exclude the unamortized portion of any fair value adjustments for unpaid losses
and loss adjustment expenses assumed in conjunction with an acquisition and any adjustments to discount reserves.
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2022
Case reserves
IBNR reserves
Total
December 31, 2021
Case reserves
IBNR reserves
Total
Insurance
Reinsurance
Other
underwriting
Program
services and
other fronting
Total
$ 3,361,400 $ 1,234,852 $
8,238,051
2,406,235
$ 11,599,451 $ 3,641,087 $
$ 6,283,797
70,072 $ 1,617,473
14,358,634
3,586,817
127,531
197,603 $ 5,204,290 (1) $ 20,642,431
$ 3,093,576 $ 1,334,444 $
6,951,347
2,369,313
$ 10,044,923 $ 3,703,757 $
53,317 $ 1,485,857
$ 5,967,194
12,269,176
2,730,477
218,039
271,356 $ 4,216,334 (1) $ 18,236,370
(1)
Substantially all of the premium written in our program services and other fronting business is ceded, resulting in reinsurance recoverables on unpaid
losses of $5.2 billion and $4.2 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Each quarter, our actuaries prepare estimates of the ultimate liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses based on
established actuarial methods. Management reviews these estimates, supplements the actuarial analyses with information
provided by claims, underwriting and other operational personnel and determines its best estimate of loss reserves, which is
recorded in our consolidated financial statements. Our procedures for determining the adequacy of loss reserves at the end of
the year are substantially similar to the procedures applied at the end of each interim period.
Any adjustments to reserves resulting from our interim or year-end reviews, including changes in estimates, are recorded as a
component of losses and loss adjustment expenses in the period of the change. Reserve changes that increase previous
estimates of ultimate claims cost are referred to as unfavorable or adverse development, or reserve strengthening. Reserve
changes that decrease previous estimates of ultimate claims cost are referred to as favorable development.
Program Services and Other Fronting
For our program services business and other fronting arrangements, case reserves are generally established based on reports
received from the general agents or reinsurers with whom we do business. Our actuaries review the case loss reserve data
received for sufficiency, consistency with historical data and for consistency with other programs we write that have similar
characteristics. Ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses are calculated using either our program experience or, where the
program data is not credible, industry experience for similar products or lines of business. Substantially all of the premium
written in our program services business and other fronting arrangements is ceded, and net reserves for unpaid losses and loss
adjustment expenses as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were $10.0 million and $11.6 million, respectively.
Underwriting
For our insurance operations, we are generally notified of insured losses by our insureds, their brokers or the primary insurer in
instances in which we participate in excess layers of insured losses on a contract. Based on this information, we establish case
reserves by estimating the expected ultimate losses from the claim (including any administrative or legal costs associated with
settling the claim). Our claims personnel use their knowledge of the policy provisions and details specific to the claim, along
with information provided by internal and external experts, including underwriters, actuaries and legal counsel, to estimate the
expected ultimate losses.
For our reinsurance operations, case reserves are generally established based on reports received from ceding companies or
their brokers. For excess of loss contracts, we are typically notified of insurance losses on specific contracts and record a case
reserve for the estimated expected ultimate losses from the claim. For quota share contracts, we typically receive aggregated
claims information and record a case reserve based on that information. As with insurance business, we evaluate this
information and estimate the expected ultimate losses.
Our liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses can generally be categorized into two distinct groups, short-tail
business and long-tail business. Short-tail business refers to lines of business, such as property, accident and health,
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automobile, watercraft and marine hull exposures, for which losses are usually known and paid shortly after the loss actually
occurs. Long-tail business describes lines of business for which specific losses take much longer to emerge and may not be
known and reported for some time. Given the time frame over which long-tail exposures are ultimately settled, there is greater
uncertainty and volatility in these lines than in short-tail lines of business. Our long-tail coverages consist of most casualty
lines, including professional liability, products liability, general and excess liability and excess and umbrella exposures, as
well as workers' compensation insurance, which have been a significant source growth in premium volume in recent years.
Some factors that contribute to the uncertainty and volatility of long-tail business, and thus require a significant degree of
judgment in the reserving process, include the effects of unanticipated levels of economic inflation, the impact of social
inflation, the inherent uncertainty as to the length of reporting and payment development patterns, the possibility of judicial
interpretations or legislative changes, including changes in workers' compensation benefit laws, that might impact future loss
experience relative to prior loss experience and the potential lack of comparability of the underlying data used in performing
loss reserve analyses.
Our ultimate liability may be greater or less than current reserves. Changes in our estimated ultimate liability for loss reserves
generally occur as a result of the emergence of unanticipated loss activity, the completion of specific actuarial or claims
studies or changes in internal or external factors. We closely monitor new information on reported claims and use statistical
analyses prepared by our actuaries to evaluate the adequacy of our recorded reserves. We are required to exercise considerable
judgment when assessing the relative credibility of loss development trends. Our philosophy is to establish loss reserves that
are more likely redundant than deficient. This means that we seek to establish loss reserves that will ultimately prove to be
adequate. As a result, if new information or trends indicate an increase in frequency or severity of claims in excess of what we
initially anticipated, we generally respond quickly and increase loss reserves. If, however, frequency or severity trends are
more favorable than initially anticipated, we often wait to reduce our loss reserves until we can evaluate experience in
additional periods to confirm the credibility of the trend. In addition, for long-tail lines of business, trends develop over longer
periods of time, and as a result, we give credibility to these trends more slowly than for short-tail or less volatile lines of
business.
In establishing our liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, our actuaries estimate an ultimate loss ratio, by
accident year or underwriting year, for each of our product lines with input from our underwriting and claims personnel. For
product lines in which loss reserves are established on a underwriting year basis, we have developed a methodology to convert
from underwriting year to accident year for financial reporting purposes. In estimating an ultimate loss ratio for a particular
line of business, our actuaries may use one or more actuarial reserving methods and select from these a single point estimate.
To varying degrees, these methods include detailed statistical analysis of past claim reporting, settlement activity, claim
frequency and severity, policyholder loss experience, industry loss experience and changes in market and economic
conditions, policy forms and exposures. The actuarial methods we use include:
Initial Expected Loss Ratio Method – This method multiplies earned premiums by an expected loss ratio. The expected
loss ratio is selected utilizing industry data, our historical data, frequency-severity and rate level forecasts and professional
judgment.
Paid Loss Development – This method uses historical loss payment patterns to estimate future loss payment patterns.
Our actuaries use the historical loss patterns to develop factors that are applied to current paid loss amounts to calculate
expected ultimate losses.
Incurred Loss Development – This method uses historical loss reporting patterns to estimate future loss reporting
patterns. Our actuaries use the historical loss patterns to develop factors that are applied to current reported losses to calculate
expected ultimate losses.
Bornhuetter-Ferguson Paid Loss Development – This method divides the projection of ultimate losses into the portion
that has already been paid and the portion that has yet to be paid. The portion that has yet to be paid is estimated as the product
of three amounts: the premium earned for the exposure period, the expected loss ratio and the estimated percentage of ultimate
losses that are still unpaid. The expected loss ratio is selected by considering historical loss ratios, adjusted for any known
changes in pricing, loss trends, adequacy of case reserves, changes in administrative practices and other relevant factors.
Bornhuetter-Ferguson Incurred Loss Development – This method is identical to the Bornhuetter-Ferguson paid loss
development method, except that it uses the estimated percentage of ultimate losses that are still unreported, instead of the
estimated percentage of ultimate losses that are still unpaid.
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Frequency/Severity – Under this method, expected ultimate losses are equal to the product of the expected ultimate
number of claims and the expected ultimate average cost per claim. Our actuaries use historical reporting patterns and severity
patterns to develop factors that are applied to the current reported amounts to calculate expected ultimate losses.
Other Methods – There are certain instances when traditional actuarial methods may not be appropriate for estimating
unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses. In these instances, we may employ other actuarial methods.
Each actuarial method has its own set of assumptions and its own strengths and limitations, with no one method being better
than the others in all situations. Our actuaries select the reserving methods that they believe will produce the most reliable
estimates for the class of business being evaluated. Greater judgment may be required when we introduce new product lines or
when there have been changes in claims handling practices, as the statistical data available may be insufficient. In these
instances, we may rely upon assumptions applied to similar lines of business, rely more heavily on industry experience, take
into account changes in underwriting guidelines and risk selection or review the impact of changes in claims reserving
practices with claims personnel. Greater judgment also may be required for product lines that experience a low frequency of
high severity claims, particularly when we are reliant on third party case reserve estimates and claims handling practices. In
these instances, we may perform detailed claims reviews, analyzing the characteristics of each individual claim, with input
from both actuarial and claims personnel to assess the adequacy of the case and IBNR reserves on the underlying product line.
Our claims personnel use their knowledge of the specific claims along with internal and external experts, to estimate the
expected ultimate losses. While we use our best judgment in establishing our estimate for loss reserves, applying different
assumptions and variables could lead to significantly different loss reserve estimates.
A key assumption in most actuarial analyses is that past development patterns will repeat themselves in the future, absent a
significant change in internal or external factors that influence the ultimate cost of our unpaid losses and loss adjustment
expenses. Our estimates reflect implicit and explicit assumptions regarding the potential effects of external factors, including
economic and social inflation, judicial decisions, changes in law, general economic conditions and recent trends in these
factors. Our actuarial analyses are based on statistical analysis but also consist of reviewing internal factors that are difficult to
analyze statistically, including changes in underwriting and claims handling practices, as well as rate changes. In the London
market, and where we act as a reinsurer or participate only in excess layers of insured losses, the timing and amount of
information reported about underlying claims are in the control of third parties. This can also affect estimates and require re-
estimation as new information becomes available.
We cannot estimate losses from widespread catastrophic events, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, as well as pandemics and
wars, using the traditional actuarial methods previously described. In the initial months after a catastrophic event occurs, our
actuaries estimate losses and loss adjustment expenses based on claims received to date, industry loss estimates and output
from industry, broker and proprietary models, as well as analysis of our ceded reinsurance contracts. We may also perform
detailed policy and reinsurance contract level reviews. The availability of data from these procedures varies depending on the
timing of the event relative to the point at which we develop our estimate. We also consider loss experience on historical
events that may have similar characteristics to the underlying event and current market conditions, including the level of
economic inflation. Due to the inherent uncertainty in estimating such losses, these estimates are subject to variability, which
increases with the severity and complexity of the underlying event. As additional claims are reported and paid, and industry
loss estimates are revised, we incorporate this new information into our analysis and adjust our estimate of ultimate losses and
loss adjustment expenses as appropriate.
Loss reserves are established at management's best estimate, which is developed using the actuarially calculated point estimate
as the starting point. The actuarial point estimate represents our actuaries' estimate of the most likely amount that will
ultimately be paid to settle the losses that have occurred at a particular point in time; however, there is inherent uncertainty in
the point estimate as it is the expected value in a range of possible reserve estimates. In some cases, actuarial analyses, which
are generally based on statistical analysis, cannot fully incorporate all of the subjective factors that affect development of
losses. In other cases, management's perspective of these more subjective factors may differ from the actuarial perspective.
Subjective factors influencing the development of management's best estimate include: the credibility and timeliness of claims
and loss information received from cedents and other third parties, economic and social inflation, judicial decisions, changes in
law, changes in underwriting or claims handling practices, general economic conditions, the risk of moral hazard and other
current and developing trends within the insurance and reinsurance markets, including the effects of competition. For example,
our loss experience in recent years has reflected higher than anticipated levels of economic inflation, as well as the impacts of
social inflation.
In developing its best estimate of loss reserves, management's philosophy is to establish loss reserves that are more likely to be
redundant rather than deficient, and therefore, will ultimately prove to be adequate. Management's approach to establishing
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loss reserves typically results in loss reserves that exceed the calculated actuarial point estimate. Management also considers
the range, or variability, of reasonably possible loss outcomes determined by our actuaries when establishing its best estimate
for loss reserves. The actuarial ranges represent our actuaries' estimate of a likely lowest amount and likely highest amount
that could ultimately be paid to settle the losses that have occurred at a particular point in time. The range determinations are
based on estimates and actuarial judgements and are intended to encompass reasonably likely changes in one or more of the
factors that were used to determine the point estimates. Using statistical models, our actuaries establish a range of reasonable
reserve estimates for each of our underwriting segments. Additionally, following an acquisition of insurance operations,
acquired reserves initially are recorded at fair value, and therefore our recorded loss reserves may be closer to the actuarial
point estimate until we build total loss reserves that are consistent with our historic level of confidence. Management's best
estimate of net reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses exceeded the actuarially calculated point estimate by
$688.4 million, or 5.8%, at December 31, 2022, compared to $638.3 million, or 6.0%, at December 31, 2021.
The difference between management's best estimate and the actuarially calculated point estimate in both 2022 and 2021 is
primarily associated with our long-tail business due to the subjective factors previously described that affect the development
of losses. Certain subjective factors, particularly the credibility and timeliness of claims information, are more pronounced
within our reinsurance operations, as previously discussed, and therefore, the percentage difference between management's
best estimate and the actuarially calculated point estimate is more significant in our Reinsurance segment than our Insurance
segment.
Loss frequency and loss severity are two key measures of loss activity that often result in adjustments to actuarial assumptions
relative to ultimate loss reserve estimates. Loss frequency measures the number of claims per unit of insured exposure. When
the number of newly reported claims is higher than anticipated, generally speaking, loss reserves are increased. Conversely,
loss reserves are generally decreased when fewer claims are reported than expected. Loss severity measures the average size of
a claim. When the average severity of reported claims is higher than originally estimated, loss reserves are typically increased.
When the average claim size is lower than anticipated, loss reserves are typically decreased.
Our underwriting results in 2022 included $167.4 million of favorable development on prior years loss reserves compared to
$479.8 million in 2021. In connection with our quarterly reviews of loss reserves in 2021, the actuarial methods we used
exhibited a favorable trend on prior accident years. This trend was observed using statistical analysis of actual loss experience
for prior years, particularly with regard to most of our long-tail books of business within the Insurance segment, including our
general liability and professional liability product lines. Additionally, as loss reserves are recorded at management's best
estimate, which is generally higher than the corresponding actuarially calculated point estimate, the initial reserves established
by management are more likely to be redundant than deficient. As actual losses continued to be lower than anticipated in 2021,
it became more likely that the underwriting results would prove to be better than originally estimated. Additionally, as most
actuarial methods rely upon historical reporting patterns, the favorable trends experienced on earlier accident years resulted in
a re-estimation of our ultimate incurred losses on more recent accident years. When we experience loss frequency or loss
severity trends that are more favorable than we initially anticipated, we often evaluate the loss experience over a period of
several years in order to assess the relative credibility of loss development trends. In 2021, based upon our evaluations of
claims development patterns in our long-tail, and often volatile, lines of business, our actuaries reduced their estimates of
ultimate losses. Management also gave greater credibility to the favorable trends experienced on earlier accident years, and
upon incorporating these favorable trends into its best estimate, we reduced prior years loss reserves on more recent accident
years accordingly.
Favorable development in 2022 was net of $70.9 million of adverse development on our professional liability and general
liability product lines within our Insurance segment, where the favorable claims and loss trends observed in 2021, and other
recent years, were disrupted. Adverse development on these product lines was primarily attributable to unfavorable claim
settlements and increased claim frequency and severity on the 2018 and 2019 accident years within our professional liability
product lines and the 2016 to 2019 accident years within our general liability product lines. The adverse development on these
accident years was across a number of products, including directors and officers, errors and omissions and employment
practices liability within professional liability and contractors and excess and umbrella within general liability. Development
on prior years loss reserves within our professional liability and general liability product lines in 2022 for these accident years
was impacted by broader market conditions, including the effects of economic and social inflation. The impacts of social
inflation were most significant on our large, risk-managed excess professional liability accounts, corresponding with a notable
rise in the number of class action lawsuits on these years and the recent unfavorable legal environment. The development of
this claims trend was influenced by state and federal court closures following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,
which has delayed court proceedings for claims on the impacted product lines.
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These factors have created more uncertainty around the ultimate losses that will be incurred to settle claims on these longer-tail
product lines. On our professional liability product lines, loss development reflected more favorable experience than originally
anticipated on the 2020 and 2021 accident years in 2022, however, we are approaching reductions to prior year loss reserves
on more recent accident years cautiously. Consistent with our reserving philosophy, we are responding quickly to increase loss
reserves following any indication of increased claims frequency or severity in excess of our previous expectations, whereas in
instances where claims trends are more favorable than we previously anticipated, we are often waiting to reduce loss reserves
and will evaluate our experience over additional periods of time. Additionally, the actuarial methods we used indicated a
continued favorable trend in loss frequency and severity on the 2015 and prior accident years for both our professional liability
and general liability product lines. Management gave greater credibility to the favorable trend and reduced prior years loss
reserves on these earlier accident years accordingly.
Favorable development on prior years loss reserves in 2022 also reflected favorable loss experience across several other
product lines, most notably our property and workers' compensation lines of business. This included favorable development on
our reserves for natural catastrophes that occurred in prior years, based on additional claims reporting and settlement activity
in 2022. On our workers' compensation product line, the actuarial methods we used indicated a continued decline in the loss
severity trend on prior accident years in 2022, consistent with our experience in recent years. As actual losses continued to be
lower than anticipated in 2022, it became more likely that the underwriting results would prove to be better than originally
estimated. Management gave greater credibility to the favorable trend experienced on earlier accident years and upon
incorporating these favorable trends into its best estimate, reduced prior years loss reserves on more recent accident years
accordingly. While we believe it is likely that there will be additional favorable development on prior years loss reserves in
2023, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on this favorable trend.
Changes in prior years loss reserves, including the trends and factors that impacted loss reserve development in 2022 and
2021, as well as further details regarding the historical development of reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses and
changes in methodologies and assumptions used to calculate reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses are
discussed in further detail in note 11 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8.
The following table summarizes our reserves for net unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and the actuarially established
high and low ends of a range of reasonable reserve estimates at December 31, 2022. This table excludes the fully collateralized
reserves attributable to Markel CATCo Re. As described in note 11 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included
under Item 8, unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to acquisitions are recorded at fair value as of the
acquisition date, which generally consists of the present value of the expected net loss and loss adjustment expense payments
plus a risk premium. The net loss reserves presented in this table represent our estimated future payments for losses and loss
adjustment expenses, whereas the reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses included on the consolidated
balance sheet include the unamortized portion of fair value adjustments recorded in conjunction with an acquisition.
(dollars in millions)
Insurance
Reinsurance
Other underwriting
(1)
Net Loss
Reserves Held
Low End of
Actuarial
Range(1)
High End of
Actuarial
Range(1)
$
$
$
9,183.7 $
3,303.4 $
114.7 $
7,910.8 $
2,642.1 $
90.7 $
9,883.5
3,688.4
162.8
Due to the actuarial methods used to determine the separate ranges for each component of our business, it is not appropriate to aggregate the high or low
ends of the separate ranges to determine the high and low ends of the actuarial range on a consolidated basis.
Undue reliance should not be placed on these ranges of estimates as they are only one of many points of reference used by
management to determine its best estimate of ultimate losses. Further, actuarial ranges may not be a true reflection of the
potential variability between loss reserves estimated at the balance sheet date and the ultimate cost of settling claims. Similar
to the development of our estimate of ultimate losses, actuarial ranges are developed based on known events as of the
valuation date, while ultimate paid losses are subject to events and circumstances that are unknown as of the valuation date.
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During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we experienced favorable development on prior years loss reserves of
1% and 5%, respectively, of beginning of year net loss reserves. The magnitude of our historical trend of favorable loss
reserve development was disrupted in 2022 as a result of the emergence of multiple factors that impacted the claims and loss
trends on certain of our professional liability and general liability product lines, which resulted in net adverse loss
development on the 2016 to 2019 accident years. On other accident years within these long-tail product lines, claims trends in
2022 were more favorable than we previously anticipated. Additionally, some of the loss development factors observed in
2022 that disrupted our historical favorable trend, including the rise in class action lawsuits and delays in the court systems,
are not expected to have as significant of an impact on more recent accident years on the affected product lines. Since 2019,
we've experienced meaningful rate increases, tightened our terms and conditions, optimized our portfolio through underwriting
action and risk selection, adjusted attachment points, managed limits and diversified our portfolios. However, the impacts of
economic and social inflation, among other factors previously discussed, have also created more uncertainty around the
ultimate losses that will be incurred to settle claims on our longer-tail product lines. As a result, we are approaching reductions
to prior year loss reserves on more recent accident years cautiously. It is difficult for management to predict the duration and
magnitude of a trend and, on a relative basis, it is even more difficult to predict the emergence of factors or trends that are
unknown today but may have a material impact on loss reserve development. In assessing the likelihood of whether the trends
previously discussed will continue and whether other trends may develop, we believe that a reasonably likely movement in
prior years loss reserves during 2023 would range from adverse development of 2%, or $200 million, to favorable
development of 6%, or $800 million, of December 31, 2022 net loss reserves.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 included goodwill and intangible assets of $4.4 billion as follows:
(dollars in millions)
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Total
December 31, 2022
Underwriting
Markel Ventures
Other (1)
Total
$
$
894.4 $
1,153.9 $
590.5 $
362.3
796.3
588.9
1,256.7 $
1,950.2 $
1,179.4 $
2,638.8
1,747.5
4,386.3
(1)
Amounts included in Other reflect our operations that are not included in a reportable segment, including our insurance-linked securities operations and
our program services operations.
Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded as a result of business acquisitions. Goodwill represents the excess of the amount
paid to acquire a business over the net fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. Indefinite-
lived and other intangible assets are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The determination of the fair value of
certain assets acquired, including goodwill and intangible assets, and liabilities assumed involves significant judgment and the
use of valuation models and other estimates, which require assumptions that are inherently subjective. During the year ended
December 31, 2021, we recorded $497.7 million of goodwill and intangible assets in connection with acquisitions. We did not
make any significant acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2022. See note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial
statements included under Item 8 for further details about recent acquisitions.
Intangible assets with definite lives are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that their carrying
value may not be recoverable. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, or when
events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. A significant amount of judgment is
required in performing impairment tests, including the optional assessment of qualitative factors for the annual impairment
test, which is used to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying
amount. This assessment serves as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test.
We completed our annual tests for impairment as of October 1, 2022 based upon results of operations through September 30,
2022. We elected to perform a qualitative assessment for all of our reporting units, with the exception of our Nephila reporting
unit, for which we performed a quantitative assessment.
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When performing our qualitative assessments, we considered macroeconomic factors such as industry conditions and market
conditions. We also considered reporting unit-specific events, actual financial performance versus expectations and
management's future business expectations, as well as the amount by which the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its
carrying value at the date of the last quantitative assessment. As part of our qualitative assessment of recently acquired
reporting units with material goodwill, we considered the fact that the businesses had been acquired in orderly transactions
between market participants, and our purchase price represented fair value at acquisition. For recent acquisitions for which we
elected to perform a qualitative assessment, there were no events since acquisition that had a significant adverse impact on the
fair value of these reporting units through the assessment date. Based on the results of our qualitative assessments, we believe
it is more likely than not that the fair value of each of the assessed reporting units exceeded its respective carrying amount as
of the assessment date and December 31, 2022 and none of the assessed reporting units are at risk of a material impairment of
goodwill. We considered similar factors to determine if there were any indicators requiring an assessment of the recoverability
of our definite lived intangible assets and concluded there were not. However, deterioration of market conditions related to the
general economy or the specific industries in which we operate, a sustained trend of weaker than anticipated financial
performance within a reporting unit beyond that which we considered or included in our assessments, or further increases in
the market-based weighted average cost of capital, among other factors, could impact the impairment analysis and may result
in future goodwill or intangible asset impairment charges. See the risk factor titled "Impairment in the value of our goodwill or
other intangible assets could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition" within Item 1A
Risk Factors for further discussion of risks associated with our goodwill and intangible assets.
We performed a quantitative impairment assessment for our Nephila reporting unit, which resulted in an $80.0 million
impairment of goodwill. We acquired our Nephila operations in 2018 at which time they were recorded at fair value. The
Nephila reporting unit serves as an insurance and investment fund manager that offers a broad range of investment products,
including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps and weather derivatives. Nephila receives
management fees for these services primarily based on the net asset value of the accounts managed and, for certain funds,
incentive fees based on their annual performance. Prior to its sale in February 2022, this reporting unit also included our
Velocity managing general agent operations.
We estimated the fair value of our Nephila reporting unit primarily using an income approach based on a discounted cash flow
model. The cash flow projections used in the discounted cash flow model included management's best estimate of future
growth and margins. The discount rates used to determine the fair value estimates were developed based on a capital asset
pricing model using market-based inputs as well as an assessment of the inherent risk in projected future cash flows. Our fair
value estimate was negatively impacted by an increase in our discount rate assumption in 2022, reflecting the increased cost of
capital due to rising interest rates throughout 2022.
