MARKEL GROUP INC. — Board/Management Information 2019

May 30, 2019

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2019

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Markel Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Virginia	001-15811	54-1959284
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	MKL	New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth 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. []

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 30, 2019, Nora N. Crouch, the Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Markel Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company of her plan to retire effective May 31, 2020 and to begin to transition from her roles as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company once her successor has been selected. Ms. Crouch, 59, has been the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer since 2010, and served as Controller from 2003 to 2015 and since January 2019. She joined the Company in 2000 and served in several corporate accounting management positions before being named Controller in 2003. The Company intends to commence a search for a candidate to succeed Ms. Crouch as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MARKEL CORPORATION — By:	/s/ Jeremy A. Noble
Name:	Jeremy A. Noble
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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