MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2009-09-25

Reporting Person: MARKEL ANTHONY F (Director, Vice Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-25	Common Stock	S	150	$319.3975	Disposed	6225	Indirect
2009-12-22	Common Stock	S	125	$335.2339	Disposed	6100	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6220	Indirect
Common Stock	4552	Indirect
Common Stock	104865	Direct
Common Stock	33181	Indirect
Common Stock	3366	Indirect
Common Stock	2850	Indirect
Common Stock	1961	Indirect
Common Stock	2443	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Effective July 1, 2009, Mr. Markel became successor trustee of a charitable remainder unitrust formed by Mr. Markel's brother and in which Mr. Markel's brother is a beneficiary. Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.

F2: Mr. Markel is the Trustee under trusts for the benefit of himself and his children.

F3: Mr. Markel is Trustee under a charitable lead unitrust in which his children have remainder interests. Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.

F4: End of period holdings reflect change in form of beneficial ownership by reason of distribution of 484 shares from a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust to Mr. Markel.

F5: Mr. Markel is a Trustee and partial beneficiary of a series of Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts. The total reported herein reflects the aggregate of all such trusts. End of period holdings reflect change in form of beneficial ownership by reason of distribution of 484 shares from a GRAT to Mr. Markel.

F6: Mr. Markel is Trustee of irrevocable trusts for the benefit of his children. Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.

F7: Mr. Markel is the Trustee of a trust for the benefit of his children and their descendants and in which Mr. Markel retains a partial interest. Mr. Markel disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the trust except to the extent of his partial interest.