Since acquiring Nephila, investment performance in the broader ILS market has been adversely impacted by consecutive years
of elevated catastrophe losses, most recently with Hurricane Ian in 2022. These events, as well as recent volatility in the capital
markets, have impacted investor decisions around allocation of capital to ILS, which in turn has impacted our capital raises
and redemptions within the funds we manage. Following Hurricane Ian, we have seen more favorable rates on the reinsurance
contracts to which the Nephila Reinsurers subscribe, which is reflective of the current property catastrophe market and had a
positive impact on Nephila's growth and performance projections. However, the impact of this favorable trend was more than
offset by the impact of further declines in investor capital within the funds we manage. Our cash flow assumptions reflect
management's best estimate of the reporting unit's future cash flows, based on information currently available, however, these
assumptions are inherently uncertain, require a high degree of estimation and judgment and are subject to change depending
on the outcome of future events.
Based on the result of our quantitative assessment, the carrying value of our Nephila reporting unit exceeded the estimated fair
value of the reporting unit by $80.0 million resulting in a corresponding impairment of goodwill. This reduced the goodwill of
the Nephila reporting unit to $221.8 million. We also evaluated our intangible assets within the Nephila reporting unit for
impairment and determined they were not impaired.
Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement
This report contains statements concerning or incorporating our expectations, assumptions, plans, objectives, future financial
or operating performance and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may use words such as
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "predict," "project" and similar expressions as they relate to us or our
management.
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There are risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from predicted results in forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves.
Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ from those predicted are set forth under Item 1 Business, Item 1A
Risk Factors, Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 7A
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in this report or are included in the items listed below:
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our expectations about future results of our underwriting, investing, Markel Ventures and other operations are based on
current knowledge and assume no significant man-made or natural catastrophes, no significant changes in products or
personnel and no adverse changes in market conditions;
the effect of cyclical trends on our underwriting, investing, Markel Ventures and other operations, including demand and
pricing in the insurance, reinsurance and other markets in which we operate;
actions by competitors, including the use of technology and innovation to simplify the customer experience, increase
efficiencies, redesign products, alter models and effect other potentially disruptive changes in the insurance industry, and
the effect of competition on market trends and pricing;
our efforts to develop new products, expand in targeted markets or improve business processes and workflows may not be
successful and may increase or create new risks (e.g., insufficient demand, change to risk exposures, distribution channel
conflicts, execution risk, increased expenditures);
the frequency and severity of man-made and natural catastrophes (including earthquakes, wildfires and weather-related
catastrophes) may exceed expectations, are unpredictable and, in the case of wildfires and weather-related catastrophes,
may be exacerbated if, as many forecast, changing conditions in the climate, oceans and atmosphere result in increased
hurricane, flood, drought or other adverse weather-related activity;
we offer insurance and reinsurance coverage against terrorist acts in connection with some of our programs, and in other
instances we are legally required to offer terrorism insurance; in both circumstances, we actively manage our exposure,
but if there is a covered terrorist attack, we could sustain material losses;
emerging claim and coverage issues, changing industry practices and evolving legal, judicial, social and other
environmental trends or conditions, can increase the scope of coverage, the frequency and severity of claims and the
period over which claims may be reported; these factors, as well as uncertainties in the loss estimation process, can
adversely impact the adequacy of our loss reserves and our allowance for reinsurance recoverables;
reinsurance reserves are subject to greater uncertainty than insurance reserves, primarily because of reliance upon the
original underwriting decisions made by ceding companies and the longer lapse of time from the occurrence of loss events
to their reporting to the reinsurer for ultimate resolution;
inaccuracies (whether due to data error, human error or otherwise) in the various modeling techniques and data analytics
(e.g., scenarios, predictive and stochastic modeling, and forecasting) we use to analyze and estimate exposures, loss trends
and other risks associated with our insurance and insurance-linked securities businesses could cause us to misprice our
products or fail to appropriately estimate the risks to which we are exposed;
changes in the assumptions and estimates used in establishing reserves for our life and annuity reinsurance book (which is
in runoff), for example, changes in assumptions and estimates of mortality, longevity, morbidity and interest rates, could
result in material changes in our estimated loss reserves for such business;
adverse developments in insurance coverage litigation or other legal or administrative proceedings could result in material
increases in our estimates of loss reserves;
initial estimates for catastrophe losses and other significant, infrequent events (such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the
Russia-Ukraine conflict), are often based on limited information, are dependent on broad assumptions about the nature
and extent of losses, coverage, liability and reinsurance, and those losses may ultimately differ materially from our
expectations;
changes in the availability, costs, quality and providers of reinsurance coverage, which may impact our ability to write or
continue to write certain lines of business or to mitigate the volatility of losses on our results of operations and financial
condition;
the ability or willingness of reinsurers to pay balances due may be adversely affected by industry and economic
conditions, deterioration in reinsurer credit quality and coverage disputes, and collateral we hold, if any, may not be
sufficient to cover a reinsurer's obligation to us;
after the commutation of ceded reinsurance contracts, any subsequent adverse development in the re-assumed loss
reserves will result in a charge to earnings;
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regulatory actions can impede our ability to charge adequate rates and efficiently allocate capital;
general economic and market conditions and industry specific conditions, including extended economic recessions or
expansions; prolonged periods of slow economic growth; inflation or deflation; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates, commodity and energy prices and interest rates; volatility in the credit and capital markets; and other factors;
economic conditions, actual or potential defaults in corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities or
sovereign debt obligations, volatility in interest and foreign currency exchange rates and changes in market value of
concentrated investments can have a significant impact on the fair value of our fixed maturity securities and equity
securities, as well as the carrying value of our other assets and liabilities, and this impact may be heightened by market
volatility and our ability to mitigate our sensitivity to these changing conditions;
economic conditions may adversely affect our access to capital and credit markets;
the effects of government intervention, including material changes in the monetary policies of central banks, to address
financial downturns (such as in response to the COVID-19 pandemic), inflation and other economic and currency
concerns;
the impacts that political and civil unrest and regional conflicts, such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, may
have on our businesses and the markets they serve or that any disruptions in regional or worldwide economic conditions
generally arising from these situations may have on our businesses, industries or investments;
the significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption caused by health epidemics and pandemics, including the COVID-19
pandemic and its variants, as well as governmental, legislative, judicial or regulatory actions or developments in response
thereto;
changes in U.S. tax laws, regulations or interpretations, or in the tax laws, regulations or interpretations of other
jurisdictions in which we operate, and adjustments we may make in our operations or tax strategies in response to those
changes;
a failure or security breach of, or cyberattack on, enterprise information technology systems that we use or a failure to
comply with data protection or privacy regulations;
third-party providers may perform poorly, breach their obligations to us or expose us to enhanced risks;
our acquisitions may increase our operational and internal control risks for a period of time;
we may not realize the contemplated benefits, including cost savings and synergies, of our acquisitions;
any determination requiring the write-off of a significant portion of our goodwill and intangible assets;
the failure or inadequacy of any methods we employ to manage our loss exposures;
the loss of services of any senior executive or other key personnel of our businesses could adversely impact one or more
of our operations;
the manner in which we manage our global operations through a network of business entities could result in inconsistent
management, governance and oversight practices and make it difficult for us to implement strategic decisions and
coordinate procedures;
our substantial international operations and investments expose us to increased political, civil, operational and economic
risks, including foreign currency exchange rate and credit risk;
our ability to obtain additional capital for our operations on terms favorable to us;
our compliance, or failure to comply, with covenants and other requirements under our credit facilities, senior debt and
other indebtedness and our preferred shares;
our ability to maintain or raise third-party capital for existing or new investment vehicles and risks related to our
management of third-party capital;
the effectiveness of our procedures for compliance with existing and future guidelines, policies and legal and regulatory
standards, rules, laws and regulations;
the impact of economic and trade sanctions and embargo programs on our businesses, including instances in which the
requirements and limitations applicable to the global operations of U.S. companies and their affiliates are more restrictive
than, or conflict with, those applicable to non-U.S. companies and their affiliates;
regulatory changes, or challenges by regulators, regarding the use of certain issuing carrier or fronting arrangements;
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our dependence on a limited number of brokers for a large portion of our revenues and third-party capital;
adverse changes in our assigned financial strength, debt or preferred share ratings or outlook could adversely impact us,
including our ability to attract and retain business, the amount of capital our insurance subsidiaries must hold and the
availability and cost of capital;
changes in the amount of statutory capital our insurance subsidiaries are required to hold, which can vary significantly and
is based on many factors, some of which are outside our control;
losses from litigation and regulatory investigations and actions;
investor litigation or disputes, as well as regulatory inquiries, investigations or proceedings related to our Markel CATCo
operations; delays or disruptions in the run-off of those operations; or the failure to realize the benefits of the transaction
that permitted the accelerated return of capital to our Markel CATCo investors; and
a number of additional factors may adversely affect our Markel Ventures operations, and the markets they serve, and
negatively impact their revenues and profitability, including, among others: adverse weather conditions, plant disease and
other contaminants; changes in government support for education, healthcare and infrastructure projects; changes in
capital spending levels; changes in the housing, commercial and industrial construction markets; liability for
environmental matters; supply chain and shipping issues, including increases in freight costs; volatility in the market
prices for their products; and volatility in commodity, wholesale and raw materials prices and interest and foreign
currency exchange rates.
Results from our underwriting, investing, Markel Ventures and other operations have been and will continue to be potentially
materially affected by these factors.
By making forward-looking statements, we do not intend to become obligated to publicly update or revise any such statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or other changes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
any forward-looking statements, which speak only as at their dates.
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of economic losses due to adverse changes in the estimated fair value of a financial instrument as the
result of changes in equity prices, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our consolidated
balance sheets include assets and liabilities with estimated fair values that are subject to market risk. Our primary market risks
are equity price risk associated with investments in equity securities, interest rate risk associated with investments in fixed
maturity securities and foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with our international operations.
Our fixed maturity securities and equity securities are recorded at fair value, which is measured based upon quoted prices in
active markets, if available. We determine fair value for these investments after considering various sources of information,
including information provided by a third-party pricing service. The pricing service provides prices for substantially all of our
fixed maturity securities and equity securities. In determining fair value, we generally do not adjust the prices obtained from
the pricing service. We obtain an understanding of the pricing service's valuation methodologies and related inputs, which
include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, duration, credit ratings, estimated
cash flows and prepayment speeds. We validate prices provided by the pricing service by reviewing prices from other pricing
sources and analyzing pricing data in certain instances.
Equity Price Risk
We invest a portion of shareholder funds in equity securities, which have historically produced higher long-term returns
relative to fixed maturity securities. We seek to invest in profitable companies, with honest and talented management, that
exhibit reinvestment opportunities and capital discipline, at reasonable prices. We intend to hold these investments over the
long term and focus on long-term total investment return, understanding that gains or losses on investments may fluctuate
from one period to the next. Changes in the fair value of equity securities are recognized in net income.
At December 31, 2022, our equity portfolio was concentrated in terms of the number of issuers and industries. Such
concentrations can lead to higher levels of volatility. At December 31, 2022, our ten largest equity holdings represented $3.2
billion, or 42%, of the equity portfolio. Investments in the property and casualty insurance industry represented $1.5 billion, or
19%, of our equity portfolio at December 31, 2022 and included a $997.7 million investment in the common stock of
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a company whose subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse business activities in addition to
insurance. We have investment guidelines that set limits on the equity holdings of our insurance subsidiaries.
The following table summarizes our equity price risk and shows the effect of a hypothetical 35% increase or decrease in
market prices as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The selected hypothetical changes do not indicate what could be the
potential best or worst case scenarios.
(dollars in millions)
As of December 31, 2022
Equity securities
As of December 31, 2021
Equity securities
Interest Rate Risk
Estimated
Fair Value
Hypothetical
Price Change
Estimated
Fair Value after
Hypothetical
Change in Prices
Estimated
Hypothetical
Percentage Increase
(Decrease) in
Shareholders' Equity
$
$
7,672 35% increase $
35% decrease
9,024
35% increase
$
35% decrease
10,357
4,987
12,182
5,866
16.2 %
(16.2)
17.0 %
(17.0)
Our fixed maturity investments and borrowings are subject to interest rate risk. Increases and decreases in interest rates
typically result in decreases and increases, respectively, in the fair value of these financial instruments. Our fixed maturity
investments are recorded at estimated fair value in our financial statements, and therefore, changes in interest rates impact our
financial position and results of operations. Our borrowings are recorded at amortized cost in our financial statements, and
therefore, changes in fair value do not impact our financial position or results of operations.
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The majority of our investable assets come from premiums paid by policyholders. These funds are invested predominantly in
high-quality government and municipal bonds and mortgage-backed securities that generally match the duration and currency
of our loss reserves. As of December 31, 2022, our fixed maturity portfolio had an average duration of 3.9 years and an
average rating of "AAA." See note 4(c) of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for details
regarding contractual maturity dates of our fixed maturity portfolio. The changes in the estimated fair value of the fixed
maturity portfolio are presented as a component of shareholders' equity in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of
taxes. We typically hold these fixed maturity investments until maturity, and as a result, unrealized holding gains and losses on
these securities are generally expected to reverse as the securities mature.
We work to manage the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our fixed maturity portfolio. The effective duration of the fixed
maturity portfolio is managed with consideration given to the estimated duration of our liabilities. We have investment
guidelines that limit the maximum duration and maturity of the fixed maturity portfolio.
We use a commercially available model to estimate the effect of interest rate risk on the fair values of our fixed maturity
portfolio and borrowings. The model estimates the impact of interest rate changes on a wide range of factors including
duration, prepayment, put options and call options. Fair values are estimated based on the present value of cash flows, using a
representative set of possible future interest rate scenarios. The model requires that numerous assumptions be made about the
future. To the extent that any of the assumptions are invalid, incorrect estimates could result. The usefulness of a single point-
in-time model is limited, as it is unable to accurately incorporate the full complexity of market interactions.
The following table summarizes our interest rate risk and shows the effect of hypothetical changes in interest rates as of
December 31, 2022 and 2021. The selected hypothetical changes do not indicate what could be the potential best or worst case
scenarios.
Estimated
Fair Value
Hypothetical
Change in
Interest Rates
(bp=basis points)
Estimated
Fair Value after
Hypothetical Change
in Interest Rates
Hypothetical Percentage
Increase (Decrease) in
Fair Value of
Fixed Maturity
Securities
Shareholders'
Equity
(dollars in millions)
Fixed Maturity Securities
As of December 31, 2022
Total fixed maturity securities
$ 11,857 200 bp decrease
$
100 bp decrease
100 bp increase
200 bp increase
As of December 31, 2021
Total fixed maturity securities
$ 12,587 200 bp decrease
$
Liabilities (1)
As of December 31, 2022
Borrowings
As of December 31, 2021
Borrowings
100 bp decrease
100 bp increase
200 bp increase
$
3,541 200 bp decrease
$
100 bp decrease
100 bp increase
200 bp increase
$
5,017 200 bp decrease
$
100 bp decrease
100 bp increase
200 bp increase
8.3 %
6.0 %
4.0
(3.8)
(7.5)
2.9
(2.7)
(5.3)
10.0 %
6.7 %
4.8
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(8.7)
3.2
(3.0)
(5.9)
12,843
12,334
11,406
10,972
13,841
13,189
12,022
11,490
4,384
3,922
3,225
2,962
6,500
5,678
4,478
4,036
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Changes in estimated fair value have no impact on shareholders' equity.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We have foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with certain of our international operations' assets and liabilities. We
manage this risk primarily by matching assets and liabilities that are subject to foreign exchange rate risk as closely as
possible. To assist with this matching, we periodically purchase foreign currency forward contracts and purchase or sell
foreign currencies in the open market. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on our forward contracts are recorded in
earnings. Our forward contracts generally have maturities of three months.
At both December 31, 2022 and 2021, 90% of our invested assets were denominated in United States (U.S.) Dollars. At
December 31, 2022 and 2021, 89% and 86%, respectively, of our reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and
life and annuity benefits were denominated in U.S. Dollars. At those dates, the largest foreign currency denominated balances
within both our invested assets and reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and life and annuity benefits were
the Euro and British Pound Sterling.
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, our foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities that are subject to foreign currency
exchange rate risk were substantially matched or hedged.
Credit Risk
Credit risk, which is not considered a market risk, is the risk that an entity becomes unable or unwilling to fulfill their
obligation to us. Our primary credit risks are the credit risk within our fixed maturity portfolio and the credit risk related to our
reinsurance recoverables within our underwriting, program services and other fronting operations.
Fixed Maturity Investments
Credit risk exists within our fixed maturity portfolio from the potential for loss resulting from adverse changes in an issuer's
ability to repay its debt obligations. We monitor our investment portfolio to ensure that credit risk does not exceed prudent
levels. We have consistently invested in high credit quality, investment grade securities. As of December 31, 2022, our fixed
maturity portfolio had an average rating of "AAA," with 99% rated "A" or better by at least one nationally recognized rating
organization. Our policy is to invest in investment grade securities and to minimize investments in fixed maturity securities
that are unrated or rated below investment grade. Our fixed maturity portfolio includes securities issued with financial
guaranty insurance. We purchase fixed maturity securities based on our assessment of the credit quality of the underlying
assets without regard to insurance.
Our fixed maturity portfolio includes securities issued by foreign governments and non-sovereign foreign institutions. General
concern exists about foreign countries that experience financial difficulties during periods of adverse economic conditions. We
monitor developments in foreign countries, currencies and issuers that could pose risks to our fixed maturity portfolio,
including ratings downgrades, political and financial changes and the widening of credit spreads. Our fixed maturity portfolio
is highly diversified and comprised of high quality securities.
We obtain information from news services, data providers, rating agencies and various financial market participants to assess
potential negative impacts on a country or company's financial risk profile. We analyze concentrations within our fixed
maturity portfolio by country, currency and issuer, which allows us to assess our level of diversification with respect to these
exposures, reduce troubled exposures should they occur and mitigate any future financial distress that these exposures could
cause.
Our fixed maturity portfolio also includes securities issued by municipalities. General concern exists about municipalities that
experience financial difficulties during periods of adverse economic conditions. We manage the exposure to credit risk in our
municipal bond portfolio by investing in high quality securities and by diversifying our holdings, which are typically either
general obligation or revenue bonds related to essential products and services.
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Reinsurance Recoverables
We have credit risk to the extent any of our reinsurers are unwilling or unable to meet their obligations under our ceded
reinsurance agreements. We monitor changes in the financial condition of each of our reinsurers, and we assess our
concentration of credit risk on a regular basis. While we believe our net reinsurance recoverable balances are collectible,
deterioration in reinsurers' ability to pay, or collection disputes, could adversely affect our operating cash flows, financial
position and results of operations. See note 12 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 for
additional details about our reinsurance recoverables and exposures.
Underwriting
Within our underwriting operations, our reinsurance recoverables balance for the ten largest reinsurers was $2.0 billion at
December 31, 2022, representing 62% of the $3.1 billion total reinsurance recoverables, before considering allowances for
credit losses. Eight of our ten largest reinsurers within our underwriting operations were rated "A" or better by A.M. Best
Company (Best). As of December 31, 2022, for both of the remaining reinsurers, which are related parties, collateral held
exceeded the related reinsurance recoverable. We were the beneficiary of letters of credit, trust accounts and funds withheld in
the aggregate amount of $930.9 million at December 31, 2022, collateralizing reinsurance recoverable balances due from these
ten reinsurers.
Within our underwriting operations, we attempt to minimize credit exposure to reinsurers through adherence to internal
reinsurance guidelines. To participate in our reinsurance program, prospective companies generally must: (i) maintain a Best
or Standard & Poor's rating of "A" (excellent) or better; (ii) maintain minimum capital and surplus of $750 million; and (iii)
provide collateral for recoverables in excess of an individually established amount. We also consider qualitative factors when
evaluating reinsurers for eligibility to participate in our reinsurance program. In addition, certain foreign reinsurers for our
U.S. insurance operations must provide collateral equal to 100% of recoverables, with the exception of reinsurers who have
been granted certified or authorized status by an insurance company's state of domicile. Our credit exposure to Lloyd's of
London syndicates is managed through individual and aggregate exposure thresholds.
Program Services
Within our program services business, our reinsurance recoverables balance for the ten largest reinsurers was $3.3 billion at
December 31, 2022, representing 67% of the $4.9 billion total reinsurance recoverables, before considering allowances for
credit losses. We were the beneficiary of letters of credit, trust accounts and funds withheld in the aggregate amount of $2.3
billion at December 31, 2022, collateralizing reinsurance recoverable balances due from these ten reinsurers, and $3.3 billion
for our total reinsurance recoverables balance. Five of our ten largest reinsurers were rated "A" or better by Best. For each of
the remaining five reinsurers, as of December 31, 2022, collateral held exceeded the related reinsurance recoverable.
Within our program services business, we mitigate credit risk by either selecting well capitalized, highly rated authorized
reinsurers or requiring that the reinsurer post substantial collateral to secure the reinsured risks, which, in some instances,
exceeds the related reinsurance recoverable. For reinsurers with a credit rating of lower than "A" we employ a stringent
collateral monitoring program, under which the majority of the reinsurance recoverable balances is fully collateralized. These
collateral requirements are regularly monitored by a credit committee within our program services operations.
Other Fronting
For our other fronting arrangements, which are written on behalf of our ILS operations, our total reinsurance recoverables
balance was $479.7 million at December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, our ILS operations held investor collateral in
excess of the related reinsurance recoverables. For this business, we require collateral up to a specified level of annual
aggregate agreement year losses, which is held in a trust for which we are the beneficiary. The required collateral is monitored
regularly against the annual aggregate agreement year losses to ensure adequacy of the reinsurance recoverable in the event of
a loss.
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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Markel Corporation:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Markel Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of
December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), changes
in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes
(collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in
Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission, and our report dated February 17, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the
PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement,
whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the
consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or
complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated
financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate
opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Estimation of the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for the Company's underwriting
operations
As described in Note 11, the Company has recorded a liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (loss
reserves) of $20.9 billion as of December 31, 2022. Of this amount, $15.4 billion represents loss reserves for the
Company's underwriting operations. The Company's actuaries use established actuarial methods and past
development patterns to estimate ultimate losses to be paid. For its underwriting operations, loss reserves are
established at the Company's best estimates, which incorporate the actuarial point estimates and are adjusted for
certain subjective factors.
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We identified the assessment of loss reserve estimation for the Company's underwriting operations as a critical audit
matter because it involved significant measurement uncertainty. The assessment of actuarial methods and key
assumptions used to estimate ultimate losses required specialized actuarial skills and subjective auditor judgment.
Key assumptions included weighting of actuarial methods, expected loss ratios, and patterns and variability of loss
development.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. With the assistance of
actuarial professionals, as appropriate, we evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal
controls over the Company's loss reserving process for its underwriting operations. This included controls over key
assumptions and the determination of loss reserves. Additionally, we also involved actuarial professionals with
specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
•
•
•
•
assessing the Company's actuarial methodologies by comparing to generally accepted actuarial methodologies
and evaluating the weighting of the methods based on common industry practice
developing independent actuarial estimates for certain product lines using the Company's underlying historical
claims and policy data, as well as industry loss reporting and payment data for certain lines
for certain product lines, assessing the Company's assumptions about future claims reporting and payments for
consistency with historical loss development and payment patterns
developing an independent range of consolidated loss reserves based on actuarial methods and assumptions,
comparing those results to the Company's recorded reserves and evaluating the movement of the Company's
recorded reserve within our range
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 1980.
