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Markel MKL Reserve for insurance claims

Reserve for insurance claims at other companies

W.R. Berkley logo
W.R. BerkleyWRB
$22.62B+8.1%
RLI logo
RLIRLI
$2.93B+6.7%
Global Indemnity Group, LLC logo
Global Indemnity Group, LLC GBLI
$747.14M-6.0%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. logo
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.SKWD
$2.92B+56.0%
James River Group Holdings, Inc. logo
James River Group Holdings, Inc. JRVR
$3.09B+0.2%
Berkshire Hathaway logo
Berkshire HathawayBRK.A
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Segments

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Markel Insurance$22.45B—
Financial$8.6B—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.6B+0.1%
Operating income-$273.3M-197%
Net income-$212.3M-274%
EPS (diluted)-$18.90-256%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.7B-12.2%
Total debt$4.4B-0.2%
Total equity$18.1B+5.7%
Total assets$68.6B+6.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$15.9M-95.8%
CapEx$47.3M+16.1%
Free cash flow-$31.4M-109%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.44B-2.1%
Enterprise value$25.14B-1.8%
P/E13.8×+2.6×
P/S1.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin16.4%-1.7pp
Net margin11%-1.6pp
FCF margin13.6%-0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.1%-1.2pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Markel in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense.

The official record: Markel’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Markel's reserve for insurance claims?
Markel (MKL) reported reserve for insurance claims of $31.37B in Q1 2026.
How has Markel's reserve for insurance claims changed year-over-year?
Markel's reserve for insurance claims increased by 12.5% year-over-year, from $27.89B to $31.37B.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's reserve for insurance claims?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Markel's reserve for insurance claims has grown at a 13.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.22B to $30.86B.
What does reserve for insurance claims mean?
This represents the estimated liability for insurance claims that have been reported but not yet settled, as well as claims that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR). It is a critical actuarial estimate of the future cash outflows required to satisfy policyholder obligations.