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Markel is giving itself every chance of warding off its activist investor

The company was right to drop its reinsurance unit and refocus on its specialty roots.

By Adam McNestrie
August 04, 2025
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Markel’s management grasped the nettle last week by placing its serially underperforming reinsurance business into run-off and selling the renewal rights to Nationwide.

Its

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Opinion M&A Strategy North America Bermuda Reinsurance Re/insurers Insurers Markel Nationwide Ryan Specialty
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