Richmond, Virginia
February 17, 2023
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December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
$ 11,856,835 $ 12,587,305
9,023,927
1,799,988
23,411,220
3,978,490
902,457
2,413,938
7,293,555
794,145
1,798,571
2,899,140
1,822,486
3,163,094
$ 49,791,259 $ 48,477,096
7,671,912
2,669,262
22,198,009
4,137,432
1,084,081
2,961,056
8,446,745
925,483
2,066,114
2,638,838
1,747,464
3,586,037
$ 20,947,898 $ 18,178,894
902,980
5,383,619
616,665
759,025
6,220,748
669,742
4,103,629
3,438,738
36,139,780
523,154
4,361,266
3,832,084
33,275,508
461,378
591,891
3,493,893
9,836,827
(857,077)
591,891
3,441,079
10,446,763
237,617
14,717,350
22,860
14,740,210
$ 49,791,259 $ 48,477,096
13,065,534
62,791
13,128,325
MARKEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
Investments, at estimated fair value:
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale (amortized cost of $12,805,887 in 2022 and
$12,061,467 in 2021)
Equity securities (cost of $3,100,040 in 2022 and $2,867,899 in 2021)
Short-term investments, available-for-sale (estimated fair value approximates cost)
Total Investments
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
Receivables
Reinsurance recoverables
Deferred policy acquisition costs
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Other assets
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Life and annuity benefits
Unearned premiums
Payables to insurance and reinsurance companies
Senior long-term debt and other debt (estimated fair value of $3,541,000 in 2022 and
$5,017,000 in 2021)
Other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock
Common stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Total Shareholders' Equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total Equity
Total Liabilities and Equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MARKEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
OPERATING REVENUES
Earned premiums
Net investment income
Net investment gains (losses)
Products revenues
Services and other revenues
Total Operating Revenues
OPERATING EXPENSES
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses
Products expenses
Services and other expenses
Amortization of intangible assets
Impairment of goodwill
Total Operating Expenses
Operating Income (Loss)
Interest expense
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Net Income (Loss)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net Income (Loss) to Shareholders
Preferred stock dividends
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
$
7,587,792 $
446,755
(1,595,733)
2,427,096
2,809,425
11,675,335
6,503,029 $
367,417
1,978,534
1,712,120
2,285,325
12,846,425
5,612,205
375,826
617,979
1,439,515
1,689,541
9,735,066
4,445,589
2,515,583
2,241,736
2,306,635
178,778
80,000
11,768,321
(92,986)
(196,062)
140,209
(148,839)
47,636
(101,203)
(112,920)
(214,123)
(36,000)
(250,123) $
3,581,205
2,293,739
1,544,506
2,022,935
160,539
—
9,602,924
3,243,501
(183,579)
72,271
3,132,193
(684,458)
2,447,735
(22,732)
2,425,003
(36,000)
2,389,003 $
3,466,961
2,017,627
1,256,159
1,561,120
159,315
—
8,461,182
1,273,884
(177,582)
(95,853)
1,000,449
(168,682)
831,767
(15,737)
816,030
(18,400)
797,630
Net Income (Loss) to Common Shareholders
$
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments,
net of taxes:
Net holding gains (losses) arising during the period
Reclassification adjustments for net gains (losses) included in net
income (loss)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
investments, net of taxes
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes
Change in net actuarial pension loss, net of taxes
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Shareholders
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
Basic
Diluted
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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$
(1,155,054) $
(348,315) $
356,159
44,906
(6,623)
(3,386)
(1,110,148)
(9,259)
24,730
(1,094,677)
(1,195,880)
(112,937)
(1,308,817) $
(354,938)
(213)
8,390
(346,761)
2,100,974
(22,730)
2,078,244 $
352,773
29,847
(6,998)
375,622
1,207,389
(15,755)
1,191,634
(23.57) $
(23.57) $
176.92 $
176.51 $
55.67
55.63
$
$
$
MARKEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Preferred
Stock
Common
Stock
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Noncontrolling
Interests
Total Equity
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
$
— $ 3,404,919 $ 7,457,176 $
208,772 $ 11,070,867 $
7,549 $ 11,078,416 $
177,562
December 31, 2020
591,891
3,428,340
8,217,484
584,376
12,822,091
14,892
12,836,983
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2019
Cumulative effect of adoption
of ASC 326, Financial
Instruments—Credit Losses
Cumulative effect of change
in accounting policy
January 1, 2020
Net income
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive Income
Issuance of preferred stock
591,891
Repurchase of common stock
Preferred stock dividends
Restricted stock awards
expensed
Acquisition of Lansing
Adjustment of redeemable
noncontrolling interests
Purchase of noncontrolling
interest
Other
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Comprehensive Income
Repurchase of common stock
Preferred stock dividends
Restricted stock awards
expensed
Acquisition of Buckner
Acquisition of Metromont
Adjustment of redeemable
noncontrolling interests
Purchase of noncontrolling
interest
Other
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income
(loss)
Comprehensive Income
(Loss)
Repurchase of common stock
Preferred stock dividends
Restricted stock awards
expensed
Adjustment of redeemable
noncontrolling interests
Adjustment to Metromont
purchase price allocation
Disposition of Velocity
Disposition of Volante
Redemption of Markel
CATCo Re noncontrolling
interests
Other
(3,827)
22,302
—
—
(3,827)
22,302
—
—
(3,827)
22,302
—
3,404,919
7,475,651
208,772
11,089,342
7,549
11,096,891
816,030
—
—
(26,832)
(18,400)
—
—
(28,705)
—
(260)
—
—
—
29,779
—
—
(6,131)
(227)
—
375,604
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
816,030
375,604
1,191,634
591,891
(26,832)
(18,400)
29,779
—
(28,705)
(6,131)
(487)
3,226
—
819,256
375,604
3,226
1,194,860
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,117
591,891
(26,832)
(18,400)
29,779
—
(6,131)
3,630
2,425,003
—
2,425,003
7,257
2,432,260
—
(346,759)
(346,759)
—
(346,759)
—
—
177,562
12,511
18
12,529
—
—
—
—
43,566
(7,029)
(9,691)
245,642
15,475
(2)
(28,705)
28,705
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(206,518)
(36,000)
30,916
—
—
—
(18,779)
602
—
—
—
46,874
—
(80)
2,078,244
(206,518)
(36,000)
30,916
—
—
46,874
(18,779)
522
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7,257
2,085,501
15,473
—
—
—
—
—
—
(206,518)
(36,000)
30,916
—
—
—
—
—
26,438
269,908
46,874
(46,874)
—
711
(18,779)
1,233
(38,214)
(10,995)
461,378
26,181
—
(1,094,694)
(1,094,694)
—
(1,094,694)
17
(1,308,817)
86,739
(1,222,078)
26,198
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(290,796)
(36,000)
41,684
—
(69,896)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11,130
879
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(290,796)
(36,000)
41,684
(69,896)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(290,796)
(36,000)
41,684
—
—
—
(69,896)
69,896
—
(22,485)
(22,059)
(3,490)
(22,059)
(3,490)
(22,261)
(22,261)
—
—
—
12,009
1,002
13,011
(11,833)
December 31, 2021
591,891
3,441,079
10,446,763
237,617
14,717,350
22,860
14,740,210
(214,123)
—
(214,123)
86,739
(127,384)
December 31, 2022
$ 591,891 $ 3,493,893 $ 9,836,827 $
(857,077) $ 13,065,534 $
62,791 $ 13,128,325 $
523,154
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MARKEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
Depreciation and amortization
Net investment losses (gains)
Net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Gain on sale of businesses, net
Impairment of goodwill
Increase in receivables
Increase in reinsurance recoverables
Increase in deferred policy acquisition costs
Increase in prepaid reinsurance premiums
Increase in unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Decrease in life and annuity benefits
Increase in unearned premiums
Increase in payables to insurance and reinsurance companies
Other
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
2020
$ (101,203) $ 2,447,735 $ 831,767
(281,752)
366,954
1,595,733
(140,209)
(225,832)
80,000
(653,261)
453,905
336,393
(1,978,534)
(72,271)
(22,085)
—
(372,491)
(1,168,483) (1,312,258)
(139,609)
(347,982)
(140,630)
(271,292)
2,383,268
2,042,486
(47,419)
886,393
210,810
216,365
2,709,442
(54,591)
970,246
131,559
191,564
2,274,067
(2,733)
307,069
(617,979)
95,853
—
—
(28,174)
(549,654)
(61,569)
(34,480)
1,383,430
(44,651)
354,679
76,586
27,443
1,737,587
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales, maturities, calls and prepayments of fixed maturity securities
Cost of fixed maturity securities purchased
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
Cost of equity securities purchased
Net change in short-term investments
Additions to property and equipment
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Consolidation of Markel CATCo Re, net
Distributions to Markel CATCo Re noncontrolling interests for buy-out transaction
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net
Other
Net Cash Used By Investing Activities
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Additions to senior long-term debt and other debt
Repayment of senior long-term debt and other debt
Repurchases of common stock
Issuance of preferred stock, net
Dividends paid on preferred stock
Other
Net Cash Provided (Used) By Financing Activities
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash
and restricted cash equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash
equivalents
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning
of year
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND RESTRICTED
CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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708,111
200,570
(255,436)
228,955
(145,249)
(517,439)
1,152,335
862,333
(2,112,066) (3,165,323) (1,129,781)
1,360,090
(192,437)
(829,457)
(101,301)
(554,127)
—
—
—
72,932
(511,748)
—
—
40,720
(32,711)
(1,670,204) (2,937,802)
242,010
(442,991)
(846,019)
(254,712)
(79,000)
629,955
(169,380)
201,370
8,294
1,034,052
(1,255,005)
(290,796)
—
(36,000)
(47,562)
(595,311)
1,198,505
(486,730)
(206,518)
—
(36,000)
(99,490)
369,767
223,183
(275,996)
(26,832)
591,891
(18,400)
(59,290)
434,556
(103,361)
(41,734)
55,901
340,566
(335,702) 1,716,296
4,880,947
5,216,649
3,500,353
$ 5,221,513 $ 4,880,947 $ 5,216,649
MARKEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Markel Corporation is a diverse financial holding company serving a variety of niche markets. Markel Corporation's principal
business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Markel Ventures, Inc.
(Markel Ventures), Markel Corporation also owns controlling interests in various businesses that operate outside of the
specialty insurance marketplace. See note 2 for details regarding reportable segments.
a) Basis of Presentation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United
States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and include the accounts of Markel Corporation and its
consolidated subsidiaries, as well as any variable interest entities (VIEs) that meet the requirements for consolidation (the
Company). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company
consolidates the results of its Markel Ventures subsidiaries on a one-month lag, with the exception of significant transactions
or events that occur during the intervening period. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
current period presentation.
b) Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. Management periodically reviews its estimates and assumptions. Quarterly reviews include
evaluating the adequacy of reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and contingencies. Estimates and
assumptions for goodwill and intangible assets are reviewed in conjunction with an acquisition, and goodwill and indefinite-
lived intangible assets are reassessed at least annually for impairment. Actual results may differ materially from the estimates
and assumptions used in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
c) Investments. Available-for-sale investments and equity securities are recorded at estimated fair value. Available-for-sale
investments include fixed maturity securities and short-term investments. Fixed maturity securities include government and
municipal bonds and mortgage-backed securities with original maturities of more than one year. Short-term investments
include certificates of deposit, commercial paper, discount notes and treasury bills with original maturities of one year or less.
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments, net of income taxes, are included in other comprehensive
income. Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities, net of income taxes, are included in net income as net investment
gains or losses. The Company completes a detailed analysis each quarter to assess declines in the fair value of its available-for-
sale investments. Any impairment losses on the Company's available-for-sale investments are recorded as an allowance,
subject to reversal.
Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the lives of the related fixed maturity securities as an adjustment to the
yield using the effective interest method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. Accrued interest
receivable is excluded from both the estimated fair value and the amortized cost basis of available-for-sale securities and
included within other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Any uncollectible accrued interest receivable is
written off in the period it is deemed uncollectible. Realized investment gains or losses on available-for-sale investments are
included in net income. Realized gains or losses from sales of available-for-sale investments are derived using the first-in,
first-out method on the trade date.
See note 4 and note 5 for further details regarding the Company's investment portfolio.
d) Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all investments with original maturities of 90 days or less to be cash
equivalents. The carrying value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.
e) Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents that are restricted as to withdrawal or use are recorded
as restricted cash and cash equivalents. The carrying value of the Company's restricted cash and cash equivalents approximates
fair value.
f) Receivables. Receivables include amounts receivable from agents, brokers and insureds, which represent premiums that are
both currently due and amounts not yet due on insurance and reinsurance policies. Premiums for insurance policies are
generally due at inception. Premiums for reinsurance policies generally become due over the period of coverage based on the
policy terms. Changes in the estimate of reinsurance premiums written will result in an adjustment to premiums receivable in
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the period they are determined. Receivables also include amounts receivable from contracts with customers, which represent
the Company's unconditional right to consideration for satisfying the performance obligations outlined in the contract.
The Company monitors credit risk associated with receivables, taking into consideration the fact that in certain instances in the
Company's insurance operations credit risk may be reduced by the Company's right to offset loss obligations or unearned
premiums against premiums receivable. An allowance is established for credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of
the receivable, which is recorded net of this allowance. The allowance is charged to net income in the period the receivable is
recorded and revised in subsequent periods to reflect changes in the Company's estimate of expected credit losses. See note 7
for further details regarding receivables.
g) Reinsurance Recoverables. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim
liability associated with the reinsured business. The Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors
concentration of credit risk to minimize its exposure to significant losses from individual reinsurers. To further reduce credit
exposure on reinsurance recoverables, the Company has received collateral, including letters of credit and trust accounts, from
certain reinsurers. Cash collateral related to these reinsurance agreements is available, without restriction, when the Company
pays losses covered by the reinsurance agreements. An allowance is established for credit losses expected to be incurred over
the life of the reinsurance recoverable, which is recorded net of this allowance. The allowance is charged to net income in the
period the recoverable is recorded and revised in subsequent periods to reflect changes in the Company's estimate of expected
credit losses. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the allowance for credit losses associated with the Company's reinsurance
recoverables was not material to the consolidated financial statements.
h) Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs. Costs directly related to the acquisition of insurance premiums are deferred and
amortized over the related policy period, generally one year. The Company only defers acquisition costs incurred that are
related directly to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts, including commissions to agents and
brokers, salaries and benefits and premium taxes. Commissions received related to reinsurance premiums ceded are netted
against broker commissions in determining acquisition costs eligible for deferral. To the extent that future policy revenues on
existing policies are not adequate to cover related costs and expenses, deferred policy acquisition costs are charged to earnings.
The Company does not consider anticipated investment income in determining whether a premium deficiency exists. See note
2(a) and (f) for further details regarding policy acquisition costs, as well as note 24 for details regarding a change to the
Company's policy for accounting for deferred policy acquisition costs.
i) Goodwill and Intangible Assets. Goodwill and intangible assets are recorded as a result of business acquisitions. Goodwill
represents the excess of the amount paid to acquire a business over the net fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
at the date of acquisition. Indefinite-lived and other intangible assets are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The
determination of the fair value of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed involves significant judgment and the use of
valuation models and other estimates, which require assumptions that are inherently subjective. Goodwill and indefinite-lived
intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually. The Company completes an annual test during the fourth quarter
of each year based upon the results of operations through September 30. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized
using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, generally five to 20 years, and are reviewed for impairment
when events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. See note 8 for further details regarding
goodwill and intangible assets.
j) Equity Method Investments. The Company holds certain investments that are required to be accounted for under the
equity method, whereby they initially are recorded at cost within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and
subsequently increased or decreased by the Company's proportionate share of the net income or loss of the investee and other
transactions impacting the investee's equity. The Company records its proportionate share of net income or loss of the investee
in services and other revenues. The Company records its proportionate share of other comprehensive income or loss of the
investee as a component of other comprehensive income. Dividends or other equity distributions in excess of the Company's
cumulative equity in earnings of the investee are recorded as a reduction of the investment. The Company reviews equity
method investments for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that a decline in the fair value of the investment
below its carrying value is other-than-temporary. See note 6 for further details regarding the Company's equity method
investments.
k) Property and Equipment. Property and equipment is maintained primarily by certain of the Company's Markel Ventures
businesses and is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Property and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation, was $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is included in other assets
on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
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l) Leases. The present value of future lease payments for the Company's leases with terms greater than 12 months is included
on the consolidated balance sheets as lease liabilities and right-of-use lease assets.
The Company's lease portfolio primarily consists of operating leases for real estate. Total expected lease payments are based
on the lease payments specified in the contract and the stated term, including any options to extend or terminate that the
Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company accounts for lease components and any associated non-lease
components within a contract as a single lease component, and therefore allocates all of the expected lease payments to the
lease component.
The lease liability, which represents the Company's contractual obligation to make lease payments, is calculated based on the
present value of expected lease payments over the remaining lease term, discounted using the Company's collateralized
incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. The lease liability is then adjusted for any prepaid rent, lease
incentives received or capitalized initial direct costs to determine the lease asset, which represents the Company's right to use
the underlying asset for the lease term. Lease liabilities and lease assets are included in other liabilities and other assets,
respectively, on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Total lease costs are primarily comprised of rental expense for operating leases, which is recognized on a straight line basis
over the lease term. Rental expense attributable to the Company's underwriting operations is included in underwriting,
acquisition and insurance expenses and rental expense attributable to the Company's other operations is included in products
expenses and services and other expenses in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. See note 9 for
further details regarding leases.
m) Inventories. Inventories are maintained at certain of the Company's Markel Ventures businesses and consist primarily of
raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods. Inventories are generally valued using the first-in-first-out method and
stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories were $639.6 million and $529.3 million as of December 31, 2022
and 2021, respectively, and are included in other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
n) Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests. The Company owns controlling interests in various companies through its Markel
Ventures operations. In some cases, the Company has the option to acquire the remaining equity interests, and the remaining
equity interests have the option to sell their interests to the Company, in the future. The redemption value of the remaining
equity interests is generally based on the respective company's earnings in specified periods preceding the redemption date.
The redeemable noncontrolling interests are currently redeemable or become redeemable between 2023 and 2032.
The Company recognizes changes in the redemption value that exceed the carrying value of redeemable noncontrolling
interests to retained earnings as if the balance sheet date was also the redemption date. Changes in the redemption value also
result in an adjustment to net income to common shareholders in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common
share. See note 19 for further details regarding the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share.
o) Income Taxes. The Company records deferred income taxes to reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when
management believes it is more likely than not that some, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company
recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns only if it is more
likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities, based on the technical merits of the
position. Tax positions that meet the more likely than not threshold are then measured using a probability weighted approach,
whereby the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement is
recognized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. See note
15 for further details regarding income taxes.
p) Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses. Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses on the Company's property
and casualty insurance business are based on evaluations of reported claims and estimates for losses and loss adjustment
expenses incurred but not reported. Estimates for losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred but not reported are based on
reserve development studies, among other things. Recorded reserves are estimates, and the ultimate liability may be greater or
less than the estimates. See note 11 for further details regarding unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses.
q) Life and Annuity Benefits. The Company has a run-off block of life and annuity reinsurance contracts that subject the
Company to mortality, longevity and morbidity risks. The assumptions used to determine policy benefit reserves are generally
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locked-in for the life of the contract unless an unlocking event occurs. To the extent existing policy reserves, together with the
present value of future gross premiums and expected investment income earned thereon, are not adequate to cover the present
value of future benefits, settlement and maintenance costs, the locked-in assumptions are revised to current best estimate
assumptions and a charge to earnings for life and annuity benefits is recognized at that time. Because of the assumptions and
estimates used in establishing reserves for life and annuity benefit obligations and the long-term nature of these reinsurance
contracts, the ultimate liability may be greater or less than the estimates. Results attributable to the run-off of life and annuity
reinsurance contracts are included in services and other revenues and services and other expenses in the Company's
consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Investment income earned on the investments that support the
policy benefit reserves are included in net investment income. See note 13 for further details regarding life and annuity
benefits and note 1(x) for information on changes to the accounting for life and annuity benefits beginning in 2023.
r) Revenue Recognition.
Property and Casualty Premiums
Insurance premiums written are generally recorded at the inception of a policy and earned on a pro rata basis over the policy
period, typically one year. The cost of reinsurance ceded is initially recorded as prepaid reinsurance premiums and is
amortized over the reinsurance contract period in proportion to the amount of insurance protection provided. Premiums ceded
are netted against premiums written. For multi-year contracts where insurance premiums are payable in annual installments,
written premiums are recorded at the inception of the contract based on management's best estimate of total premiums to be
received. For contracts where the cedent has the ability to unilaterally commute or cancel coverage within the term of the
policy, premiums are generally recorded on an annual basis or up to the contract cancellation point. The remaining premiums
are estimated and included as written at each successive anniversary date within the multi-year term.
Assumed reinsurance premiums are recorded at the inception of each contract based upon contract terms and information
received from cedents and brokers and are earned on a pro rata basis over the coverage period, or for multi-year contracts, in
proportion with the underlying risk exposure to the extent there is variability in the exposure through the coverage period.
Changes in reinsurance premium estimates are expected and may result in significant adjustments in any period. These
estimates change over time as additional information regarding changes in underlying exposures is obtained. Any subsequent
differences arising on such estimates are recorded as premiums written in the period they are determined and are earned on a
pro rata basis over the coverage period, or immediately if the coverage period has ended. The Company uses the periodic
method to account for assumed reinsurance from foreign reinsurers as a result of the sufficiency of the information provided
by the reinsurer, which is consistent with its accounting for assumed reinsurance from U.S. reinsurers.
Certain contracts that the Company writes provide for reinstatement of coverage. Reinstatement premiums are the premiums
for the restoration of the insurance or reinsurance limit of a contract to its full amount after a loss occurrence by the insured or
reinsured. The Company accrues for reinstatement premiums resulting from losses recorded. Such accruals are based upon
contractual terms and management judgment is involved with respect to the amount of losses recorded. Changes in estimates
of losses recorded on contracts with reinstatement premium features will result in changes in reinstatement premiums based on
contractual terms. Reinstatement premiums are recognized at the time losses are recorded and are generally earned on a pro
rata basis over the remaining coverage period.
Other Revenues
Other revenues primarily relate to the Company's Markel Ventures, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and program services
operations and consist of revenues from the sale of products and services. Revenues are recognized when, or as, control of the
promised goods or services is transferred to the Company's customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the
Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Contracts with customers generally have an
original term of one year or less. For contracts with customers that have an original term greater than one year, the Company
recognizes revenue at the amount for which it has a right to invoice for the products delivered or services performed. Certain
customers may receive volume rebates or credits for products and services, which are accounted for as variable consideration.
The Company estimates these amounts based on the expected amount to be provided to the customer and reduces revenues
recognized by a corresponding amount. The Company does not expect significant changes to its estimates of variable
consideration over the term of the contracts.
Payment terms for products and services vary by the type of product or service offered and the location of the customer, and
payment is typically received at or shortly after the point of sale. For certain products, the Company requires partial payment
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in the form of a deposit before the products are delivered to the customer, which is included in other liabilities on the
Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Through its Markel Ventures operations, the Company has several different businesses that manufacture or produce a variety
of products, including ornamental plants, precast concrete, equipment used in baking systems, over-the-road transportation
equipment, portable dredges, residential homes and flooring for the trucking industry. Most of the Company's product
revenues are recognized when the products are shipped to the customer or the products arrive at the agreed upon destination
with the end customer. Some of the Company's contracts include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements,
revenues are allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price, which is derived from
amounts stated in the contract.
Through its Markel Ventures operations, the Company also has several different businesses that provide various types of
services, including distribution of exterior building products, fire protection and life safety services and consulting services.
Service revenues are generally recognized over the term of the contracts based on hours incurred or as services are provided.
The Company's other revenues also include investment management fee income and through 2022, managing general agent
(MGA) commissions for services provided through the Company's ILS operations. Investment management fee income is
recognized over the period in which investment management services are provided and is calculated and recognized monthly,
typically based on the net asset value of the accounts managed. For certain accounts, the Company is also entitled to
participate, on a fixed-percentage basis, in any net income generated in excess of an agreed-upon threshold as established by
the underlying investment management agreements. In general, net income is calculated at the end of each calendar year and
incentive fees are payable annually. Incentive fee income is recognized at the conclusion of the contractual performance
period, when the uncertainty related to performance has been resolved. MGA commissions are based on the direct written
premiums of the insurance contracts placed. Commissions received for these services are generally recognized when the
related policy is written.
Program services fees, or ceding fees, received in exchange for providing access to the U.S. property and casualty insurance
market are based on the gross premiums written on behalf of general agent and capacity provider clients. Ceding fees are
earned in a manner consistent with the recognition of the gross premiums earned on the underlying insurance policies,
generally on a pro rata basis over the terms of the underlying policies reinsured.
See note 10 for further details regarding products, services and other revenues.
s) Program Services. In connection with its program services business, the Company enters into contractual agreements with
both producing general agents and reinsurers, whereby the general agents and reinsurers are typically obligated to each other
for payment of insurance amounts, including premiums, commissions and losses. To the extent these funds are not the
obligation of the Company and are settled directly between the general agent and the reinsurer, no receivables or payables are
recorded for these amounts. All obligations of the Company's insurance subsidiaries owed to or on behalf of their
policyholders are recorded by the Company and, to the extent appropriate, offsetting reinsurance recoverables are recorded.
t) Foreign Currency Transactions. The U.S. Dollar is the Company's reporting currency and the primary functional currency
of its foreign underwriting operations. The functional currencies of the Company's other foreign operations are the currencies
of the primary economic environments in which the majority of their business is transacted.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are the result of exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in
currencies other than the functional currency at each foreign entity. Monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured to the
functional currency at current exchange rates, with resulting gains and losses included in net foreign exchange gains within net
income. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured to the functional currency at historic exchange rates. Available-
for-sale securities are recorded at fair value with resulting gains and losses, including the portion attributable to movements in
exchange rates, included in the change in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments, net of taxes within other
comprehensive income. While the Company attempts to naturally hedge its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations by
matching assets and liabilities in the same currencies, there is a financial statement mismatch between the gains or losses
recorded in net income related to insurance reserves denominated in non-functional currencies and the gains or losses recorded
in other comprehensive income related to the available-for-sale securities held in non-functional currencies supporting the
reserves.
