MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

May 19, 2010

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2010-05-10

Reporting Person: Crouch Nora N (Controller and CAO)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	416.4802	Direct
Common Stock	147.443	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Holdings under the Markel Corporation 401(K) Plan are reported in units. The information reported herein is based on a plan information dated as of May 10, 2010 and utilizes the closing stock price on that date of $355.80. As of May 10, 2010, a unit under the Plan represented one share of Common Stock.