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Insider Trading: MARKEL CORP

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of MARKEL CORP in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of MARKEL CORP since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of MARKEL CORP since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is MKL. The reporting company's CIK number is 1096343.
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The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $157,396. The total value of stock sales is $38,036,654. The total value of stock exercises is $0.


Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at MARKEL CORP (MKL) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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  • $25,918k

    $2,591k

    $259k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at MARKEL CORP (MKL) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $501.79

    $376.34

    $250.90

    $125.45



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for MARKEL CORP (MKL).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 200 82,200 0 0 0 0
2007-12 160 75,196 0 0 0 0
2007-11 0 0 500 251,074 0 0
2007-09 0 0 2,100 999,792 0 0
2007-08 0 0 52,263 25,918,086 0 0
2007-07 0 0 560 267,465 0 0
2007-06 0 0 500 237,231 0 0
2007-05 0 0 1,912 900,796 0 0
2007-04 0 0 500 236,626 0 0
2007-03 0 0 500 232,778 0 0
2007-02 0 0 550 270,144 0 0
2007-01 0 0 500 246,000 0 0
2006-12 0 0 500 233,125 0 0
2006-11 0 0 10,750 4,648,313 0 0
2006-10 0 0 500 205,252 0 0
2006-09 0 0 3,000 1,101,961 0 0
2006-08 0 0 2,360 858,665 0 0
2006-07 0 0 300 102,075 0 0
2006-06 0 0 30 10,200 0 0
2006-05 0 0 1,035 370,205 0 0
2006-02 0 0 1,300 426,640 0 0
2006-01 0 0 1,595 520,226 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for MARKEL CORP (MKL)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-12 Whitt Richard R Iii (Sr. VP and CFO) Purchase 100 404.00 40,400
2008-05-01 Whitt Richard R Iii (Sr. VP and CFO) Purchase 100 418.00 41,800
2007-12-10 Eby Douglas C (Director) Purchase 160 469.98 75,196
2007-11-08 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 200 500.00 100,000
2007-11-07 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 300 503.58 151,074
2007-09-14 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 300 471.00 141,300
2007-09-10 Kasen Stewart M (Director) Sale 1,800 476.94 858,492
2007-08-22 Eby Douglas C (Director) Sale 763 497.11 379,297
2007-08-08 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 41,000 497.39 20,392,891
2007-08-07 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 9,000 494.09 4,446,771
2007-08-03 Eby Douglas C (Director) Sale 1,500 466.09 699,127
2007-07-20 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 60 466.33 27,979
2007-07-16 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 478.97 239,486
2007-06-14 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 474.46 237,231
2007-05-15 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 473.02 236,510
2007-05-10 Eby Douglas C (Director) Sale 1,412 470.46 664,286
2007-04-13 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 473.25 236,626
2007-03-15 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 465.56 232,778
2007-02-16 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 50 494.57 24,728
2007-02-14 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 490.83 245,416
2007-01-12 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 492.00 246,000
2006-12-15 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 466.25 233,125
2006-11-15 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 448.75 224,375
2006-11-09 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 7,000 435.31 3,047,188
2006-11-08 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 1,800 434.67 782,400
2006-11-03 Eby Douglas C (Director) Sale 450 409.00 184,050
2006-11-02 Eby Douglas C (Director) Sale 1,000 410.30 410,300
2006-10-13 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 500 410.50 205,252
2006-09-15 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 300 383.50 115,050
2006-09-06 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,700 365.52 986,911
2006-08-30 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 60 357.01 21,420
2006-08-17 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 2,000 364.65 729,305
2006-08-15 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 300 359.80 107,940
2006-07-14 Markel Steven A (Vice Chairman) Sale 300 340.25 102,075
2006-06-22 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 30 340.02 10,200
2006-05-11 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 65 357.63 23,245
2006-05-10 Kirshner Alan I (Chairman and CEO) Sale 900 357.90 322,110
2006-05-09 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 70 355.00 24,850
2006-02-10 Eby Douglas C (Director) Sale 1,300 328.18 426,640
2006-01-31 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 65 334.32 21,730
2006-01-26 Markel Anthony F (President) Sale 1,530 325.82 498,496

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of MARKEL CORP (symbol MKL, CIK number 1096343) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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