Assets and liabilities of foreign operations denominated in a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar are translated into
the U.S. Dollar at current exchange rates, with resulting gains or losses included, net of taxes, in the change in foreign
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currency translation adjustments within other comprehensive income. See note 20 for further details regarding the components
of other comprehensive income.
u) Comprehensive Income. Comprehensive income represents all changes in equity that result from recognized transactions
and other economic events during the period. Other comprehensive income refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that
under U.S. GAAP are included in comprehensive income but excluded from net income, such as unrealized gains or losses on
available-for-sale investments, foreign currency translation adjustments and changes in net actuarial pension loss. See note 20
for further details regarding other comprehensive income.
v) Net Income Per Common Share. Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing adjusted net income to
shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net income per common
share is computed by dividing adjusted net income to shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares and
dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the year. See note 19 for further details regarding the calculation of basic
and diluted net income per common share.
w) Variable Interest Entities. The Company determines whether it has relationships with entities defined as VIEs in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810,
Consolidation. Under this guidance, a VIE is consolidated by the variable interest holder that is determined to be the primary
beneficiary.
An entity in which the Company holds a variable interest is a VIE if any of the following conditions exist: (a) the total equity
investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial
support, (b) as a group, the holders of equity investment at risk lack either the direct or indirect ability through voting rights or
similar rights to make decisions about an entity's activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance or
the obligation to absorb the expected losses or right to receive the expected residual returns, or (c) the voting rights of some
investors are disproportionate to their obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected
residual returns of the entity, or both and substantially all of the entity's activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of
an investor with disproportionately few voting rights.
The primary beneficiary is defined as the variable interest holder that is determined to have the controlling financial interest as
a result of having both (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance
of the VIE and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant
to the VIE.
The Company determines whether an entity is a VIE at the inception of its variable interest in the entity and upon the
occurrence of certain reconsideration events. The Company continually reassesses whether it is the primary beneficiary of
VIEs in which it holds a variable interest. See note 17 for further details regarding the Company's involvement with VIEs.
x) Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic
944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. The FASB subsequently issued several ASUs
as amendments to ASU No. 2018-12. The standard requires insurance companies with long duration contracts to: (1) review
and, if there is a change, update the assumptions used to measure expected cash flows at least annually; (2) update the discount
rate assumption at each reporting date; and (3) enhance certain qualitative and quantitative disclosures. ASU No. 2018-12
becomes effective for the Company during the first quarter of 2023 and will be applied using a modified retrospective
approach that requires restatement of prior periods presented, including a cumulative adjustment to accumulated other
comprehensive income as of January 1, 2021 (the transition date). The standard will, among other things, impact the discount
rate used in estimating reserves for the Company's life and annuity reinsurance portfolio, which is in runoff. Currently, the
discount rate assumption is locked-in for the life of the contracts, unless there is a loss recognition event. The adoption of ASU
2018-12 will result in a decrease to accumulated other comprehensive income of $15.3 million, net of taxes, as a result of
changing the discount rate assumption as of January 1, 2021. However, the cumulative impact of changes in the discount rate
assumption through the January 1, 2023 adoption date is based on the discount rate assumption determined as of the adoption
date. Based on increases in interest rates between the transition date and the adoption date, the cumulative increase to
accumulated other comprehensive income as of January 1, 2023 will be $89.6 million, net of taxes.
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In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets
and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which becomes effective for the Company during the first quarter of
2023. ASU No. 2021-08 requires contract assets and liabilities accounted for under FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers, to be recorded at the acquisition date as if the acquirer entered into those contracts itself on the contract
inception dates, rather than at fair value. At adoption, ASU No. 2021-08 will not impact the Company's financial position,
results of operations or cash flows, but prospectively, this ASU will impact amounts recorded by the Company for assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in conjunction with certain acquisitions.
2. Segment Reporting Disclosures
The chief operating decision maker reviews the Company's ongoing underwriting operations on a global basis in the following
two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. In determining how to allocate resources and assess the performance of the
Company's underwriting results, management considers many factors, including the nature of the insurance product sold, the
type of account written and the type of customer served. The Insurance segment includes all direct business and facultative
placements written on a risk-bearing basis within the Company's underwriting operations. The Reinsurance segment includes
all treaty reinsurance written on a risk-bearing basis within the Company's underwriting operations. All investing activities
related to the Company's insurance operations are included in the Investing segment.
The chief operating decision maker reviews and assesses Markel Ventures' performance in the aggregate, as a single operating
segment. The Markel Ventures segment primarily consists of controlling interests in a diverse portfolio of businesses that
operate in various industries.
The Company's other operations primarily consist of the results of the Company's insurance-linked securities operations and
program services business. Other operations also include results for lines of business discontinued prior to, or in conjunction
with, acquisitions, including development on asbestos and environmental loss reserves and results attributable to the run-off of
life and annuity reinsurance business, which are monitored separately from the Company's ongoing underwriting operations.
For purposes of segment reporting, none of these other operations are considered to be reportable segments.
Segment profit for each of the Company's underwriting segments is measured by underwriting profit. The property and
casualty insurance industry commonly defines underwriting profit as earned premiums net of losses and loss adjustment
expenses and underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses. Underwriting profit does not replace operating income or net
income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of profitability. Underwriting profit or loss provides a basis for
management to evaluate the Company's underwriting performance. Segment profit for the Company's underwriting segments
may also include other revenues and expenses that are attributable to the Company's underwriting operations that are not
captured in underwriting profit. Segment profit for the Investing segment is measured by income from the Company's
investment portfolio, which is comprised of net investment income and net investment gains. Segment profit for the Investing
segment also includes income from equity method investments, which is included within services and other revenues. Segment
profit for the Markel Ventures segment is measured by operating income.
For management reporting purposes, the Company allocates assets to its underwriting operations and to its Investing and
Markel Ventures segments and certain of its other operations, including its insurance-linked securities and program services
operations. Underwriting assets include assets attributed to the Company's Insurance and Reinsurance segments, discontinued
underwriting lines of business, as well as assets that are not specifically allocated to the Company's other operations.
Generally, the Company manages its underwriting assets in the aggregate and therefore does not allocate assets to individual
underwriting segments.
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a) The following tables summarize the Company's segment disclosures.
(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume
Net written premiums
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Insurance
Reinsurance
Investing
Markel
Ventures
Other (1)
Consolidated
$ 8,606,700 $ 1,229,851 $
— $
— $ 3,365,131 $ 13,201,682
7,040,176
1,167,312
Earned premiums
6,528,263
1,063,347
Losses and loss adjustment expenses:
Current accident year
Prior accident years
(3,936,425)
(676,610)
142,924
26,052
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance
expenses:
Amortization of policy acquisition costs
(1,375,539)
(279,567)
Other underwriting expenses
(809,352)
(49,363)
Underwriting profit (loss)
549,871
83,859
Net investment income
Net investment losses
Products revenues
Services and other revenues
Products expenses
Services and other expenses
Amortization of intangible assets (2)
Impairment of goodwill
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
445,846
(1,595,733)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
909
—
—
2,427,096
(4,098)
8,203,390
(3,818)
7,587,792
—
(4,613,035)
(1,530)
167,446
—
(1,655,106)
(1,762)
(860,477)
(7,110)
626,620
—
—
—
446,755
(1,595,733)
2,427,096
(17,661)
2,329,522
497,564
2,809,425
—
—
—
—
(2,241,736)
—
(2,241,736)
(2,111,510)
(195,125)
(2,306,635)
(79,043)
(99,735)
(178,778)
—
(80,000)
(80,000)
Segment profit (loss)
$
549,871 $
83,859 $ (1,167,548) $
325,238 $
115,594 $
(92,986)
Interest expense
Net foreign exchange gains
Loss before income taxes
(1)
(196,062)
140,209
$
(148,839)
Other represents the total profit (loss) attributable to the Company's operations that are not included in a reportable segment, as well as amortization of
intangible assets attributable to the underwriting segments, which is not allocated between the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(2)
Segment profit for the Markel Ventures segment includes amortization of intangible assets attributable to Markel Ventures. Amortization of intangible
assets attributable to the Company's underwriting segments, included in Other, was $38.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume
Net written premiums
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Insurance
Reinsurance
Investing
Markel
Ventures
Other (1)
Consolidated
$ 7,239,676 $ 1,246,143 $
— $
— $ 2,952,863 $ 11,438,682
5,998,890
1,126,167
Earned premiums
5,465,284
1,042,048
Losses and loss adjustment expenses:
Current accident year
Prior accident years
(3,311,185)
(749,815)
506,292
(19,928)
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance
expenses:
Amortization of policy acquisition costs
(1,153,049)
(266,217)
Other underwriting expenses
Underwriting profit (loss)
(810,929)
(61,326)
696,413
(55,238)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
367,406
1,978,534
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
—
—
1,712,120
(5,326)
7,119,731
(4,303)
6,503,029
—
(4,061,000)
(6,569)
479,795
—
(1,419,266)
(2,218)
(874,473)
(13,090)
628,085
—
—
—
367,417
1,978,534
1,712,120
7,184
1,931,696
346,445
2,285,325
—
—
—
(1,544,506)
—
(1,544,506)
(1,769,201)
(253,843)
(2,022,935)
(57,568)
(102,971)
(160,539)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
109
—
$
696,413 $
(55,129) $ 2,353,124 $
272,552 $
(23,459) $ 3,243,501
(183,579)
72,271
$ 3,132,193
Net investment income
Net investment gains
Products revenues
Services and other revenues
Products expenses
Services and other expenses
Amortization of intangible assets (2)
Segment profit (loss)
Interest expense
Net foreign exchange gains
Income before income taxes
(1)
Other represents the total profit (loss) attributable to the Company's operations that are not included in a reportable segment, as well as amortization of
intangible assets attributable to the underwriting segments, which is not allocated between the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(2)
Segment profit for the Markel Ventures segment includes amortization of intangible assets attributable to Markel Ventures. Amortization of intangible
assets attributable to the Company's underwriting segments, included in Other, was $41.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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(dollars in thousands)
Gross premium volume
Net written premiums
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Insurance
Reinsurance
Investing
Markel
Ventures
Other (1)
Consolidated
$ 6,029,024 $ 1,130,923 $
— $
— $ 2,106,718 $ 9,266,665
4,977,662
960,123
Earned premiums
4,688,448
929,348
Losses and loss adjustment expenses:
Current accident year
Prior accident years
(3,373,085)
(700,240)
554,586
51,755
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance
expenses:
Amortization of policy acquisition costs
(988,668)
(240,493)
Other underwriting expenses
Underwriting profit (loss)
(712,280)
(74,379)
169,001
(34,009)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
375,581
617,979
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
245
—
—
1,439,515
(5,547)
5,932,238
(5,591)
5,612,205
—
23
(4,073,325)
606,364
—
(1,229,161)
(1,807)
(788,466)
(7,375)
127,617
—
—
—
375,826
617,979
1,439,515
(3,996)
1,355,199
338,338
1,689,541
—
—
—
(1,256,159)
—
(1,256,159)
(1,232,150)
(287,509)
(1,561,120)
(52,572)
(106,743)
(159,315)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(41,461)
—
$
169,001 $
(75,470) $
989,564 $
254,078 $
(63,289) $ 1,273,884
(177,582)
(95,853)
$ 1,000,449
Other represents the total profit (loss) attributable to the Company's operations that are not included in a reportable segment, as well as amortization of
intangible assets attributable to the underwriting segments, which is not allocated between the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(2)
Segment profit for the Markel Ventures segment includes amortization of intangible assets attributable to Markel Ventures. Amortization of intangible
assets attributable to the Company's underwriting segments, included in Other, was $41.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
b) The following amounts attributable to the Markel Ventures segment are also reviewed, or included in measures reviewed,
by the Company's chief operating decision maker.
Net investment income
Net investment gains
Products revenues
Services and other revenues
Products expenses
Services and other expenses
Amortization of intangible assets (2)
Segment profit (loss)
Interest expense
Net foreign exchange losses
Income before income taxes
(1)
(dollars in thousands)
Depreciation expense
Interest expense (1)
Income tax expense
Capital expenditures
(1)
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
$
$
$
102,055 $
46,780 $
61,588 $
72,580 $
35,031 $
43,626 $
225,230 $
124,451 $
60,284
46,664
45,815
75,404
Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 included intercompany interest expense of $27.4 million, $25.8 million and
$32.0 million, respectively, which was eliminated in consolidation.
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c) The following table summarizes earned premiums by major product grouping within each underwriting segment.
(dollars in thousands)
Insurance segment:
General liability
Professional liability
Property
Marine and energy
Personal lines
Programs
Workers' compensation
Credit and surety
Other products
Total Insurance
Reinsurance segment:
Professional liability
General liability
Specialty
Property
Total Reinsurance
Other
Total earned premiums
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
1,927,721 $
1,564,221 $
1,261,411
1,739,983
1,523,536
1,141,034
428,563
585,885
489,648
384,952
385,054
193,701
392,756
362,637
495,897
451,095
222,410
354,337
161,155
329,996
356,934
458,050
405,210
238,909
338,186
151,397
337,317
6,528,263
5,465,284
4,688,448
398,839
382,482
275,033
6,993
320,646
314,699
276,943
129,760
1,063,347
1,042,048
243,645
195,468
298,267
191,968
929,348
(3,818)
(4,303)
(5,591)
$
7,587,792 $
6,503,029 $
5,612,205
The Company does not manage products at this level of aggregation as it offers a diverse portfolio of products and manages
these products in logical groupings within each underwriting segment.
During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, 80%, 80% and 79%, respectively, of gross premiums written in
the Company's underwriting segments were attributed to risks or cedents located in the United States. Substantially all of the
gross premiums written in the Company's program services and other fronting businesses during 2022, 2021 and 2020 were
attributed to risks located in the United States.
Most of the Company's gross written premiums are placed through insurance and reinsurance brokers. During the years ended
December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company's top three independent brokers accounted for 28%, 28% and 31% of gross
premiums written in the Company's underwriting segments. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the
top three independent brokers accounted for 19%, 19% and 20%, respectively, of gross premiums written in the Insurance
segment and 88%, 84% and 84%, respectively, of gross premiums written in the Reinsurance segment.
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d) The following table summarizes total products revenues and services and other revenues by major product and service
grouping within the Company's Markel Ventures segment.
(dollars in thousands)
Products:
Consumer and building
Transportation-related
Equipment manufacturing
Total products revenues
Services and other:
Construction
Consulting
Other
Total services and other revenues
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
1,510,130 $
911,422 $
612,467
304,499
474,839
325,859
814,697
351,559
273,259
2,427,096
1,712,120
1,439,515
1,910,403
1,554,592
326,549
92,570
277,902
99,202
915,696
283,386
156,117
2,329,522
1,931,696
1,355,199
Total products revenues and services and other revenues
$
4,756,618 $
3,643,816 $
2,794,714
The Company does not manage the Markel Ventures portfolio of businesses at this level of aggregation due to the distinct
characteristics of each business and the autonomy with which each business operates. Management reviews and assesses the
performance of the Markel Ventures businesses in the aggregate at the Markel Ventures segment level, while individual
management teams are responsible for developing strategic initiatives, managing day-to-day operations and making
investment and capital allocation decisions for their respective companies.
During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the portion of Markel Ventures segment revenues attributable to
U.S. operations was 96%, 95%, and 95%, respectively.
e) The following table reconciles segment assets to the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(dollars in thousands)
Segment assets:
Investing
Underwriting
Markel Ventures
Total segment assets
Other operations
Total assets
December 31,
2022
2021
$ 26,982,280 $ 28,277,801
8,853,559
5,315,677
41,151,516
8,639,743
8,111,316
4,958,279
41,347,396
7,129,700
$ 49,791,259 $ 48,477,096
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f) The following table summarizes deferred policy acquisition costs, unearned premiums and unpaid losses and loss
adjustment expenses.
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2022
Insurance segment
Reinsurance segment
Other underwriting
Total underwriting
Program services and other fronting
Markel CATCo Re (see note 17)
Total
December 31, 2021
Insurance segment
Reinsurance segment
Other underwriting
Total underwriting
Program services and other fronting
Total
3. Acquisitions and Dispositions
Volante
Deferred Policy
Acquisition Costs
Unearned
Premiums
Unpaid Losses
and
Loss Adjustment
Expenses
$
677,921 $
4,015,252 $ 11,616,386
247,562
921,541
3,581,699
—
9,473
197,602
925,483
4,946,266
15,395,687
—
—
1,274,482
5,204,290
—
347,921
925,483 $
6,220,748 $ 20,947,898
574,181 $
3,350,054 $ 10,051,994
219,964
802,824
3,639,210
—
—
271,356
794,145
4,152,878
13,962,560
—
1,230,741
4,216,334
$
$
$
794,145 $
5,383,619 $ 18,178,894
In October 2022, the Company sold its controlling interest in its Volante managing general agent companies (Volante) for total
consideration of $181.9 million, of which $155.6 million was cash. This transaction resulted in a gain of $118.5 million that
was included in services and other revenue. Volante underwrites and administers specialty insurance and reinsurance policies
and provides delegated underwriting services to third-party providers of insurance capital.
Velocity
In February 2022, the Company sold the majority of its controlling interest in its Velocity managing general agent companies
(Velocity) for total cash consideration of $181.3 million, of which $165.6 million was received in 2022. This transaction
resulted in a gain of $107.3 million that was included in services and other revenues. Velocity provides risk origination
services for the Company's Nephila insurance-linked securities fund management operations, as well as for third parties. The
Company retained a minority interest in Velocity that was recorded at fair value as of the transaction date ($47.4 million) and
is accounted for under the equity method.
Metromont LLC
In December 2021, the Company acquired 51% of Metromont LLC (Metromont), a precast concrete manufacturer and
concrete building solutions provider for commercial projects. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company has
the option to acquire the remaining equity interests and the remaining equity holders have the option to sell their interests to
the Company in the future. The redemption value of the remaining equity interests is generally based on Metromont's earnings
in specified periods preceding the redemption date. Total consideration for the transaction was $274.5 million, all of which
was cash.
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As of December 31, 2021, the purchase price was preliminarily allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities of Metromont
based on estimated fair value at the acquisition date. During 2022, the Company completed the process of determining the fair
value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with Metromont and recognized goodwill of $101.6 million, intangible
assets of $230.0 million and redeemable noncontrolling interests of $247.4 million. The final purchase price allocation
reflected differences from the preliminary purchase price allocation, including an $86.1 million increase in the amount
recognized for intangible assets upon completion of a third-party valuation and a $22.5 million decrease in the allocation to
redeemable noncontrolling interests, all of which resulted in a $117.7 million decrease to goodwill from the preliminary
amount recognized. Goodwill is primarily attributable to expected future earnings and cash flow potential of Metromont, of
which the Company's share is deductible for income tax purposes. Intangible assets include $175.0 million of customer
relationships and $55.0 million of trade names, which are being amortized over 17 years and 15 years, respectively. Results
attributable to Metromont are included in the Company's Markel Ventures segment.
Buckner HeavyLift Cranes
In August 2021, the Company acquired 90% of the holding company for the Buckner HeavyLift Cranes companies (Buckner),
a provider of crane rental services for large commercial contractors. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the
Company has the option to acquire the remaining equity interests and the remaining equity holders have the option to sell their
interests to the Company in the future. The redemption value of the remaining equity interests is generally based on Buckner's
earnings in specified periods preceding the redemption dates. Total consideration for the transaction was $237.9 million, all of
which was cash.
As of December 31, 2021, the purchase price was preliminarily allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities of Buckner
based on estimated fair value at the acquisition date. During 2022, the Company completed the process of determining the fair
value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with Buckner and recognized goodwill of $109.9 million, intangible assets
of $60.0 million and fixed assets of $290.4 million, primarily related to cranes. The final purchase price allocation reflected
differences from the preliminary purchase price allocation, including a $42.2 million decrease in the amount recognized for the
cranes upon completion of a third-party valuation, which resulted in a $35.3 million net increase to goodwill from the
preliminary amount recognized. Goodwill is primarily attributable to expected future earnings and cash flow potential of
Buckner, and it is not deductible for income tax purposes. Intangible assets include $50.0 million of customer relationships
and $10.0 million of trade names, which are being amortized over 7 years and 15 years, respectively. Additionally, the
Company assumed long-term debt of $165.1 million and recognized redeemable noncontrolling interests of $26.4 million.
Results attributable to Buckner are included in the Company's Markel Ventures segment.
Lansing Building Products, LLC
In April 2020, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Lansing Building Products, LLC, a supplier of exterior building
products and materials to professional contractors throughout the U.S., which simultaneously acquired the distribution
business of Harvey Building Products to enhance geographic reach and scale (together, Lansing), bringing the Company's
ownership in Lansing to 91%. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Company has the option to acquire the
remaining equity interests and the remaining equity holders have the option to sell their interests to the Company in the future.
The redemption value of the remaining equity interests is generally based on Lansing's earnings in specified periods preceding
the redemption dates. Total consideration for both transactions was $559.2 million, all of which was cash.
The purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities of Lansing based on estimated fair value at the
acquisition date. The Company recognized goodwill of $287.1 million, which is primarily attributable to expected future
earnings and cash flow potential of Lansing. The majority of the goodwill recognized is not deductible for income tax
purposes. The Company also recognized other intangible assets of $210.0 million, which included $188.0 million of customer
relationships and $22.0 million of trade names, which are being amortized over a weighted average period of 16 years and 14
years, respectively. The Company also recognized redeemable noncontrolling interests of $43.6 million. Results attributable to
Lansing are included in the Company's Markel Ventures segment.
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4. Investments
a) The following tables summarize the Company's available-for-sale investments. Commercial and residential mortgage-
backed securities include securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and U.S. government agencies. The net
unrealized holding gains (losses) in the tables below are presented before taxes and any reserve deficiency adjustments for life
and annuity benefit reserves. See note 13.
(dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions
Foreign governments
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Asset-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Total fixed maturity securities
Short-term investments
December 31, 2022
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
$
3,050,089 $
2,363 $
(138,493) $
2,913,959
871,463
154
(106,079)
765,538
3,973,911
1,473,658
2,109,721
553,591
1,693
771,761
12,805,887
2,663,560
6,503
2,843
395
6
—
836
13,100
5,760
(247,231)
3,733,183
(169,723)
1,306,778
(169,668)
1,940,448
(26,804)
526,793
(53)
1,640
(104,101)
668,496
(962,152)
11,856,835
(58)
2,669,262
Investments, available-for-sale
$ 15,469,447 $
18,860 $
(962,210) $ 14,526,097
(dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions
Foreign governments
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Asset-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Total fixed maturity securities
Short-term investments
Investments, available-for-sale
December 31, 2021
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
$
2,489,032 $
2,633 $
(21,471) $
2,470,194
753,029
28,997
(6,439)
775,587
4,007,211
1,394,771
1,928,775
699,136
3,035
786,478
12,061,467
1,805,300
266,575
134,071
69,810
27,084
46
54,475
583,691
(7,862)
4,265,924
(9,488)
(8,152)
1,519,354
1,990,433
(170)
726,050
—
3,081
(4,271)
836,682
(57,853)
12,587,305
28
(5,340)
1,799,988
$ 13,866,767 $
583,719 $
(63,193) $ 14,387,293
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b) The following tables summarize gross unrealized investment losses on available-for-sale investments by the length of time
that securities have continuously been in an unrealized loss position.
(dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities
U.S. government-sponsored
enterprises
Obligations of states, municipalities
and political subdivisions
Foreign governments
Commercial mortgage-backed
securities
Residential mortgage-backed
securities
Asset-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Total fixed maturity securities
Short-term investments
Total
Less than 12 months
December 31, 2022
12 months or longer
Total
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
$ 735,605 $
(30,583) $ 1,907,922 $ (107,910) $ 2,643,527 $ (138,493)
413,495
(40,488)
331,391
(65,591)
744,886
(106,079)
2,474,289
900,322
(164,537)
(115,324)
348,943
300,423
(82,694) 2,823,232
(54,399) 1,200,745
(247,231)
(169,723)
1,611,603
(117,482)
305,217
(52,186) 1,916,820
(169,668)
516,423
1,640
496,766
7,150,143
774,480
(26,804)
(53)
(104,101)
(962,152)
(58)
$ 7,924,623 $ (568,299) $ 3,356,273 $ (393,911) $ 11,280,896 $ (962,210)
9,342
(25,232)
—
(53)
(74,542)
153,035
(568,241) 3,356,273
—
525,765
1,640
649,801
(29,559)
(393,911) 10,506,416
774,480
(1,572)
—
(58)
—
At December 31, 2022, the Company held 1,400 available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position with a total
estimated fair value of $11.3 billion and gross unrealized losses of $962.2 million. Of these 1,400 securities, 246 securities had
been in a continuous unrealized loss position for one year or longer and had a total estimated fair value of $3.4 billion and
gross unrealized losses of $393.9 million.
(dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. Treasury securities
U.S. government-sponsored
enterprises
Obligations of states, municipalities
and political subdivisions
Foreign governments
Commercial mortgage-backed
securities
Residential mortgage-backed
securities
Corporate bonds
Total fixed maturity securities
Short-term investments
Total
Less than 12 months
December 31, 2021
12 months or longer
Total
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
$ 2,236,637 $
(18,433) $
97,173 $
(3,038) $ 2,333,810 $
(21,471)
381,495
(5,640)
14,010
(799)
395,505
(6,439)
393,249
322,813
(6,941)
(8,596)
23,589
25,564
(921)
(892)
416,838
348,377
(7,862)
(9,488)
345,616
(7,765)
9,189
(387)
354,805
(8,152)
12,828
193,786
3,886,424
228,870
$ 4,115,294 $
(159)
(4,271)
(51,805)
(5,340)
(57,145) $ 169,794 $
269
—
169,794
—
(11)
—
13,097
193,786
(6,048) 4,056,218
228,870
—
(6,048) $ 4,285,088 $
(170)
(4,271)
(57,853)
(5,340)
(63,193)
At December 31, 2021, the Company held 277 available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position with a total estimated
fair value of $4.3 billion and gross unrealized losses of $63.2 million. Of these 277 securities, 13 securities had been in a
continuous unrealized loss position for one year or longer and had a total estimated fair value of $169.8 million and gross
unrealized losses of $6.0 million.
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The Company completes a detailed analysis each quarter to assess whether the decline in the fair value of any investment
below its cost basis is the result of a credit loss. All available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses are reviewed. The
Company considers many factors in completing its quarterly review of securities with unrealized losses for credit-related
impairment to determine whether a credit loss exists, including the extent to which fair value is below cost, the implied yield
to maturity, rating downgrades of the security and whether or not the issuer has failed to make scheduled principal or interest
payments. The Company also takes into consideration information about the financial condition of the issuer and industry
factors that could negatively impact the capital markets.
If the decline in fair value of an available-for-sale security below its amortized cost is considered to be the result of a credit
loss, the Company compares the estimated present value of the cash flows expected to be collected to the amortized cost of the
security. The extent to which the estimated present value of the cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized
cost of the security represents the credit loss, which is recorded as an allowance and recognized in net income. The allowance
is limited to the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of the security. Any remaining decline in fair value
represents the non-credit portion of the impairment, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The Company did
not have an allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2022 or 2021.
Quarterly, the Company also considers whether it intends to sell an available-for-sale security or if it is more likely than not
that it will be required to sell a security before recovery of its amortized cost. In these instances, a decline in fair value is
recognized in net income based on the fair value of the security at the time of assessment, resulting in a new cost basis for the
security. As of December 31, 2022, the Company did not intend to sell or believe it would be required to sell any available-
for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position before recovery of their amortized cost.
c) The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2022 are shown below by
contractual maturity.
(dollars in thousands)
Due in one year or less
Due after one year through five years
Due after five years through ten years
Due after ten years
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Asset-backed securities
Total fixed maturity securities
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
$
1,363,418 $
1,337,550
3,926,756
3,115,913
1,734,795
10,140,882
2,109,721
553,591
1,693
3,708,752
2,787,686
1,553,966
9,387,954
1,940,448
526,793
1,640
$ 12,805,887 $ 11,856,835
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations
with or without penalties, and the holders may have the right to put the securities back to the issuer. Based on expected
maturities, the estimated average duration of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2022 was 3.9 years.
d) The following table presents the components of net investment income.
(dollars in thousands)
Interest:
Fixed maturity securities
Short-term investments
Cash and cash equivalents
Dividends on equity securities
Investment expenses
Net investment income
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
294,417 $
283,366 $
288,421
33,493
28,890
107,213
464,013
2,475
479
98,099
384,419
6,400
7,921
89,303
392,045
(17,258)
(17,002)
(16,219)
$
446,755 $
367,417 $
375,826
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e) The following table presents the components of net investment gains (losses) included in net income (loss) and the change
in net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss). Gross realized investment gains and losses on
fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and other investments were not material to the consolidated financial
statements and are presented on a net basis in the following table.
(dollars in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and other investments:
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
Net realized investment gains (losses)
$
(40,983) $
37,908 $
14,780
Equity securities:
Change in fair value of securities sold during the period
(14,884)
25,902
(470,008)
Change in fair value of securities held at the end of the period
(1,539,866)
1,914,724
1,073,207
Total change in fair value
Net investment gains (losses)
(1,554,750)
1,940,626
$
(1,595,733) $
1,978,534 $
603,199
617,979
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments
included in other comprehensive income (loss):
Fixed maturity securities
Short-term investments
Reserve deficiency adjustment for life and annuity benefit reserves
(see note 13)
Net increase (decrease)
$
(1,474,890) $
(504,133) $
507,903
11,014
(8,951)
2,344
56,560
62,988
(68,158)
$
(1,407,316) $
(450,096) $
442,089
f) Total restricted assets are included on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as follows.
(dollars in thousands)
Investments
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
Total
The following table presents the components of restricted assets.
(dollars in thousands)
Assets held in trust or on deposit to support underwriting activities
Assets pledged as security for letters of credit
Total
December 31,
2022
2021
$
4,160,842 $
4,403,414
1,084,081
902,457
$
5,244,923 $
5,305,871
December 31,
2022
2021
$
4,807,135 $
437,788
4,895,627
410,244
$
5,244,923 $
5,305,871
g) At December 31, 2022 and 2021, investments in securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies and U.S.
government-sponsored enterprises were the only investments in any one issuer that exceeded 10% of shareholders' equity.
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5. Fair Value Measurements
FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to
valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to
measure the assets or liabilities fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the classification is based on the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.
Classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy considers the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded
and the reliability and transparency of the assumptions used to determine fair value. The hierarchy requires the use of
observable market data when available. The levels of the hierarchy are defined as follows:
•
•
•
Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities traded
in active markets.
Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets,
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices
that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.
Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable for the asset or liability and are significant to the fair
value measurement.
In accordance with ASC 820, the Company determines fair value based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair
value, the Company uses various methods, including the market, income and cost approaches. The Company uses valuation
techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following section
describes the valuation methodologies used by the Company to measure assets and liabilities at fair value, including an
indication of the level within the fair value hierarchy in which each asset or liability is generally classified.
Available-for-sale investments and equity securities. Available-for-sale investments and equity securities are recorded at fair
value on a recurring basis. Available-for-sale investments include fixed maturity securities and short-term investments. Fair
value is determined by the Company after considering various sources of information, including information provided by a
third-party pricing service. The pricing service provides prices for substantially all of the Company's fixed maturity securities
and equity securities. In determining fair value, the Company generally does not adjust the prices obtained from the pricing
service. The Company obtains an understanding of the pricing service's valuation methodologies and related inputs, which
include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, duration, credit ratings, estimated
cash flows and prepayment speeds. The Company validates prices provided by the pricing service by reviewing prices from
other pricing sources and analyzing pricing data in certain instances.
The Company has evaluated the various types of securities in its investment portfolio to determine an appropriate fair value
hierarchy level based upon trading activity and the observability of market inputs. Level 1 investments include those traded on
an active exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 2 investments include U.S. Treasury securities, U.S.
government-sponsored enterprises, municipal bonds, foreign government bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities,
residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate debt securities. Level 3 investments include the
Company's investments in insurance-linked securities funds that are not traded on an active exchange and are valued using
unobservable inputs.
Fair value for available-for-sale investments and equity securities is measured based upon quoted prices in active markets, if
available. Due to variations in trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices, fixed maturity securities are classified as
Level 2 investments. The fair value of fixed maturity securities is normally derived through recent reported trades for identical
or similar securities, making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable data previously
described. If there are no recent reported trades, the fair value of fixed maturity securities may be derived through the use of
matrix pricing or model processes, where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and
discounted at an estimated market rate. Significant inputs used to determine the fair value of obligations of states,
municipalities and political subdivisions, corporate bonds and obligations of foreign governments include reported trades,
benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, credit information and estimated cash flows. Significant inputs used to
determine the fair value of commercial mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed
securities include the type of underlying assets, benchmark yields, prepayment speeds, collateral information, tranche type and
volatility, estimated cash flows, credit information, default rates, recovery rates, issuer spreads and the year of issue.
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Due to the significance of unobservable inputs required in measuring the fair value of the Company's investments in certain
insurance-linked securities funds, these investments are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of
the securities is derived using their reported net asset value (NAV) as the primary input, as well as other observable and
unobservable inputs as deemed necessary by management. Management has obtained an understanding of the inputs,
assumptions, process and controls used to determine NAV, which is calculated by an independent third party. Unobservable
inputs to the NAV calculations include assumptions around premium earnings patterns and loss reserve estimates for the
underlying securitized reinsurance contracts. The Company's valuation policies and procedures for Level 3 investments are
determined by management. Fair value measurements are analyzed quarterly to ensure the change in fair value from prior
periods is reasonable relative to management's understanding of the underlying investments, recent market trends and external
market data.
Senior long-term debt and other debt. Senior long-term debt and other debt is carried at amortized cost with the estimated fair
value disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets. Senior long-term debt and other debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair
value hierarchy due to variations in trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices. Fair value is generally derived
through recent reported trades, making adjustments through the reporting date, if necessary, based upon available market
observable data including U.S. Treasury securities and implied credit spreads. Significant inputs used to determine the fair
value of senior long-term debt and other debt include reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids and offers.
The following tables present the balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value
hierarchy.
(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions
Foreign governments
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Asset-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Total fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale
Equity securities:
Insurance, banks and other financial institutions
Industrial, consumer and all other
Total equity securities
Short-term investments, available-for-sale
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
December 31, 2022
$
— $
—
2,913,959 $
765,538
— $
—
2,913,959
765,538
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,952,689
4,718,324
7,671,013
2,510,164
3,733,183
1,306,778
1,940,448
526,793
1,640
668,496
11,856,835
—
—
—
159,098
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,733,183
1,306,778
1,940,448
526,793
1,640
668,496
11,856,835
2,953,588
899
4,718,324
—
7,671,912
899
2,669,262
—
899 $ 22,198,009
Total investments
$ 10,181,177 $ 12,015,933 $
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(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions
Foreign governments
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Asset-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Total fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale
Equity securities:
Insurance, banks and other financial institutions
Industrial, consumer and all other
Total equity securities
Short-term investments, available-for-sale
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
December 31, 2021
$
— $
—
2,470,194 $
775,587
— $
—
2,470,194
775,587
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,307,755
5,659,700
8,967,455
1,619,496
4,265,924
1,519,354
1,990,433
726,050
3,081
836,682
12,587,305
—
—
—
180,492
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,265,924
1,519,354
1,990,433
726,050
3,081
836,682
12,587,305
56,472
—
56,472
—
3,364,227
5,659,700
9,023,927
1,799,988
56,472 $ 23,411,220
Total investments
$ 10,586,951 $ 12,767,797 $
The following table summarizes changes in Level 3 investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
(dollars in thousands)
Equity securities, beginning of period
Purchases
Sales
Net investment gains (losses)
Equity securities, end of period
2022
2021
$
$
56,472 $
—
(56,335)
762
899 $
58,493
18,900
(15,015)
(5,906)
56,472
Level 3 investments previously included the Company's investment in an insurance-linked securities fund managed by Markel
CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM). In 2022, the Company's remaining investment was redeemed ($41.3 million)
in conjunction with a buy-out transaction that provided for an accelerated return of all remaining capital to investors. See note
17 for further details about the Company's Markel CATCo operations and the buy-out transaction.
Except as disclosed in note 3 and note 8, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-
recurring basis during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
6. Equity Method Investments
The Company holds certain investments that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company's equity
method investments, which are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, totaled $494.0 million and $459.7
million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company's proportionate share of earnings in its equity method
investments was a loss of $22.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, income of $15.0 million for the year ended
December 31, 2021 and a loss of $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The Company's most significant equity method investment is an investment in Hagerty, Inc. (Hagerty), which is accounted for
on a quarter lag. Hagerty is an automotive enthusiast brand offering integrated membership products and programs as well as a
specialty insurance provider focused on the global automobile enthusiast market. The Company's ownership interest in
Hagerty was 23% as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company's investment is comprised of Class A common shares,
which are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as Class V common shares, associated with the
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Company's original investment, that have special voting rights and can be converted on a one-for-one basis into Class A
common shares. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method as it is deemed to have the ability to
exercise significant influence over Hagerty's operating and financial policies through a combination of its voting interest, its
right to designate a board member and business it conducts with Hagerty. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying
value of the Company's investment in Hagerty was $245.1 million and $256.6 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the estimated value of the Company's investment, based on the closing stock price of
Hagerty's Class A common shares, was $656.0 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. See note 18 for further details regarding
related party transactions with Hagerty.
7. Receivables
The following table presents the components of receivables.
(dollars in thousands)
Insurance
Amounts receivable from agents, brokers and insureds
Other insurance
Markel Ventures
Other
Allowance for credit losses
Receivables
8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
December 31,
2022
2021
$
$
2,176,295 $
83,728
645,189
77,961
2,983,173
(22,117)
2,961,056 $
1,740,864
133,350
510,382
50,379
2,434,975
(21,037)
2,413,938
The following table presents a rollforward of the components of goodwill by reportable segment.
(dollars in thousands)
January 1, 2021
Acquisitions
Foreign currency movements and other adjustments
December 31, 2021 (2)
Acquisitions
Dispositions
Impairment of goodwill
Adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocation
Insurance
Reinsurance
Markel
Ventures
(1)
Other
Total
$ 772,700 $ 122,745 $ 901,045 $ 808,134 $ 2,604,624
—
2,012
—
—
293,838
1,707
—
293,838
(3,041)
678
$ 774,712 $ 122,745 $ 1,196,590 $ 805,093 $ 2,899,140
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41,905
—
—
—
(132,455)
(80,000)
41,905
(132,455)
(80,000)
(83,358)
—
(83,358)
Foreign currency movements and other adjustments
December 31, 2022 (2)
(1)
(3,084)
(6,394)
$ 771,628 $ 122,745 $ 1,153,909 $ 590,556 $ 2,638,838
(2,082)
(1,228)
—
Amounts included in Other reflect the Company's operations that are not included in a reportable segment and are primarily related to the Company's
program services and insurance-linked securities operations.
(2)
As of December 31, 2022, goodwill was net of accumulated impairment losses of $190.6 million, of which $171.9 million was in Other and $18.7
million was in Markel Ventures. As of December 31, 2021, goodwill was net of accumulated impairment losses of $110.6 million, of which $91.9
million was in Other and $18.7 million was in Markel Ventures.
The Company completed its annual tests for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment as of October 1, 2022
based upon results of operations through September 30, 2022. See note 1 for further details regarding impairment testing.
Impairment of goodwill was $80.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. There was no impairment of goodwill
during 2021 or 2020 and no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets during 2022, 2021 or 2020.
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The Company performed a quantitative impairment assessment for the Nephila reporting unit, which resulted in an
$80.0 million impairment of goodwill, reducing the goodwill of the Nephila reporting unit to $221.8 million. The Company
also evaluated the intangible assets within the Nephila reporting unit for impairment and determined they were not impaired.
The Company estimated the fair value of the Nephila reporting unit primarily using an income approach based on a discounted
cash flow model. The cash flow projections used in the discounted cash flow model included the Company's best estimate of
future growth and margins. The discount rates used to determine the fair value estimates were developed based on a capital
asset pricing model using market-based inputs as well as an assessment of the inherent risk in projected future cash flows. The
Company's fair value estimate was negatively impacted by an increase in the discount rate assumption in 2022, reflecting the
increased cost of capital due to rising interest rates throughout 2022. Since acquiring Nephila in 2018, investment performance
in the broader ILS market has been adversely impacted by consecutive years of elevated catastrophe losses, most recently with
Hurricane Ian in 2022. These events, as well as recent volatility in the capital markets, have impacted investor decisions
around allocation of capital to ILS, which in turn has impacted capital raises and redemptions within the funds Nephila
manages. Following Hurricane Ian, Nephila has seen more favorable rates on the reinsurance contracts to which the Nephila
Reinsurers subscribe, which is reflective of the current property catastrophe market and had a positive impact on Nephila's
growth and performance projections. However, the impact of this favorable trend was more than offset by the impact of further
declines in investor capital within the funds Nephila manages. Cash flow assumptions reflect the Company's best estimate of
the reporting unit's future cash flows, based on information currently available, however, these assumptions are inherently
uncertain, require a high degree of estimation and judgment and are subject to change depending on the outcome of future
events.
The following table presents a rollforward of net intangible assets by reportable segment.
(dollars in thousands)
January 1, 2021
Acquisitions
Amortization of intangible assets
Underwriting
(1)
Markel Ventures
(2)
Other
Total
$
442,639 $
623,120 $
716,959 $ 1,782,718
—
203,879
—
203,879
(41,182)
(57,568)
(61,789)
(160,539)
Foreign currency movements and other adjustments
(202)
(3,252)
(118)
(3,572)
December 31, 2021
Acquisitions
Dispositions
$
401,255 $
766,179 $
655,052 $ 1,822,486
—
—
21,614
—
—
(2,716)
21,614
(2,716)
Amortization of intangible assets
(38,533)
(79,043)
(61,202)
(178,778)
Adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocation
—
86,773
—
86,773
Foreign currency movements and other adjustments
December 31, 2022
(1)
(400)
362,322 $
774
796,297 $
(2,289)
(1,915)
588,845 $ 1,747,464
$
Amounts included in Underwriting reflect the intangible assets associated with the Company's underwriting segments, which are not allocated between
the Insurance and Reinsurance segments.
(2)
Amounts included in Other reflect the Company's operations that are not included in a reportable segment and are primarily related to the Company's
program services and insurance-linked securities operations.
Amortization of intangible assets is estimated to be $174.0 million for 2023, $172.1 million for 2024, $165.6 million for 2025,
$157.5 million for 2026 and $149.9 million for 2027. Indefinite-lived intangible assets were $92.4 million at both
December 31, 2022 and 2021.
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The following table presents the components of intangible assets.
(dollars in thousands)
Customer relationships
Investment management agreements
Broker relationships
Trade names
Technology
Agent relationships
Insurance licenses
Renewal rights
Other
Total
9. Leases
December 31,
2022
2021
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
$
1,425,330 $
(498,987) $
1,379,739 $
(405,057)
464,000
204,972
293,194
113,170
92,000
74,333
21,449
148,326
(120,394)
(117,386)
(118,976)
(92,646)
(34,756)
—
(21,449)
(84,716)
468,000
206,855
238,331
113,200
92,000
74,333
21,449
145,695
(92,478)
(109,210)
(100,023)
(82,845)
(28,622)
—
(21,449)
(77,432)
$
2,836,774 $
(1,089,310) $
2,739,602 $
(917,116)
The Company's leases primarily consist of operating leases for real estate and have remaining terms of up to 20 years. Total
lease costs for operating leases were $126.3 million, $115.4 million and $94.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2022,
2021 and 2020, respectively.
The following table summarizes details for the Company's operating leases recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.
(dollars in thousands)
Right-of-use lease assets
Lease liabilities
Weighted average remaining lease term
Weighted average discount rate
December 31,
2022
2021
$ 526,704
$ 554,394
$
$
533,702
571,337
11.7 years
10.8 years
3.1 %
3.0 %
The following table summarizes maturities of the Company's operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022, which
reconciles to total operating lease liabilities included in other liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
Years Ending December 31,
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028 and thereafter
Total lease payments
Less imputed interest
Total operating lease liabilities
10. Products, Services and Other Revenues
(dollars in
thousands)
$
100,887
85,030
71,474
60,729
51,702
291,290
661,112
(106,718)
$
554,394
The amount of revenues from contracts with customers for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $4.8
billion, $3.8 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively.
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The following table presents revenues from contracts with customers by segment and type, all of which are included in
products revenues and services and other revenues in the consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income
(loss), along with a reconciliation to total products revenues and services and other revenues.
2022
2021
2020
Years Ended December 31,
Markel
Ventures
Other
Total
Markel
Ventures
Other
Total
Markel
Ventures
Other
Total
$ 2,379,399 $
— $ 2,379,399 $ 1,668,448 $
— $ 1,668,448 $ 1,396,706 $
— $ 1,396,706
2,265,413
43,875
2,309,288
1,863,706
134,850
1,998,556
1,295,734
116,476
1,412,210
—
79,209
79,209
—
86,257
86,257
—
117,193
117,193
4,644,812
123,084
4,767,896
3,532,154
221,107
3,753,261
2,692,440
233,669
2,926,109
(dollars in
thousands)
Products
Services
Investment
management
Total revenues
from contracts
with customers
Program services
and other fronting
Disposition gains
—
—
147,612
225,828
147,612
225,828
—
—
123,823
123,823
—
—
—
—
102,989
102,989
—
—
Other
111,806
(16,621)
95,185
111,662
8,699
120,361
102,274
(2,316)
99,958
Total
$ 4,756,618 $ 479,903 $ 5,236,521 $ 3,643,816 $ 353,629 $ 3,997,445 $ 2,794,714 $ 334,342 $ 3,129,056
Receivables from contracts with customers were $624.1 million and $626.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.
11. Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
a) The following table presents a reconciliation of consolidated beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment
expenses.
Years Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Gross reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year
Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses, beginning of year
Net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on beginning of year balance
Effect of adoption of ASC 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses
Adjusted net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, beginning
of year
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses:
Current accident year
Prior accident years
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses
Payments:
Current accident year
Prior accident years
Total payments
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on current year activity
Net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses of Markel CATCo Re
(see note 17)
Net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses of insurance
companies sold
Net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses, end of year
Gross reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, end of year
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2020
2022
2021
$ 18,178,894 $ 16,222,376 $ 14,728,676
5,253,415
9,475,261
68,368
3,849
5,736,659
10,485,717
6,876,317
11,302,577
(160,622)
(54,736)
—
—
11,141,955
10,430,981
9,547,478
4,613,035
(167,446)
4,445,589
4,061,000
(478,930)
3,582,070
4,073,325
(606,414)
3,466,911
580,537
2,396,446
2,976,983
637,169
2,066,290
2,703,459
(5,468)
(4,253)
749,887
1,779,980
2,529,867
1,195
347,921
—
—
(2,762)
—
12,953,014
7,994,884
—
10,485,717
5,736,659
$ 20,947,898 $ 18,178,894 $ 16,222,376
11,302,577
6,876,317
Catastrophe Losses
In 2022, current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses included $46.2 million of net losses and loss adjustment
expenses attributed to Hurricane Ian, all of which were within the Company's Insurance segment. These losses and loss
adjustment expenses were net of ceded losses of $115.3 million. The Company also had gross losses and loss adjustment
expenses of $850.0 million within its program services and other fronting operations attributed to Hurricane Ian, all of which
were ceded to third-party reinsurers managed through the Company's insurance-linked securities operations, which hold
sufficient investor collateral to support the Company's related reinsurance recoverables. See note 18 for further details
regarding related party transactions with third parties managed through the Company's insurance-linked securities operations.
In 2021, current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses included $195.0 million of net losses and loss adjustment
expenses from Winter Storm Uri, European Floods and Hurricane Ida (2021 Catastrophes). The net losses and loss adjustment
expenses on the 2021 Catastrophes for the year ended December 31, 2021 were net of ceded losses of $221.7 million.
In 2020, current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses included $172.2 million of net losses and loss adjustment
expenses from Hurricanes Isaias, Laura, Sally, Delta and Zeta, as well as wildfires in the western U.S. and the derecho in Iowa
(2020 Catastrophes). The net losses and loss adjustment expenses on the 2020 Catastrophes for the year ended December 31,
2020 were net of ceded losses of $125.7 million.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
In 2022, current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses also included $35.7 million of net losses and loss
adjustment expenses attributed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. These losses and loss adjustment expenses were net of ceded
losses of $44.3 million. The gross and net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict
represent the Company's best estimates as of December 31, 2022 based upon information currently available. The Company's
estimates for these losses are based on reported claims, detailed underwriting, actuarial and claims reviews of policies and in-
force assumed reinsurance contracts for potential exposures, as well as analysis of ceded reinsurance contracts and analysis
provided by the Company's brokers and claims counsel. These estimates include various assumptions about what areas within
the affected regions have incurred losses, the nature and extent of such losses, which remain difficult to verify, as well as
assumptions about coverage, liability and reinsurance. Given the significant levels of ceded reinsurance on certain of the
impacted policies, a significant portion of any additional incurred losses may be ceded. While the Company believes the gross
and net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the Russia-Ukraine conflict as of December 31, 2022 are adequate
based on information currently available, the Company continues to closely monitor reported claims, ceded reinsurance
contract attachment, government actions and areas impacted by the conflict and may adjust its estimates as new information
becomes available.
COVID-19 Losses
In 2020, current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses included $358.3 million of net losses and loss adjustment
expenses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. These losses and loss adjustment expenses were net of ceded losses of $106.2
million. In 2021, the Company increased its estimate of net losses and loss adjustments expenses by $15.7 million. In 2022,
the Company decreased its estimate of net losses and loss adjustment expenses by $5.4 million.
