MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Jul 20, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2010-06-03

Reporting Person: Crouch Nora N (Controller and CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-06-03	Common Stock	J	.7231	$345.729	Acquired	417.2033	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	153.871	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired pursuant to, or bonus shares granted under, the Markel Corporation Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan.

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 June 30, 2010 and utilizes the closing stock price on that date of $340.00. As of June 30, 2010, a unit under the Plan represented one share of Common Stock.