I had the privilege of attending the annual Markel Corporation shareholders’ meeting on May 11, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. I did my best to take notes of management’s prepared remarks and presentations which I present to you in outline format. The Q&A session is missing because I did not take notes during that time. Following my outline are some of my personal thoughts about what I heard.

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I've personally owned shares of Markel for nearly five years and have been to several of its annual shareholder meetings. It's high time I updated my thoughts and feelings with a fresh report on Markel. If you're an investor, I doubt you will find any new or unique insight into the company, but you might appreciate how I look at Markel's historical figures.

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