The gross and net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to COVID-19 represent the Company's best estimates as of
December 31, 2022 based upon information currently available. The Company's estimates are based on reported claims and
still include assumptions about coverage, liability and ceded reinsurance contract attachment, which, in some cases, remain
subject to judicial review. While the Company believes the gross and net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for
COVID-19 as of December 31, 2022 are adequate based on information available at this time, the Company continues to
closely monitor reported claims, claim settlements, ceded reinsurance contract settlements and judicial decisions and may
adjust its estimates as new information becomes available.
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b) Reserving Methodology
The Company uses a variety of techniques to establish the liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses based
upon estimates of the ultimate amounts payable. The Company maintains reserves for specific claims incurred and reported
(case reserves) and reserves for claims incurred but not reported (IBNR reserves), which include expected development on
reported claims. The Company does not discount its reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses to reflect estimated
present value, except for reserves held for a run-off book of United Kingdom (U.K.) motor business. Additionally, reserves
assumed in connection with an acquisition are recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. The fair value adjustment includes
an adjustment to reflect the acquired reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses at present value plus a risk premium, the
net of which is amortized to losses and loss adjustment expenses within the consolidated statements of income.
As of any balance sheet date, all claims have not yet been reported, and some claims may not be reported for many years. As a
result, the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses includes significant estimates for incurred but not reported
claims.
There is normally a time lag between when a loss event occurs and when it is reported to the Company. The actuarial methods
that the Company uses to estimate losses have been designed to address the lag in loss reporting as well as the delay in
obtaining information that would allow the Company to more accurately estimate future payments. There is also often a time
lag between cedents establishing case reserves or re-estimating their reserves and notifying the Company of those new or
revised case reserves. As a result, the reporting lag is more pronounced in reinsurance contracts than in the insurance contracts.
On reinsurance transactions, the reporting lag will generally be 60 to 90 days after the end of a reporting period, but can be
longer in some cases. There may also be a more pronounced reporting lag, as well as reliance on third-party claims handling
practices and reserve estimates, on insurance contracts for which the Company is not the primary insurer and participates only
in excess layers of loss. Based on the experience of the Company's actuaries and management, the Company selects loss
development factors and trending techniques to mitigate the difficulties caused by reporting lags. At least annually, the
Company evaluates its loss development factors and trending assumptions using its own loss data, as well as cedent-specific
and industry data, and updates them as needed.
IBNR reserves are based on the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims, including the effects of inflation and other social and
economic factors, using past experience adjusted for current trends and any other factors that would modify past experience.
IBNR reserves are calculated by subtracting paid losses and loss adjustment expenses and case reserves from estimated
ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses. IBNR reserves were 70% of total unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses at
December 31, 2022 compared to 67% at December 31, 2021.
In establishing liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, the Company's actuaries estimate an ultimate loss
ratio, by accident year or underwriting year, for each product line with input from underwriting and claims personnel. For
product lines in which loss reserves are established on an underwriting year basis, the Company has developed a methodology
to convert from underwriting year to accident year for financial reporting purposes. In estimating an ultimate loss ratio for a
particular line of business, the actuaries may use one or more actuarial reserving methods and select from these a single point
estimate. To varying degrees, these methods include detailed statistical analysis of past claim reporting, settlement activity,
claim frequency and severity, policyholder loss experience, industry loss experience and changes in market and economic
conditions, policy forms and exposures. Greater judgment may be required when new product lines are introduced or when
there have been changes in claims handling practices, as the statistical data available may be insufficient. Greater judgment
also may be required for product lines that experience a low frequency of high severity claims, particularly when the Company
is reliant on third party case reserve estimates and claims handling practices. These estimates also reflect implicit and explicit
assumptions regarding the potential effects of external factors, including economic and social inflation, judicial decisions,
changes in law, general economic conditions and recent trends in these factors. Management believes the process of evaluating
past experience, adjusted for the effects of current developments and anticipated trends, is an appropriate basis for predicting
future events.
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Estimates for losses from widespread catastrophic events, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, as well as pandemics and wars,
are based on claims received to date, industry loss estimates and output from both industry, broker and proprietary models, as
well as analysis of the Company's ceded reinsurance contracts. The Company may also perform detailed policy and
reinsurance contract level reviews. The availability of data from these procedures varies depending on the timing of the event
relative to the point at which the Company develops its estimates. The Company also considers loss experience on historical
events that may have similar characteristics to the underlying event and current market conditions, including the level of
economic inflation. Due to the inherent uncertainty in estimating such losses, these estimates are subject to variability, which
increases with the severity and complexity of the underlying event. As additional claims are reported and paid, and industry
loss estimates are revised, the Company incorporates this new information into its analysis and adjusts its estimate of ultimate
losses and loss adjustment expenses as appropriate. For example, both the gross and net losses on Hurricane Ian and the 2021
and 2020 Catastrophes, as of December 31, 2022 represent the Company's best estimates based upon information currently
available. For Hurricane Ian, these estimates are still dependent on assumptions about coverage, liability and reinsurance.
While the Company believes the gross and net reserves for these events as of December 31, 2022 are adequate, it continues to
closely monitor reported claims and may adjust its estimates as new information becomes available.
Loss reserves are established at management's best estimate, which is developed using the actuarially calculated point estimate
as the starting point. The actuarial point estimate represents the actuaries' estimate of the most likely amount that will
ultimately be paid to settle the losses that have occurred at a particular point in time; however, there is inherent uncertainty in
the point estimate as it is the expected value in a range of possible reserve estimates. In some cases, actuarial analyses, which
are generally based on statistical analysis, cannot fully incorporate all of the subjective factors that affect development of
losses. In other cases, management's perspective of these more subjective factors may differ from the actuarial perspective.
Subjective factors influencing the development of management's best estimate include: the credibility and timeliness of claims
and loss information received from cedents and other third parties, economic and social inflation, judicial decisions, changes in
law, changes in underwriting or claims handling practices, general economic conditions, the risk of moral hazard and other
current and developing trends within the insurance and reinsurance markets, including the effects of competition. For example,
the Company's loss experience in recent years has reflected higher than anticipated levels of economic inflation, as well as the
impacts of social inflation.
Inherent in the Company's reserving practices is the desire to establish loss reserves that are more likely redundant than
deficient, and therefore, will ultimately prove to be adequate. This approach to establishing loss reserves typically results in
loss reserves that exceed the calculated actuarial point estimate. However, following an acquisition of insurance operations,
acquired reserves initially are recorded at fair value, and therefore the acquired loss reserves may be closer to the actuarial
point estimate until the Company builds total loss reserves that are consistent with the Company's historic level of confidence.
Management continually attempts to improve its loss estimation process by refining its ability to analyze loss development
patterns, claim payments and other information, but uncertainty remains regarding the potential for adverse development of
estimated ultimate liabilities.
The Company's ultimate liability may be greater or less than current reserves. Changes in the Company's estimated ultimate
liability for loss reserves generally occur as a result of the emergence of unanticipated loss activity, the completion of specific
actuarial or claims studies or changes in internal or external factors that impact the assumptions used to derive the Company's
estimates. The Company closely monitors new information on reported claims and uses statistical analyses prepared by its
actuaries to evaluate the adequacy of recorded reserves. Management exercises judgment when assessing the relative
credibility of loss development trends.
Management currently believes the Company's gross and net reserves are adequate. However, there is no precise method for
evaluating the impact of any significant factor on the adequacy of reserves, and actual results will differ from original
estimates.
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c) Prior Accident Year Loss Development
The following tables summarize, by segment, the product lines with the most significant changes in prior accident years loss
reserves for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, along with the corresponding accident years and the trends
and factors that impacted management's best estimate of ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses on underlying products
in each of these product lines. The Company does not estimate losses at this level of aggregation as it offers a diverse portfolio
of products and manages these products in logical groupings within each underwriting segment. As a result of the trends and
factors described in the following tables, the Company's actuaries adjusted their estimates of the ultimate liability for unpaid
losses and loss adjustment expenses. Additionally, for those product lines with favorable development on prior accident years
loss reserves, management has now given more credibility to the favorable trends observed by the Company's actuaries and
after also incorporating these favorable trends into its best estimate, reduced prior years loss reserves accordingly. The
unfavorable claims and loss trends experienced on certain accident years within the Company's professional liability and
general liability product lines in 2022 reflected broader market conditions, including the effects of economic and social
inflation, as well as delays in court proceedings that began in 2020 and disrupted the development of the claims trend. These
trends were most impactful on the 2018 and 2019 accident years for the professional liability product lines and the 2016 to
2019 accident years for the general liability product lines. Consistent with the Company's reserving philosophy, management
is responding quickly to increase loss reserves following any indication of increased claims frequency or severity in excess of
previous expectations.
Loss
Development
Accident Years with
Most Significant
Development
Trends and Factors Impacting Loss Estimates
Year Ended December 31, 2022
(dollars in millions)
Insurance segment:
Professional liability
2018 and 2019 accident
years
$
121.0 2018 and 2019
All other accident years
(91.1) Several
General liability
2016 to 2019 accident
years
All other accident years
Workers' compensation
Programs
Property
Credit and surety
Other products
Total Insurance
Reinsurance segment:
Property
Credit and surety
61.6 2016 to 2019
(20.5) Several
(62.1) 2016 to 2021
(48.3) 2020 and 2021
(48.1) 2020 and 2021
(31.7) 2019 to 2021
(23.7)
(142.9)
(29.2) 2017 to 2019
(22.9) Several
Premium adjustments
Other products
Total Reinsurance
Other underwriting
Total decrease
$
53.1 2020 and 2021
(27.1)
(26.1)
1.6
(167.4)
Unfavorable claims settlements and increased claim
frequency and severity, primarily on directors and
officers, errors and omissions and employment practices
liability lines
More favorable loss experience and lower loss severity
than previously anticipated
Unfavorable claims settlements and increased claim
frequency and severity, primarily on contractors and
excess and umbrella lines
Lower loss frequency and severity than previously
anticipated
Lower loss severity than previously anticipated
Lower than expected frequency of claims
Lower loss severity than originally anticipated as well as
favorable development on COVID-19
Lower than expected frequency of claims
Favorable development on catastrophe events
Favorable commutations on mortgage insurance contracts
Recognition of additional exposures on prior accident
years related to net favorable premium adjustments
primarily on general liability, credit and surety and
professional liability
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(dollars in millions)
Insurance segment:
Loss
Development
Accident Years with
Most Significant
Development
Trends and Factors Impacting Loss Estimates
Year Ended December 31, 2021
General liability
$
(139.7) Several
Property
Workers' compensation
(96.5) 2018 to 2020
(79.0) Several
Marine and energy
(60.0) 2018 to 2020
Professional liability
Other products
Total Insurance
Reinsurance segment:
(54.7) Several
(76.4)
(506.3)
Property
35.0 2020
Professional liability
29.2 Several
General liability
Credit and surety
Other products
Total Reinsurance
Other underwriting
Total decrease
$
2011, 2012,
2017 and 2020
(19.2)
(16.6) 2020
(8.5)
19.9
6.6
(479.8)
Lower than expected frequency of claims and more
favorable experience than originally anticipated across
several sub-product lines
Lower than expected frequency of large claims as well as
favorable development on COVID-19 and catastrophe
events
Lower loss severity than originally anticipated
Lower loss frequency and severity than originally
anticipated
Lower loss frequency and severity than originally
anticipated
Adverse development on COVID-19 and catastrophe
events
Recognition of additional exposures on prior accident
years related to net favorable premium adjustments
Favorable development on COVID-19 and catastrophe
events as well as lower than expected paid losses on
reported claims
Favorable commutations on mortgage insurance contracts
(dollars in millions)
Insurance segment:
Loss
Development
Accident Years with
Most Significant
Development
Trends and Factors Impacting Loss Estimates
Year Ended December 31, 2020
General liability
$
(131.8) Several
Professional liability
Workers' compensation
Marine and energy
Other products
Total Insurance
Reinsurance segment:
Property
Public entity
(128.9) Several
(92.3) 2017 to 2019
(46.0) 2016 to 2019
(155.6)
(554.6)
(68.4) 2017 to 2019
34.4 2016 to 2019
Professional liability
Other products
Total Reinsurance
Total decrease
21.0 2016 to 2019
(38.8)
(51.8)
(606.4)
$
More favorable claims experience than originally
anticipated across several sub-product lines
More favorable claims experience than originally
anticipated across several sub-product lines
Lower loss severity than originally anticipated
Lower than expected frequency of claims
Lower than expected severity of claims
Higher than expected frequency and severity of claims
Recognition of additional exposures on prior accident
years related to net favorable premium adjustments and
higher than expected loss severity and claims frequency
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d) Historic Loss Development
The following tables present undiscounted loss development information, by accident year, for the Company's Insurance and
Reinsurance segments, including cumulative incurred and paid losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses, net of
reinsurance, as well as the corresponding amount of IBNR reserves as of December 31, 2022. This level of disaggregation is
consistent with how the Company analyzes loss reserves for both internal and external reporting purposes. The loss
development information for the years ended December 31, 2013 through 2021 is presented as supplementary information. All
amounts included in the following tables related to transactions denominated in a foreign currency have been translated into
U.S. Dollars using the exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2022.
The difference between the segment loss development implied by the tables for the year ended December 31, 2022 and actual
losses and loss adjustment expenses recognized on prior accident years for the Insurance and Reinsurance segments for the
year ended December 31, 2022 is primarily attributed to the fact that amounts presented in these tables exclude amounts
attributed to the 2012 and prior accident years. Favorable development on 2012 and prior accident years for the year ended
December 31, 2022 totaled $50.8 million and $36.9 million for the Insurance and Reinsurance segments and reflects modest
favorable development across many of the Company's product lines on accident years prior to 2013.
The remaining difference between the segment loss development implied by the tables for the year ended December 31, 2022
and actual losses and loss adjustment expenses on prior accident years is attributed to the fact that amounts presented in these
tables exclude unallocated loss adjustment expenses and exclude amounts attributable to reserve discounting and fair value
adjustments recorded in conjunction with acquisitions, as well as differences in the presentation of foreign currency
movements, as previously described, none of which are material to the Insurance or Reinsurance segments.
The Insurance segment table that follows also includes claim frequency information, by accident year. The Company defines a
claim as a single claim incident, per policy, which may include multiple claimants and multiple coverages on a single policy.
Claim counts include claims closed without a payment as well as claims where the Company is monitoring to determine if an
exposure exists, even if a reserve has not been established.
All of the business contained within the Company's Reinsurance segment represents treaty business that is assumed from other
insurance or reinsurance companies, for which the Company does not have access to the underlying claim counts. Further, this
business includes both quota share and excess of loss treaty reinsurance, through which only a portion of each reported claim
results in losses to the Company. As such, the Company has excluded claim count information from the Reinsurance segment
disclosures.
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Ultimate Incurred Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Unaudited
As of December 31,
As of
December
31,
Total of
Incurred-
but-Not-
Reported
Liabilities,
Net of
Reinsurance
Cumulative
Number of
Reported
Claims
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
December 31, 2022
$ 1,724.9 $ 1,683.4 $ 1,514.7 $ 1,452.6 $ 1,406.2 $ 1,360.8 $ 1,315.6 $ 1,296.6 $ 1,292.8 $ 1,283.7 $
1,850.8
1,680.7
1,613.0
1,556.8
1,508.6
1,487.4
1,455.2
1,457.7
1,438.2
1,769.1
1,695.0
1,571.9
1,517.8
1,487.2
1,455.2
1,451.2
1,442.2
1,858.0
1,854.2
1,756.3
1,703.9
1,677.1
1,669.8
1,682.3
2,312.1
2,179.6
2,061.0
2,018.2
2,004.7
2,023.7
2,432.4
2,325.5
2,099.9
2,061.6
2,153.7
2,556.6
2,299.1
2,244.4
2,295.5
3,083.4
2,974.7
2,914.7
3,085.7
2,909.0
4,097.4
$ 22,240.4
43.3
52.8
65.9
86.9
103.5
194.9
335.6
1,042.6
1,483.0
2,791.3
91,000
86,000
89,000
101,000
139,000
193,000
228,000
179,000
137,000
121,000
Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Unaudited
As of December 31,
As of
December
31,
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
$ 270.2 $ 568.9 $ 774.9 $ 943.8 $ 1,031.6 $ 1,092.9 $ 1,116.4 $ 1,150.2 $ 1,163.9 $ 1,178.2
329.6
652.6
886.6
1,052.9
1,157.3
1,240.4
1,288.8
1,308.8
1,339.9
321.0
660.7
870.9
1,034.0
1,142.1
1,230.9
1,260.6
1,293.0
370.3
747.4
975.4
1,160.0
1,288.3
1,351.9
1,427.5
436.0
983.9
1,275.6
1,511.1
1,620.1
1,741.0
492.2
1,019.3
1,346.9
1,498.3
1,674.8
523.9
1,082.4
1,261.4
1,574.1
807.8
1,150.9
1,518.1
Insurance Segment
(dollars in
millions)
Accident
Year
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total
Accident
Year
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total
474.3
988.5
834.4
$ 13,569.5
237.4
$ 8,908.3
All outstanding liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses before 2013, net of reinsurance
Total liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance
Variability in claim counts is primarily attributable to claim counts associated with a personal lines product with high claim
frequency and low claim severity, which the Company did not write from 2014 to 2016. The related net incurred losses and
allocated loss adjustment expenses are not material to the Insurance segment.
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Reinsurance Segment
Ultimate Incurred Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Unaudited
As of December 31,
As of
December
31,
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total of
Incurred-
but-Not-
Reported
Liabilities,
Net of
Reinsurance
December
31, 2022
$ 579.4 $ 571.8 $ 538.3 $ 525.4 $ 533.2 $ 496.1 $ 478.2 $ 480.0 $ 475.3 $
476.9 $
569.2
552.1
524.4
563.1
542.2
519.3
503.8
505.3
523.1
508.8
523.7
515.0
503.9
498.6
486.3
509.1
518.5
519.0
516.9
526.8
550.9
895.7
928.7
934.7
936.0
908.2
749.5
775.3
767.9
772.1
662.0
675.6
689.2
680.2
732.7
735.5
501.2
486.6
554.3
920.4
767.8
702.7
742.4
736.7
662.6
$ 6,551.6
32.7
60.3
84.4
69.8
105.6
150.7
223.4
344.0
446.9
614.1
Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
Unaudited
As of December 31,
As of
December
31,
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
$ 70.6 $ 153.4 $ 205.5 $ 263.2 $ 295.6 $ 324.9 $ 343.3 $ 358.1 $ 369.5 $
383.4
97.4
155.6
220.5
267.0
302.9
335.7
352.9
369.3
63.6
131.2
202.0
252.7
299.6
324.1
343.7
79.0
167.9
237.9
294.3
346.0
379.4
157.4
358.1
479.2
560.9
624.5
87.0
243.7
344.7
414.4
53.5
173.6
268.4
93.5
203.7
79.5
379.4
360.3
419.5
693.5
484.5
359.6
309.8
187.8
24.2
$ 3,602.0
388.0
$ 3,337.6
(dollars in
millions)
Accident
Year
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total
Accident
Year
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total
All outstanding liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses before 2013, net of reinsurance
Total liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance
The following table presents supplementary information about average historical claims duration as of December 31, 2022
based on the cumulative incurred and paid losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses presented above.
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Losses by Age (in Years), Net of Reinsurance
Unaudited
Insurance
1
2
3
4
22.0 % 21.9 % 13.8 % 11.3 %
Reinsurance
12.5 % 16.4 % 13.1 % 10.4 %
5
7.1 %
8.2 %
6
5.3 %
6.3 %
7
2.9 %
4.6 %
8
2.1 %
3.3 %
9
1.6 %
2.2 %
10
1.1 %
2.9 %
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The following table reconciles the net incurred and paid loss development tables to the liability for losses and loss adjustment
expenses on the consolidated balance sheet.
(dollars in thousands)
Net outstanding liabilities
Insurance segment
Reinsurance segment
Other underwriting
Program services and other fronting
Markel CATCo Re (see note 17)
Liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses
Insurance segment
Reinsurance segment
Other underwriting
Program services and other fronting
Total reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses
Unallocated loss adjustment expenses
Unamortized discount, net of acquisition fair value adjustments, included in unpaid losses and loss
adjustment expenses
December 31, 2022
$
8,908,308
3,337,587
89,563
9,982
347,921
12,693,361
2,425,560
277,854
56,968
5,234,502
7,994,884
326,275
(66,622)
259,653
Total gross liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
$
20,947,898
e) The Company has exposure to asbestos and environmental (A&E) claims primarily resulting from policies written by
acquired insurance operations before their acquisition by the Company. The Company's exposure to A&E claims originated
from umbrella, excess and commercial general liability insurance policies and assumed reinsurance contracts that were written
on an occurrence basis from the 1970s to mid-1980s. Exposure also originated from claims-made policies that were designed
to cover environmental risks provided that all other terms and conditions of the policy were met. A&E claims include property
damage and clean-up costs related to pollution, as well as personal injury allegedly arising from exposure to hazardous
materials. Development on A&E loss reserves is monitored separately from the Company's ongoing underwriting operations
and is not included in a reportable segment.
At December 31, 2022, A&E reserves were $153.2 million and $54.5 million on a gross and net basis, respectively. At
December 31, 2021, A&E reserves were $218.6 million and $66.2 million on a gross and net basis, respectively.
The Company's reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses related to A&E exposures represent management's best
estimate of ultimate settlement values based on statistical analysis of these reserves by the Company's actuaries. A&E
exposures are subject to significant uncertainty due to potential loss severity and frequency resulting from the uncertain and
unfavorable legal climate. A&E reserves could be subject to increases in the future, however, management believes the
Company's gross and net A&E reserves at December 31, 2022 are adequate.
12. Reinsurance
In reinsurance and retrocession transactions, an insurance or reinsurance company transfers, or cedes, all or part of its
exposure in return for a premium. The ceding of insurance does not legally discharge the Company from its primary liability
for the full amount of the policies, and the Company will be required to pay the loss and bear collection risk if the reinsurer
fails to meet its obligations under the reinsurance or retrocessional agreement. A credit risk exists with ceded reinsurance to
the extent that any reinsurer is unable to meet the obligations assumed under the reinsurance or retrocessional contracts.
Allowances are established for credit losses expected to be recognized over the life of the reinsurance recoverables.
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Within its underwriting operations, the Company uses reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance to manage its net retention
on individual risks and overall exposure to losses while providing it with the ability to offer policies with sufficient limits to
meet policyholder needs.
Within the Company's underwriting operations, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, balances recoverable from the ten largest
reinsurers, by group, represented 62% and 63%, respectively, of reinsurance recoverables before considering reinsurance
allowances and collateral. At December 31, 2022, the largest reinsurance balance was due from RenaissanceRe and
represented 11% of reinsurance recoverables before considering reinsurance allowances and collateral.
Within its program services and other fronting businesses, the Company generally enters into quota share reinsurance
agreements whereby the Company cedes to the capacity providers (reinsurers) substantially all of its gross liability under all
policies issued by and on behalf of the Company by a general agent. However, there are certain programs that contain limits
on the reinsurers' obligations to the Company that expose the Company to underwriting risk, including loss ratio caps,
exclusions of the credit risk of producers and aggregate reinsurance limits that the Company believes are unlikely to be
exceeded. The Company also remains exposed to the credit risk of the reinsurer, or the risk that one of its reinsurers becomes
insolvent or otherwise unable or unwilling to pay policyholder claims. This credit risk is generally mitigated by either
selecting well capitalized, highly rated authorized capacity providers or requiring that the capacity provider post substantial
collateral to secure the reinsured risks, which, in some instances, exceeds the related reinsurance recoverable.
Within the Company's program services business, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, balances recoverable from the ten largest
reinsurers, by group, represented 67% and 68%, respectively, of reinsurance recoverables before considering reinsurance
allowances and collateral. At December 31, 2022, the largest reinsurance balance was due from Lloyd's of London (Lloyd's)
and represented 13% of reinsurance recoverables before considering reinsurance allowances and collateral. All of the
Company's other fronting business is conducted on behalf of its Nephila ILS operations; therefore, all of the reinsurance
recoverables within these operations are attributable to entities it manages. See note 18.
The following tables summarize the effect of reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance on premiums written and earned.
