MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 15, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2010-01-15

Reporting Person: KIRSHNER ALAN I (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	32040	Direct
Common Stock	422.422	Indirect
Common Stock	255.344	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This Form 4 is filed to update year-end 401(K) Plan holdings.

F2: Holdings under the Markel Corporation 401(K) Plan are reported in units. The information reported herein is based on a plan statement dated as of December 31, 2009 and utilizes the closing stock price on that date of $340.00 per share. As of 12/31/2009, a unit under the Plan represented one share of Common Stock.

F3: Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.