MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 7, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2011-01-07

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

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	24540	Direct
Common Stock	545.209	Indirect
Common Stock	258.499	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, 2010 and utilizes the closing stock price on that date of $378.13 per share. As of December 31, 2010, a unit under the Plan represented one share of Common Stock.

F3: Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.