(dollars in thousands)
Underwriting:
Written
Earned
Program services and other fronting:
Written
Earned
Consolidated:
Written
Earned
(dollars in thousands)
Underwriting:
Written
Earned
Program services and other fronting:
Written
Earned
Consolidated:
Written
Earned
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Year Ended December 31, 2022
Direct
Assumed
Ceded
Net Premiums
$
$
8,085,812 $
1,761,726 $
(1,640,165) $
8,207,373
7,379,766 $
1,589,920 $
(1,378,191) $
7,591,495
2,644,138
2,688,804
710,006
656,885
(3,358,127)
(3,349,392)
(3,983)
(3,703)
$
$
10,729,950 $
10,068,570 $
2,471,732 $
2,246,805 $
(4,998,292) $
(4,727,583) $
8,203,390
7,587,792
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Direct
Assumed
Ceded
Net Premiums
$
$
$
$
6,863,229 $
1,622,700 $
(1,360,763) $
7,125,166
6,275,078 $
1,482,755 $
(1,250,392) $
6,507,441
2,644,955
2,453,990
307,798
261,591
(2,958,188)
(2,719,993)
(5,435)
(4,412)
9,508,184 $
1,930,498 $
(4,318,951) $
7,119,731
8,729,068 $
1,744,346 $
(3,970,385) $
6,503,029
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(dollars in thousands)
Underwriting:
Written
Earned
Program services and other fronting:
Written
Earned
Consolidated:
Written
Earned
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Direct
Assumed
Ceded
Net Premiums
$
$
$
$
5,715,038 $
1,444,967 $
(1,222,390) $
5,937,615
5,357,888 $
1,394,239 $
(1,134,501) $
5,617,626
2,038,743
2,084,888
67,917
74,847
(2,112,037)
(2,165,156)
(5,377)
(5,421)
7,753,781 $
1,512,884 $
(3,334,427) $
5,932,238
7,442,776 $
1,469,086 $
(3,299,657) $
5,612,205
Substantially all of the premiums written and earned in the Company's program services and other fronting operations for the
years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were ceded. The percentage of consolidated ceded earned premiums to gross
earned premiums was 38%, 38% and 37% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The
percentage of consolidated assumed earned premiums to net earned premiums was 30%, 27% and 26% for the years ended
December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Substantially all of the incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses in the Company's program services and other fronting
operations were ceded. These losses totaled $3.0 billion and $2.5 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively.
The following table summarizes the effect of reinsurance and retrocessional reinsurance on losses and loss adjustment
expenses in the Company's underwriting operations.
(dollars in thousands)
Gross losses and loss adjustment expenses
Ceded losses and loss adjustment expenses
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses
13. Life and Annuity Benefits
The following table presents reserves for life and annuity benefits.
Years ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
$
5,281,424 $
4,477,752 $
4,189,948
(834,648)
(893,230)
(722,619)
4,446,776 $
3,584,522 $
3,467,329
(dollars in thousands)
Life
Annuities
Accident and health
Total
December 31,
2022
2021
$
102,321 $
628,441
28,263
113,797
753,971
35,212
$
759,025 $
902,980
Life and annuity benefit reserves are compiled on a reinsurance contract-by-contract basis and are discounted using standard
actuarial techniques and cash flow models. Since the development of the life and annuity reinsurance reserves is based upon
cash flow projection models, the Company must make estimates and assumptions based on cedent experience, industry
mortality tables, and expense and investment experience, including a provision for adverse deviation. The assumptions used to
determine policy benefit reserves are generally locked-in for the life of the contract unless an unlocking event occurs. Loss
recognition testing is performed to determine if existing policy benefit reserves, together with the present value of future gross
premiums and expected investment income earned thereon, are adequate to cover the present value of future benefits,
settlement and maintenance costs. If the existing policy benefit reserves are not sufficient, the locked-in assumptions are
revised to current best estimate assumptions and a charge to earnings for life and annuity benefits is recognized at that time.
See note 1(x) for information on changes to the accounting for life and annuity benefits beginning in 2023.
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Life and annuity benefit reserves are also adjusted to the extent unrealized gains on the investments supporting the policy
benefit reserves would result in a reserve deficiency if those gains were realized. As of December 31, 2021, the cumulative
increase to life and annuity benefits attributable to unrealized gains on the underlying investment portfolio totaled $56.6
million, all of which reversed in 2022 as a result of an increase in the market yield on the investment securities supporting the
policy benefit reserves. During 2021, the Company decreased life and annuity benefits by $63.0 million, reflecting an increase
in the market yield on the investment securities supporting the policy benefit reserves, and increased the change in net
unrealized holding gains included in other comprehensive loss by a corresponding amount. During 2020, the Company
increased life and annuity benefits by $68.2 million, as a result of a decrease in the market yield on the investment securities
supporting the policy benefit reserves, and decreased the change in net unrealized holding gains included in other
comprehensive income by a corresponding amount.
Because of the assumptions and estimates used in establishing the Company's reserves for life and annuity benefit obligations
and the long-term nature of these reinsurance contracts, the ultimate liability may be greater or less than the estimates. The
average discount rate for the life and annuity benefit reserves was 2.3% as of December 31, 2022.
As of December 31, 2022, the largest life and annuity benefits reserve for a single contract was 33.7% of the total.
None of the annuities included in life and annuity benefits on the consolidated balance sheets are subject to discretionary
withdrawal.
14. Senior Long-Term Debt and Other Debt
The following table summarizes the Company's senior long-term debt and other debt.
(dollars in thousands)
4.90% unsecured senior notes, due July 1, 2022, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $159 in 2021
3.625% unsecured senior notes, due March 30, 2023, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $50 in 2022 and $251 in 2021
3.50% unsecured senior notes, due November 1, 2027, interest payable semi-annually, net
of unamortized discount of $1,161 in 2022 and $1,445 in 2021
3.35% unsecured senior notes, due September 17, 2029, interest payable semi-annually, net
of unamortized discount of $1,668 in 2022 and $1,916 in 2021
7.35% unsecured senior notes, due August 15, 2034, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $800 in 2022 and $868 in 2021
5.0% unsecured senior notes, due March 30, 2043, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $4,535 in 2022 and $4,759 in 2021
5.0% unsecured senior notes, due April 5, 2046, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $5,689 in 2022 and $5,933 in 2021
4.30% unsecured senior notes, due November 1, 2047, interest payable semi-annually, net
of unamortized discount of $3,669 in 2022 and $3,821 in 2021
5.0% unsecured senior notes, due May 20, 2049, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $6,900 in 2022 and $7,161 in 2021
4.15% unsecured senior notes, due September 17, 2050, interest payable semi-annually, net
of unamortized discount of $4,917 in 2022 and $5,095 in 2021
3.45% unsecured senior notes, due May 7, 2052, interest payable semi-annually, net of
unamortized discount of $8,182 in 2022 and $8,461 in 2021
Other debt, at various interest rates ranging from 2.1% to 9.9%
Senior long-term debt and other debt
December 31,
2022
2021
$
— $
349,815
249,940
249,702
298,502
298,136
297,997
297,700
129,004
128,932
245,214
244,978
493,585
493,310
295,691
295,512
591,927
591,621
494,342
494,138
590,689
416,738
4,103,629 $
590,378
327,044
4,361,266
$
In May 2021, the Company issued $600 million of 3.45% unsecured senior notes due May 2052. Net proceeds to the Company
were $591.4 million, before expenses. The Company used a portion of these proceeds to retire its 4.90% unsecured senior
notes due July 1, 2022 ($350.0 million aggregate principal outstanding at December 31, 2021).
The Company's 7.35% unsecured senior notes due August 15, 2034 are not redeemable. The Company's other unsecured
senior notes are redeemable by the Company at any time, subject to payment of a make-whole premium to the noteholders.
None of the Company's senior long-term debt is subject to any sinking fund requirements.
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The Company's other debt includes $414.1 million and $287.6 million associated with its Markel Ventures subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which includes amounts outstanding on their respective credit facilities. The
Markel Ventures debt is non-recourse to the holding company and generally is secured by the assets of those subsidiaries.
Various of the Company's Markel Ventures subsidiaries maintain revolving credit facilities or lines of credit, which provide up
to $620 million of aggregate capacity for working capital and other general operational purposes. A portion of the capacity on
certain of these credit facilities may be used as security for letters of credit and other obligations. At December 31, 2022 and
2021, $238.1 million and $94.3 million, respectively, of borrowings were outstanding under these credit facilities. As of
December 31, 2022, one of the Company's Markel Ventures subsidiaries was not in compliance with certain financial
covenants of its revolving credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $97.9 million as of December 31, 2022. The
subsidiary is working with its lenders and anticipates amending the facility. This event is not expected to have a material effect
on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. At December 31, 2022, all of the Company's other
subsidiaries were in compliance with all covenants contained in their respective credit facilities.
The estimated fair value of the Company's senior long-term debt and other debt was $3.5 billion and $5.0 billion at
December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The following table summarizes the future principal payments due at maturity on senior long-term debt and other debt as of
December 31, 2022.
Years Ending December 31,
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028 and thereafter
Total principal payments
Net unamortized discount
Net unamortized debt issuance costs
Senior long-term debt and other debt
(dollars in
thousands)
$
399,604
27,180
24,934
25,637
444,335
3,226,317
$
4,148,007
(37,572)
(6,806)
$
4,103,629
The Company maintains a corporate revolving credit facility which provides up to $300 million of capacity for future
acquisitions, investments and stock repurchases, and for other working capital and general corporate purposes. At the
Company's discretion, up to $200 million of the total capacity may be used for letters of credit. The Company may increase the
capacity of the facility by up to $200 million subject to obtaining commitments for the increase and certain other terms and
conditions. The Company pays interest on balances outstanding under the facility and a utilization fee for letters of credit
issued under the facility. The Company also pays a commitment fee (0.20% at December 31, 2022) on the unused portion of
the facility based on the Company's leverage ratio as calculated under the credit agreement. The credit agreement includes
financial covenants that require that the Company not exceed a maximum leverage ratio and maintain a minimum amount of
consolidated net worth, as well as other customary covenants and events of default. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the
Company had no borrowings outstanding under this revolving credit facility. This facility expires in April 2024. As of
December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in its corporate revolving credit facility.
To the extent that the Company or any of its subsidiaries are not in compliance with the covenants under their respective credit
facilities, access to such credit facilities could be restricted.
The Company paid $197.3 million, $178.6 million and $178.2 million in interest on its senior long-term debt and other debt
during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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15. Income Taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes includes the following components, based on country of domicile.
(dollars in thousands)
U.S. operations
Foreign operations
Income (loss) before income taxes
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
$
(109,311) $
2,263,748 $
1,003,714
(39,528)
868,445
(3,265)
(148,839) $
3,132,193 $
1,000,449
Income tax expense (benefit) includes the following components, based on the taxing authority to which taxes are paid. The
Company's most significant U.K. and Bermuda subsidiaries have elected to be taxed as domestic corporations for U.S. tax
purposes. U.S. income tax also includes state income tax expense, which is not material to the consolidated financial
statements.
(dollars in thousands)
Current:
U.S. income tax
Foreign income tax
Total current tax expense
Deferred:
U.S. income tax
Foreign income tax
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit)
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
$
222,074 $
200,742 $
182,046
12,042
234,116
(300,850)
19,098
(281,752)
29,811
230,553
438,240
15,665
453,905
(10,631)
171,415
(557)
(2,176)
(2,733)
$
(47,636) $
684,458 $
168,682
For foreign subsidiaries that the Company has not elected to treat as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes, the Company
is subject to the U.S. Global Intangible Low Taxes Income (GILTI) tax. The Company recognizes the impact of the GILTI tax
as incurred, and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, GILTI tax was not material to the consolidated
financial statements. Additionally, U.S. income taxes have not been recognized on any undistributed earnings of the
Company's foreign subsidiaries that are considered indefinitely reinvested, the amount of which is not material to the
consolidated financial statements.
The Company made net income tax payments of $251.5 million, $204.9 million and $241.7 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020,
respectively. Income taxes payable were $2.2 million and $31.3 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and
were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Income taxes receivable were $9.9 million and $18.9
million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company's income taxes using the U.S. corporate income tax rate to the
Company's income tax expense (benefit).
(dollars in thousands)
U.S. corporate tax rate
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
Tax-exempt investment income
Foreign operations
Impairment of goodwill
Markel CATCo Re income not subject to tax
Nondeductible (deductible) losses on certain
foreign investments
Other
Income tax expense (benefit)
Years Ended December 31,
2022
(31,256)
2021
21.0 % $ 657,760
2020
21.0 % $ 210,093
$
21.0 %
(16,063) 10.8
(3.6)
5,335
(11.3)
16,800
(18,871) 12.7
(16,109)
14,443
—
—
(0.5)
0.5
0.0
0.0
(16,415)
6,500
—
—
(1.6)
0.6
0.0
0.0
(160)
(3,421)
(47,636)
0.1
2.3
1,240
27,124
32.0 % $ 684,458
(38,666)
0.0
7,170
0.9
21.9 % $ 168,682
(3.9)
0.7
16.8 %
$
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The following table presents the components of domestic and foreign deferred tax assets and liabilities.
(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
December 31,
2022
2021
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
$
170,518 $
Unearned premiums
Lease liabilities
Life and annuity benefits
Accrued incentive compensation
Net operating loss carryforwards
Tax credit carryforwards
Other differences between financial reporting and tax bases
Total gross deferred tax assets
Less valuation allowance
Total gross deferred tax assets, net of allowance
Liabilities:
Investments
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Deferred policy acquisition costs
Property, plant and equipment
Right-of-use lease assets
Other differences between financial reporting and tax bases
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax liability
161,243
132,735
54,893
39,469
25,305
18,264
65,250
667,677
(16,943)
650,734
761,421
180,186
161,220
144,259
127,398
113,065
186,759
139,350
135,795
78,777
50,806
47,510
21,734
66,951
727,682
(23,352)
704,330
1,401,871
185,195
146,601
126,846
127,313
129,866
1,487,549
2,117,692
$
836,815 $
1,413,362
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets on a net basis by taxing jurisdiction. As of
December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company's consolidated balance sheets included net deferred tax liabilities of $874.0
million and $1.4 billion, respectively, in other liabilities and net deferred tax assets of $37.2 million and $18.4 million,
respectively, in other assets.
At December 31, 2022, the Company had tax credit carryforwards of $18.3 million, substantially all of which related to
foreign tax credits to be used against U.S. income tax. The Company expects to utilize all tax credit carryforwards before
expiration. The earliest any of these credits will expire is 2031.
At December 31, 2022, the Company also had net operating losses of $82.0 million that can be used to offset future taxable
income, most of which is attributable to losses of certain branch operations in Europe incurred in their local jurisdictions. The
Company's ability to use the majority of these losses is not subject to expiration. As described below, the deferred tax assets
related to losses at certain of the Company's subsidiaries and branches are offset by valuation allowances.
At December 31, 2022, the Company had total gross deferred tax assets of $667.7 million. The Company has a valuation
allowance of $16.9 million to offset gross deferred tax assets primarily attributable to cumulative net operating losses at
certain of the Company's subsidiaries and branches. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that it will realize the
remaining $650.7 million of gross deferred tax assets through generating taxable income or the reversal of existing temporary
differences attributable to the gross deferred tax liabilities. Additionally, the Company's net deferred tax liability for
investments includes deferred tax assets attributed to its unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities. The Company has the
ability and intent to execute a tax planning strategy such that it is more likely than not that all of these deferred tax assets will
be realized.
At December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not anticipate
any changes in unrecognized tax benefits during 2023 that would have a material impact on the Company's income tax
provision.
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The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. and in foreign jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service is currently
examining the Company's 2017 U.S. federal income tax return. The Company believes its income tax liabilities are adequate
as of December 31, 2022, however, these liabilities could be adjusted as a result of this examination. With few exceptions, the
Company is no longer subject to income tax examination by tax authorities for years ended before January 1, 2017.
16. Employee Benefit Plans
a) The Company maintains defined contribution plans for employees of its U.S. insurance operations in accordance with
Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Employees of the Company's Markel Ventures subsidiaries are
provided post-retirement benefits under separate defined contribution plans. The Company also provides various defined
contribution plans for employees of its international insurance operations, which are in line with local market terms and
conditions of employment. Expenses relating to the Company's defined contribution plans were $57.9 million, $52.7 million
and $48.6 million in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
b) The Terra Nova Pension Plan is a defined benefit plan that covers certain employees in the Company's international
insurance operations who meet the eligibility conditions set out in the plan. The plan has been closed to new participants since
2001, and employees have not accrued benefits for future service in the plan since April 2012. The projected benefit
obligations of the Terra Nova Pension Plan as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $108.5 million and $210.2 million,
respectively, and the related fair value of plan assets was $171.7 million and $243.6 million, respectively. The corresponding
net asset for pension benefits, also referred to as the funded status of the plan, at December 31, 2022 and 2021 was included in
other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
17. Variable Interest Entities
MCIM, a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company, is an insurance-linked securities investment fund manager
and reinsurance manager headquartered in Bermuda. Results attributable to MCIM are not included in a reportable segment.
MCIM serves as the insurance manager for Markel CATCo Re Ltd. (Markel CATCo Re), a Bermuda Class 3 reinsurance
company, and as the investment manager for Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd., a Bermuda exempted mutual fund
company comprised of multiple segregated accounts (Markel CATCo Funds). Voting shares in Markel CATCo Reinsurance
Fund Ltd. and Markel CATCo Re are held by MCIM, which has the power to direct the activities that most significantly
impact the economic performance of these entities. The Markel CATCo Funds issued multiple classes of nonvoting,
redeemable preference shares to investors, and the Markel CATCo Funds are primarily invested in nonvoting preference
shares of Markel CATCo Re. The underwriting results of Markel CATCo Re are attributed to investors through its nonvoting
preference shares. Both Markel CATCo Re and the Markel CATCo Funds were placed into run-off in July 2019.
In March 2022, the Company completed a buy-out transaction with Markel CATCo Re and the Markel CATCo Funds that
provided for an accelerated return of all remaining capital to investors in the Markel CATCo Funds. Under the terms of the
transaction, the Company provided cash funding of $45.1 million to purchase substantially all of the Markel CATCo Funds'
interests in Markel CATCo Re. See note 21 for further details regarding the terms of the buy-out transaction. As part of the
transaction, substantially all of the preference shares held by investors in the Markel CATCo Funds were redeemed, including
preference shares previously held by the Company. See note 5 for details regarding the Company's investment in the Markel
CATCo Funds.
During June 2022, the Company received a return of $24.9 million of the capital it provided in March 2022 and the related
preference shares were redeemed. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's investment in the remaining preference shares of
Markel CATCo Re totaled $20.1 million, which comprised 23% of the equity of Markel CATCo Re. Through that investment,
the Company has exposure to adverse loss development on reinsurance contracts previously written by Markel CATCo Re for
loss events that occurred from 2014 to 2020. If loss reserves held by Markel CATCo Re are sufficient to settle claims on the
remaining open contracts, the Company will receive a full return of the remaining $20.1 million in capital. Favorable
development on loss reserves held by Markel CATCo Re, less operating expenses, will be distributed to the Markel CATCo
Funds, and ultimately to investors in the Markel CATCo Funds.
Markel CATCo Re is considered a VIE, as the equity at risk does not have the right to receive residual returns that exceed the
capital provided by the Company in the buy-out transaction. As a result of the preference shares acquired by the Company in
the buy-out transaction, and the voting shares held by its consolidated subsidiary, MCIM, the Company consolidates Markel
CATCo Re as its primary beneficiary. Results attributed to the run-off of Markel CATCo Re are reported with the Company's
other ILS operations, within services and other revenues and expenses, and are not included in a reportable segment. For the
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year ended December 31, 2022, there was $89.9 million of favorable loss reserve development on the run-off of reinsurance
contracts written by Markel CATCo Re, all of which was included in services and other expenses and attributable to
noncontrolling interests.
The Company's consolidated balance sheet includes the following amounts attributable to Markel CATCo Re.
(dollars in thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
Other assets and receivables due from cedents
Total Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Shareholders' equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total Equity
Total Liabilities and Equity
December 31, 2022
$
$
$
104,443
317,577
41,357
463,377
347,921
26,717
374,638
21,139
67,600
88,739
$
463,377
In connection with the buy-out transaction, the Company also entered into a tail risk cover with Markel CATCo Re. Through
this contract, the Company has $142.7 million of uncollateralized exposure to adverse development on loss reserves held by
Markel CATCo Re for loss exposures in excess of limits that the Company believes are unlikely to be exceeded.
18. Related Party Transactions
The Company engages in certain related party transactions in the normal course of business at arm's length.
Insurance-Linked Securities
Within the Company's insurance-linked securities operations, the Company provides investment and insurance management
services through Nephila Holdings Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, Nephila). Nephila serves as the investment manager to
several Bermuda based private funds (the Nephila Funds). To provide access for the Nephila Funds to a variety of insurance-
linked securities in the property catastrophe, climate and specialty markets, Nephila also acts as an insurance manager to
certain Bermuda Class 3 and 3A reinsurance companies, Lloyd's Syndicate 2357 and Lloyd's Syndicate 2358 (collectively, the
Nephila Reinsurers). Nephila receives management fees for investment and insurance management services provided through
its insurance-linked securities operations primarily based on the net asset value of the accounts managed, and, for certain
funds, incentive fees based on their annual performance. Prior to the disposition of Velocity in February 2022, Nephila also
provided managing general agent services to the Nephila Reinsurers in exchange for commissions. For the years ended
December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, total revenues attributed to unconsolidated entities managed by Nephila were $79.5
million, $141.9 million and $152.0 million, respectively.
Through the Company's program services and other fronting operations, as well as its underwriting operations, the Company
has programs with Nephila through which the Company writes insurance policies that are either partially or fully ceded to
Nephila Reinsurers. Through the Company's program services and other fronting platforms, Nephila utilizes certain of the
Company's licensed insurance companies to write U.S. catastrophe exposed property risk that is then ceded to Nephila
Reinsurers. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, gross premiums written through the Company's program
services and other fronting platforms on behalf of Nephila were $1.0 billion, $689.2 million and $412.4 million, respectively,
all of which were ceded to Nephila Reinsurers. Through the Company's insurance underwriting operations, the Company has a
quota share agreement with Nephila through which it cedes a portion of its property business to Nephila Reinsurers. For the
years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company's underwriting operations ceded premiums of $65.6 million,
$55.0 million and $47.6 million, respectively, to Nephila Reinsurers as part of its quota share agreement.
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As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, reinsurance recoverables on the consolidated balance sheets included $1.4 billion and
$807.0 million, respectively, due from Nephila Reinsurers. Under its programs with Nephila Reinsurers, the Company bears
underwriting risk for annual aggregate agreement year losses in excess of a limit the Company believes is unlikely to be
exceeded. To the extent losses under these programs exceed the prescribed limits, the Company is obligated to pay such losses
to the cedents without recourse to the Nephila Reinsurers. While the Company believes losses under these programs are
unlikely, those losses, if incurred, could be material to the Company's consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
The Company has also entered into other assumed and ceded reinsurance transactions with the Nephila Reinsurers in the
normal course of business, which are not material to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Hagerty
The Company holds a minority ownership interest in Hagerty, which operates primarily as a managing general agent and also
includes Hagerty Reinsurance Limited (Hagerty Re), a Bermuda Class 3 reinsurance company. Through the Company's
underwriting operations, the Company underwrites insurance for Hagerty, and a portion of this insurance is ceded to Hagerty
Re. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company's gross written premiums attributable to Hagerty
were $689.7 million, $596.9 million and $506.7 million, respectively, of which $456.6 million, $338.9 million and $239.3
million, respectively, were ceded to Hagerty Re. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, reinsurance recoverables on the
consolidated balance sheets included $159.7 million and $95.6 million, respectively, due from Hagerty Re.
19. Shareholders' Equity
a) The Company has 50,000,000 shares of no par value common stock authorized. The following table presents a rollforward
of changes in common shares issued and outstanding.
(in thousands)
Issued and outstanding common shares, beginning of year
Issuance of common shares
Repurchase of common shares
Issued and outstanding common shares, end of year
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
13,632
24
(233)
13,423
13,783
18
(169)
13,632
b) The Company also has 10,000,000 shares of no par value preferred stock authorized, of which 600,000 shares were issued
and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company has the option to redeem the preferred shares:
•
•
•
in whole but not in part, at any time, within 90 days after the occurrence of a "rating agency event," at $1,020 per
preferred share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends,
in whole but not in part, at any time, within 90 days after the occurrence of a "regulatory capital event" at $1,000 per
preferred share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, or
in whole or in part, on June 1, 2025, or every fifth anniversary of that date, at $1,000 per preferred share, plus accrued
and unpaid dividends.
A "rating agency event" means that any nationally recognized statistical rating organization that publishes a rating for the
Company amends, clarifies or changes the criteria it uses to assign equity credit to securities like the preferred shares, which
results in shortening the length of time that the preferred shares are assigned a particular level of equity credit or in the
lowering of the equity credit assigned to the preferred shares.
A "regulatory capital event" means that the Company becomes subject to capital adequacy supervision by a capital regulator
and determines that, under such capital adequacy guidelines, the liquidation preference amount of the preferred shares would
not qualify as capital.
The preferred shares rank senior to the Company's common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and liquidation
rights. Holders of the preferred shares are entitled to receive non-cumulative cash dividends, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors, from the original issue date, semi-annually in arrears on the first day of June and December of each year.
