What is Markel's eliminations — unearned premiums?

Markel (MKL) reported eliminations — unearned premiums of -$108.12M in Q4 2025.

What does eliminations — unearned premiums mean?

This metric represents the elimination of intercompany unearned premium balances during the consolidation of financial statements. It ensures that premiums collected by one subsidiary from another for internal reinsurance or risk-sharing are not counted twice in the consolidated unearned premium reserve. This adjustment provides a clean view of the total premium revenue that has not yet been earned by the group from external policyholders.

Markel MKL Eliminations — Unearned premiums

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Markel Insurance

$5.55B—

Financial

$1.82B—

Similar metrics at other companies

FAFCorporate And Eliminations — Supplementary Insurance Information Unearned Premiums

$0—

BDLEliminations — Revenue

-$1.31M-20.1%

GBLIIncrease in unearned premiums

$5.79M+327%

GLREIncrease in unearned premiums

-$29.33M+42.4%

MTGIncrease in unearned premiums

$420K-95.0%

SPNTReinsurance — Unearned premium

$693.8M-2.3%

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:UnearnedPremiums.

The official record: Markel’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Markel's eliminations — unearned premiums?: Markel (MKL) reported eliminations — unearned premiums of -$108.12M in Q4 2025.
What does eliminations — unearned premiums mean?: This metric represents the elimination of intercompany unearned premium balances during the consolidation of financial statements. It ensures that premiums collected by one subsidiary from another for internal reinsurance or risk-sharing are not counted twice in the consolidated unearned premium reserve. This adjustment provides a clean view of the total premium revenue that has not yet been earned by the group from external policyholders.