What is Markel's net premiums earned?

Markel (MKL) reported net premiums earned of $2.05B in Q1 2026.

How has Markel's net premiums earned changed year-over-year?

Markel's net premiums earned decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.09B to $2.05B.

What is the long-term trend for Markel's net premiums earned?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's net premiums earned has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.5B to $8.72B.

What does net premiums earned mean?

This represents the portion of insurance premiums that the company has recognized as revenue during the reporting period after accounting for reinsurance cessions. It reflects the actual risk exposure the insurer has retained and earned over the policy term.

Markel MKL Net premiums earned

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Segments

By product

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General liability$2.46B+0.5%

Professional liability$1.96B-3.3%

Marine and energy$853.39M+4.7%

Personal Lines$751.77M+20.2%

Property$654.48M+6.4%

Programs$653.9M+14.0%

By segment

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Markel Insurance$1.97B—

Financial$79.55M—

Consumer and Other$0—

Corporate and eliminations$0—

Industrial$0—

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:PremiumsEarnedNet.

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 net premiums earned?: Markel (MKL) reported net premiums earned of $2.05B in Q1 2026.
How has Markel's net premiums earned changed year-over-year?: Markel's net premiums earned decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.09B to $2.05B.
What is the long-term trend for Markel's net premiums earned?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Markel's net premiums earned has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.5B to $8.72B.
What does net premiums earned mean?: This represents the portion of insurance premiums that the company has recognized as revenue during the reporting period after accounting for reinsurance cessions. It reflects the actual risk exposure the insurer has retained and earned over the policy term.