The Company accrues dividends when they are declared by the Board of Directors. To the extent declared, these dividends
will accrue, on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, at a fixed annual rate of 6.00% from the original issue date to
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June 1, 2025. After June 1, 2025, the dividend rate will reset every five years and accrue at an annual rate equal to the five-
year U.S. Treasury Rate as of two business days prior to the reset date, plus 5.662%. Dividends will not be cumulative and will
not be mandatory. Accordingly, if dividends are not declared for any dividend period, then dividends for that dividend period
will not accrue and will not be payable.
For both years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company declared and paid dividends on preferred shares of $36.0
million, or $60.00 per share.
c) The following table presents net income (loss) per common share and diluted net income (loss) per common share.
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) to common shareholders
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests
Adjusted net income (loss) to common shareholders
Basic common shares outstanding
Dilutive potential common shares from restricted stock units and restricted
stock (1) (2)
Diluted common shares outstanding
Basic net income (loss) per common share
Diluted net income (loss) per common share (1) (2)
(1)
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
(250,123) $
2,389,003 $
797,630
(69,896)
46,874
(28,705)
(320,019) $
2,435,877 $
768,925
13,580
13,768
13,811
—
13,580
32
13,800
(23.57) $
(23.57) $
176.92 $
176.51 $
12
13,823
55.67
55.63
$
$
$
$
The Company has issued grants and awards of restricted stock units to employees as performance, retention or hiring incentives, as well as awards of
restricted stock to non-employee directors, under its equity incentive compensation plan. At December 31, 2022, there were 116,431 shares available for
future awards under the Company's equity incentive compensation plan.
(2)
The impact of 33 thousand shares from restricted stock units and restricted stock was excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common
share for the year ended December 31, 2022 because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
20. Other Comprehensive Income
Other comprehensive income includes changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments, which is
comprised of net holding gains (losses) arising during the period, changes in unrealized other-than-temporary impairment
losses, if any, and reclassification adjustments for net realized gains included in net income. Other comprehensive income also
includes changes in foreign currency translation adjustments and changes in net actuarial pension loss. The following table
presents the change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of noncontrolling interests.
(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2019
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
December 31, 2020
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
December 31, 2021
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
December 31, 2022
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Available-for-
Sale Investments
$
346,037 $
442,089
(89,316)
352,773
698,810 $
(450,096)
95,158
(354,938)
343,872 $
(1,407,316)
297,168
(1,110,148)
(766,276) $
$
$
$
Foreign
Currency
Net Actuarial
Pension Loss
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
(86,249) $
29,829
—
29,829
(56,420) $
(2,091)
1,880
(211)
(56,631) $
(9,677)
401
(9,276)
(65,907) $
(51,016) $
(8,849)
1,851
(6,998)
(58,014) $
10,663
(2,273)
8,390
(49,624) $
31,222
(6,492)
24,730
(24,894) $
208,772
463,069
(87,465)
375,604
584,376
(441,524)
94,765
(346,759)
237,617
(1,385,771)
291,077
(1,094,694)
(857,077)
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21. Commitments and Contingencies
a) In March 2022, the Company completed a buy-out transaction with Markel CATCo Re and the Markel CATCo Funds,
which are currently in run-off, that provided for an accelerated return of all remaining capital to investors in the Markel
CATCo Funds. Under the terms of the transaction, the Company provided cash funding of $45.1 million to purchase
substantially all of the Markel CATCo Funds' investments in Markel CATCo Re and also provided tail risk cover of $142.7
million to Markel CATCo Re to allow for the release of collateral to investors. In order to complete the transaction, the
Company also made $101.9 million in additional payments, net of insurance proceeds, to or for the benefit of investors, which
were recognized as an expense to the Company and included in services and other expenses for the year ended December 31,
2022. In conjunction with the buy-out transaction, all investors holding securities in the Markel CATCo Funds, the Markel
CATCo Group Companies (MCIM, the Markel CATCo Funds and Markel CATCo Re), Markel Corporation and each of their
related parties, among others, granted mutual releases of all claims related to the transaction, the Markel CATCo Group
Companies' businesses and the investors' investments in the Funds, including any pending litigation. See note 17 for further
details about the Company's Markel CATCo operations and the buy-out transaction.
b) Contingencies arise in the normal course of the Company's operations and are not expected to have a material impact on the
Company's financial condition or results of operations.
22. Statutory Financial Information
a) The following table summarizes statutory capital and surplus for the Company's insurance subsidiaries.
(dollars in thousands)
United States
United Kingdom
Bermuda
Germany
December 31,
2022
2021
$
$
$
$
5,236,793 $
4,493,310
749,495 $
736,575
1,895,132 $
2,106,606
125,194 $
95,693
As of December 31, 2022, the Company's actual statutory capital and surplus significantly exceeded the regulatory
requirements. As a result, the amount of statutory capital and surplus necessary to satisfy regulatory requirements is not
significant in relation to actual statutory capital and surplus.
The following table summarizes statutory net income (loss) for the Company's insurance subsidiaries.
(dollars in thousands)
United States
United Kingdom
Bermuda
Germany
Years Ended December 31,
2022
689,341 $
35,719 $
(144,239) $
(2,471) $
2021
705,908 $
56,546 $
556,275 $
2020
616,135
(25,776)
228,740
1,780 $
(4,628)
$
$
$
$
Amounts presented for the Company's U.S. insurance subsidiaries have been calculated in accordance with prescribed
statutory accounting rules. For the Company's international insurance subsidiaries, the regulations that govern the calculation
of statutory capital and surplus do not provide requirements for the calculation of net income. Rather, such amounts are
reported in accordance with a basis of accounting permitted by their respective regulator. Amounts presented for the
Company's U.K., Bermuda and German insurance subsidiaries have been calculated in accordance with U.K. GAAP, U.S.
GAAP and German GAAP, respectively.
United States
The laws of the domicile states of the Company's U.S. insurance subsidiaries govern the amount of dividends that may be paid
to the Company. Generally, statutes in the domicile states of the Company's U.S. insurance subsidiaries require prior approval
for payment of extraordinary, as opposed to ordinary, dividends. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's U.S. insurance
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subsidiaries could pay up to $655.6 million to the holding company during the following 12 months under the ordinary
dividend regulations.
In converting from U.S. statutory accounting principles to U.S. GAAP, typical adjustments include deferral of policy
acquisition costs, differences in the calculation of deferred income taxes and the inclusion of net unrealized gains or losses
relating to fixed maturity securities in shareholders' equity. The Company does not use any permitted statutory accounting
practices that are different from prescribed statutory accounting practices which impact statutory capital and surplus.
United Kingdom
The Company's U.K. insurance subsidiary, Markel International Insurance Company Limited (MIICL), and its Lloyd's
managing agent, Markel Syndicate Management Limited (MSM), are authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority
(PRA) and regulated by both the PRA and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The PRA oversees compliance with
established periodic auditing and reporting requirements, minimum solvency margins and individual capital assessment
requirements under the Solvency II Directive (Solvency II) and imposes dividend restrictions, while both the PRA and the
FCA oversee compliance with risk assessment reviews and various other requirements. MIICL is required to give advance
notice to the PRA for any transaction or proposed transaction with a connected or related person. MSM is required to satisfy
the solvency requirements of Lloyd's. In addition, the Company's U.K. subsidiaries must comply with the United Kingdom
Companies Act of 2006, which provides that dividends may only be paid out of profits available for that purpose. Earnings of
the Company's U.K. insurance subsidiaries are available for distribution to the holding company to the extent not otherwise
restricted.
Bermuda
The Company's Bermuda insurance subsidiary, Markel Bermuda Limited (MBL), is subject to enhanced capital requirements
in addition to minimum solvency and liquidity requirements. The enhanced capital requirement is determined by reference to a
risk-based capital model that determines a control threshold for statutory capital and surplus by taking into account the risk
characteristics of different aspects of the insurer's business. At December 31, 2022, MBL satisfied both the enhanced capital
requirements and the minimum solvency and liquidity requirements.
Under the Bermuda Insurance Act, MBL is prohibited from paying or declaring dividends during a fiscal year if it is in breach
of its enhanced capital requirement, solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio or if the declaration or payment of the
dividend would cause a breach of those requirements. If an insurer fails to meet its solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio
on the last day of any financial year, it is prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends during the next financial year
without the approval of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA). Further, MBL is prohibited from declaring or paying, in any
financial year, dividends of more than 25% of its total statutory capital and surplus as set forth in its previous year's statutory
balance sheet unless at least seven days before payment of those dividends it files with the BMA an affidavit stating that it will
continue to meet its solvency margin and minimum liquidity ratio. MBL must obtain the BMA's prior approval for a reduction
by 15% or more of the total statutory capital as set forth in its previous year's financial statements. In addition, as a long-term
insurer, MBL may not declare or pay a dividend to any person other than a policyholder unless the value of the assets in its
long-term business fund, as certified by MBL's approved actuary, exceeds the liabilities of its long-term business. The amount
of the dividend cannot exceed the aggregate of that excess and any other funds legally available for the payment of the
dividend. As of December 31, 2022, MBL could pay up to $473.8 million to the holding company during the following 12
months without making any additional filings with the BMA.
Germany
The Company's German insurance subsidiary, Markel Insurance SE, is regulated by the Federal Financial Conduct Authority
in Germany and is also subject to capital and solvency requirements under Solvency II.
b) Lloyd's sets the corporate members' required capital annually based on each syndicates' business plans, rating environment,
reserving environment and input arising from Lloyd's discussions with, among others, regulatory and rating agencies. Such
required capital is referred to as Funds at Lloyd's (FAL) and comprises cash and investments. The amount of cash and
investments held as FAL as of December 31, 2022 was $873.0 million. Of this amount, $335.4 million was provided by the
holding company and is not available for general use by the Company. The remaining amount, provided by the Company's
insurance subsidiaries, is not available for distribution to the holding company. The Company's corporate member may also be
required to maintain funds under the control of Lloyd's in excess of its capital requirements and such funds also may not be
available for distribution to the holding company.
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23. Markel Corporation (Parent Company Only) Financial Information
The following parent company only condensed financial information reflects the financial position, results of operations and
cash flows of Markel Corporation.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
Investments, at estimated fair value:
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale (amortized cost of $164,100 in 2022 and
$210,111 in 2021)
Equity securities (cost of $1,107,796 in 2022 and $1,771,597 in 2021)
Short-term investments, available-for-sale (estimated fair value approximates cost)
Total Investments
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
Receivables
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries
Notes receivable from subsidiaries
Income taxes receivable
Other assets
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Senior long-term debt
Notes payable to subsidiaries
Income taxes payable
Net deferred tax liability
Other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock
Common stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Total Shareholders' Equity
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
$
154,039 $
1,473,116
1,436,387
3,063,542
594,101
21,146
13,070
228,705
2,784,189
1,474,997
4,487,891
763,985
15,485
18,770
12,905,353
13,298,971
60,111
—
445,875
135,756
48,344
408,161
$ 17,103,198 $ 19,177,363
$
3,686,892 $
4,034,223
—
120,616
148,365
81,791
32,753
—
295,289
97,748
4,037,664
4,460,013
591,891
3,493,893
591,891
3,441,079
9,836,827
10,446,763
(857,077)
237,617
13,065,534
14,717,350
$ 17,103,198 $ 19,177,363
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
REVENUES
Net investment income
Dividends on common stock of consolidated subsidiaries
Net investment gains (losses):
Net realized investment gains
Change in fair value of equity securities
Net investment gains (losses)
Gain on sale of subsidiary
Other revenues (losses)
Total Revenues
EXPENSES
Services and other expenses
Interest expense
Net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Total Expenses
Income (Loss) Before Equity in Undistributed Earnings (Losses) of
Consolidated Subsidiaries and Income Taxes
Equity in undistributed earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries
Income tax (expense) benefit
Net Income (Loss) to Shareholders
Preferred stock dividends
Net Income (Loss) to Common Shareholders
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments,
net of taxes:
$
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
(dollars in thousands)
$
34,781 $
278,557
9,099 $
1,081,988
22,037
466,244
7,620
(397,906)
(390,286)
107,293
(29,487)
858
111,848
172,125
(13,143)
270,830
23,652
514,727
538,379
—
11,078
1,640,544
22,379
185,568
(6,236)
201,711
(269,972)
(69,971)
125,820
(214,123)
(36,000)
(250,123) $
1,438,833
1,081,976
(95,806)
2,425,003
(36,000)
2,389,003 $
27,774
82,389
110,163
—
(4,011)
594,433
1,025
187,562
6,823
195,410
399,023
400,289
16,718
816,030
(18,400)
797,630
Net holding gains (losses) arising during the period
Consolidated subsidiaries' net holding gains (losses) arising during the
period
Reclassification adjustments for net gains (losses) included in net
income (loss) to shareholders
Consolidated subsidiaries' reclassification adjustments for net gains
(losses) included in net income (loss) to shareholders
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
investments, net of taxes
$
(24,465) $
(5,885) $
21,482
(1,130,589)
(342,430)
334,677
1,965
(34)
(14,937)
42,941
(6,589)
11,551
(1,110,148)
(354,938)
352,773
Consolidated subsidiaries' change in foreign currency translation
adjustments, net of taxes
Consolidated subsidiaries' change in net actuarial pension loss, net of taxes
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Shareholders
Comprehensive Income (Loss) to Shareholders
$
(9,276)
24,730
(1,094,694)
(1,308,817) $
(211)
8,390
(346,759)
2,078,244 $
29,829
(6,998)
375,604
1,191,634
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) to shareholders
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to shareholders to net cash
provided by operating activities
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales, maturities, calls and prepayments of fixed maturity
securities
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
Cost of equity securities purchased
Net change in short-term investments
Return of capital from subsidiaries
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable due from subsidiaries
Capital contributions to subsidiaries (1)
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary
Cost of equity method investments
Other
Years Ended December 31,
2022
2021
2020
(dollars in thousands)
$
(214,123) $
2,425,003 $
816,030
487,259
273,136
(2,213,261)
(708,162)
211,742
107,868
13,047
65,379
37,607
105,700
319,502
276,637
(16,660)
(73,644)
(90,459)
58,970
(224,646)
(522,666)
—
75,645
17,193
(50,000)
15,164
(25,000)
(94,585)
(271,729)
(605,426)
165,615
—
4,779
—
(38,550)
(5,368)
—
(4,917)
17,984
Net Cash Provided (Used) By Investing Activities
272,190
(503,437)
(619,181)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayment of senior long-term debt
Additions to senior long-term debt
Decrease in notes payable to subsidiaries
Repurchases of common stock
Issuance of preferred stock, net
Dividends paid on preferred stock
Other
(350,000)
—
—
591,354
(32,753)
—
(290,796)
(206,518)
—
—
(36,000)
(36,000)
—
(1,181)
—
—
(50,000)
(26,832)
591,891
(18,400)
15
Net Cash Provided (Used) By Financing Activities
(709,549)
347,655
496,674
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted
cash equivalents
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at
beginning of year
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND
RESTRICTED CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
(1)
(164,223)
55,960
(14,639)
779,470
723,510
738,149
$
615,247 $
779,470 $
723,510
The holding company made non-cash capital contributions in the form of investments to its subsidiaries totaling $924.0 million and $49.5 million for the
years ended December 31, 2022 and 2020, respectively. There were no non-cash capital contributions made to subsidiaries for the year ended
December 31, 2021.
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24. Immaterial Correction to Prior Period Financial Statements for Accounting Policy Change
The Company defers and amortizes costs directly related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts
over the related policy period, generally one year. Previously, the Company did not defer salaries and benefits associated with
the successful acquisition of insurance contracts, as such amounts were quantified and assessed each period and were deemed
not to be material to the consolidated financial statements. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company changed its accounting
policy to defer salaries and benefits associated with the successful acquisition of insurance contracts in accordance with the
requirements of FASB ASC 944, Financial Services–Insurance.
To reflect the change in accounting policy, the Company made a cumulative adjustment to increase deferred policy acquisition
costs by $28.2 million, increase deferred tax liabilities by $5.9 million and increase retained earnings by $22.3 million as of
January 1, 2020, which is the beginning of the earliest year presented in the consolidated financial statements included herein.
These increases in deferred policy acquisition costs, deferred tax liabilities and retained earnings are reflected as increases to
the previously reported amounts in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 and as an adjustment
to retained earnings as of January 1, 2020 in the accompanying consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended
December 31, 2020. The Company considered both the quantitative and qualitative factors within the provisions of U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering
the Effect of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements and determined
that the impact of the change in accounting policy was not material to the Company's previously issued consolidated financial
statements. The Company did not adjust the amounts previously presented in the consolidated statements of income and
comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 for the change in accounting policy as the effects
were not material. The cumulative income statement effect for those periods was included in the consolidated statement of loss
and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2022, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures (Disclosure Controls), as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Exchange Act). This evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
the Principal Executive Officer (PEO) and the Principal Financial Officer (PFO).
Based upon this evaluation, the PEO and PFO concluded that effective Disclosure Controls were in place to ensure that the
information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
Management's Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Management does not expect that its internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of
the control system are met. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance
and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
have been detected. The design of any system of internal control over financial reporting also is based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the PEO and the PFO, we evaluated the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on our evaluation, we have concluded that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2022.
KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, which is included herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2022 that materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Markel Corporation:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Markel Corporation and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control –
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated
statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our
report dated February 17, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal
control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all
material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Richmond, Virginia
February 17, 2023
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PART III
Except for the information set forth under "Information About Our Executive Officers" in Part I, the information required by
Part III (Items 10, 11 (excluding information required pursuant to Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K), 12, 13 and 14) will be
incorporated by reference from the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to
instructions G(1) and G(3) of the General Instructions to Form 10-K.
Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Richmond, VA, Auditor Firm ID: 185.
PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) 1. Financial Statements
The following consolidated financial statements, as well as the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are
included in Item 8.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets—December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)—Years Ended December 31,
2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Page Number
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Other schedules are omitted because they are not required, information therein is not applicable, or is reflected in the
consolidated financial statements or notes to consolidated financial statements.
(b) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
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Exhibit No.
Document Description
EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1(a)
3.1(b)
3.2
4.1
4.2(a)
4.2(b)
4.2(c)
4.2(d)
4.2(e)
4.2(f)
4.2(g)
4.2(h)
4.2(i)
4.2(j)
4.2(k)
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 in the
Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission May 13, 2011)
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3.1 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission May 27, 2020)
Bylaws, as amended and restated January 1, 2023**
Description of Registrant's Securities**
Indenture dated as of June 5, 2001 between Markel Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
June 5, 2001)
Form of Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 13, 2004 between Markel Corporation and
JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission August 11, 2004)
Form of Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 8, 2013 between Markel Corporation and The
Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission March 7, 2013)
Form of Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 8, 2013 between Markel Corporation and The Bank
of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission March 7, 2013)
Form of Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 5, 2016 between Markel Corporation and The Bank
of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission March 31, 2016)
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 2, 2017 between Markel Corporation and The Bank
of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission November 2, 2017)
Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 2, 2017 between Markel Corporation and The Bank of
New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the securities
as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission November 2, 2017)
Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2019, between Markel Corporation and The Bank of
New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the securities
as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission May 20, 2019)
Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2019, between Markel Corporation and The
Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission September 17, 2019)
Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2019, between Markel Corporation and The
Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the
securities as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission September 17, 2019)
Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2021, between Markel Corporation and The Bank of
New York Mellon (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee, including form of the securities
as Exhibit A (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission May 7, 2021)
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The registrant hereby agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, a copy of all other
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the registrant and its subsidiaries.
Exhibit No.
Document Description
10.1(a)
10.1(b)
10.2
10.3(a)
10.3(b)
10.4(a)
10.4(b)
10.5
10.6(a)
10.6(b)
10.6(c)
10.7(a)
10.7(b)
10.8(a)
10.8(b)
10.9
10.10(a)
10.10(b)
Credit Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2019, among Markel Corporation, Markel Bermuda Limited, Markel
Global Reinsurance Company, Alterra Finance LLC, the lenders party from time to time thereto, and Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 in the
Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission April 12, 2019)
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, among Markel Corporation, Markel
Bermuda Limited, Markel Global Reinsurance Company, Alterra Finance LLC and Wells Fargo National
Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1(b) in the Registrant's Report on Form 10-K filed
with the Commission for the year ended December 31, 2019)
Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Anthony F. Markel (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.4 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the year ended
December 31, 2008)*
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Steven A. Markel (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.1 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended
September 30, 2015)*
Amendment dated as of December 31, 2017 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Steven
A. Markel (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission for the year ended December 31, 2017)*
Form of Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Thomas S. Gayner and Richard R.
Whitt, III (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement with Richard R. Whitt, III (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.1 in the Registrant's report on 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended September 30,
2022)*
Form of Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Andrew G. Crowley, Robert C. Cox,
Michael R. Heaton, Jeremy A. Noble and Richard R. Grinnan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 in
the Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
Markel Corporation Voluntary Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 in the Registrant's
report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the year ended December 31, 2015)*
Amendment to Markel Corporation Voluntary Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.20 in
the Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the year ended December 31, 2018)*
Amendment to Markel Corporation Voluntary Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 in
the Registrant's report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended September 30, 2019)*
Markel Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix B in the Registrant's
Proxy Statement and Definitive 14A filed with the Commission April 2, 2003)*
May 2010 Restricted Stock Units Deferral Election Form (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 in the
Registrant's report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended June 30, 2010)*
Markel Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix A
in the Registrant's Proxy Statement and Definitive 14A filed with the Commission March 16, 2012)*
Restricted Stock Units Deferral Election Form for the 2012 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.24 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission for the year ended December 31, 2012)*
Markel Corporation Executive Bonus Plan, as amended and restated May 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.1 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended
June 30, 2018)*
2016 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 in the Registrant's
report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission May 19, 2016)*
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (adopted 2019) for Executive Officers
for the 2016 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15(i) in the
Registrant's report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for the year ended December 31, 2019)*
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10.10(c)
10.10(d)
10.10(e)
10.10(f)
10.10(g)
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Outside Directors for the 2016 Equity Incentive
Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 in the Registrant's report on Form 10-Q filed
with the Commission for the quarter ended June 30, 2020)*
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (adopted 2021) for Executive Officers
for the 2016 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1(a) in the
Registrant's report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended March 31, 2021)*
Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (adopted 2021) for Executive Officers for the
2016 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1(b) in the Registrant's
report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission for the quarter ended March 31, 2021)*
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Unit Award Agreement (adopted 2022) for Executive Officers for the
2016 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan* **
Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (adopted 2022) for Executive Officers for the
2016 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan* **
10.10(h)
Restricted Stock Units Deferral Election Form**
10.11
21
23
31.1
31.2
32.1
101
104
*
**
Markel Corporation 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 in the
Registrant's report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission May 15, 2020)*
Certain Subsidiaries of Markel Corporation**
Consent of KPMG LLP**
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a)**
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a)**
Certification furnished Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350**
The following consolidated financial statements from Markel Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on February 17, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated
Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss),
(iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.**
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
Filed with this report
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
MARKEL CORPORATION
/s/ Thomas S. Gayner
Thomas S. Gayner
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 17, 2023
/s/ Brian J. Costanzo
Brian J. Costanzo
Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer
and Controller
(Principal Financial Officer)
February 17, 2023
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Steven A. Markel
Steven A. Markel
/s/ Thomas S. Gayner
Thomas S. Gayner
/s/ Brian J. Costanzo
Brian J. Costanzo
/s/ Mark M. Besca
Mark M. Besca
/s/ K. Bruce Connell
K. Bruce Connell
/s/ Greta J. Harris
Greta J. Harris
/s/ Morgan E. Housel
Morgan E. Housel
/s/ Diane Leopold
Diane Leopold
/s/ Anthony F. Markel
Anthony F. Markel
/s/ Harold L. Morrison, Jr.
Harold L. Morrison, Jr.
/s/ Michael O'Reilly
Michael O'Reilly
/s/ A. Lynne Puckett
A. Lynne Puckett
Chairman of the Board
February 17, 2023
Director, Chief Executive Officer
February 17, 2023
(Principal Executive Officer)
Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief
Accounting Officer and Controller
February 17, 2023
(Principal Financial Officer)
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
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DIRECTORS
Steven A. Markel
Chairman of the Board
Mark M. Besca
Retired Leader of Long-Term Value and Stakeholder Capitalism initiative,
New York Office Managing Partner and a Lead and Senior Advisory Partner of Fortune 500 companies
EY (formerly Ernst & Young, LLP)
K. Bruce Connell
Retired Executive Vice President and Group Chief Underwriting Officer
XL Capital Ltd.
Thomas S. Gayner
Chief Executive Officer
Markel Corporation
Greta J. Harris
President and Chief Executive Officer
Better Housing Coalition
Morgan E. Housel
Partner
The Collaborative Fund
Diane Leopold
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Dominion Energy
Anthony F. Markel
Retired Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer
Markel Corporation
Harold L. Morrison, Jr.
Retired Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and
Division President, Field Operations, North America Insurance
Chubb Insurance Company
Michael O'Reilly
Retired Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
The Chubb Corporation
A. Lynne Puckett
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Celanese Corporation
Markel Corporation
4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
(800) 446-6671
www.markel.com