Markel Group reports 2025 second quarter and six-months results
"We've made meaningful changes across our business in recent years, all with the goal of consistently compounding your capital," said Tom Gayner, Chief Executive Officer of Markel Group. "Our results included $1.4 billion in operating income through the first half of the year. Also, this quarter, we took another step to simplify the structure of our insurance business by placing reinsurance into run-off. That decision enables the team to focus more clearly on the core underwriting activities where we have distinct strengths."
The following table presents the Company's summary financial data, by engine, for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
2025202420252024
Operating revenues:Insurance
$ 2,232,067$ 2,148,268$ 4,419,880$ 4,333,986
Investments:Net investment income
228,126220,454463,727437,658
Net investment gains (losses)
580,223(130,017)431,152772,264
Other
14,0649,3579,45430,203
Total Investments
822,41399,794904,3331,240,125
Markel Ventures
1,548,2861,453,7812,677,6582,594,387
Total operating revenues
$ 4,602,766$ 3,701,843$ 8,001,871$ 8,168,498
Operating income:Insurance (1)
$ 128,412$ 176,925$ 273,448$ 312,750
Investments:Net investment income
228,126220,454463,727437,658
Net investment gains (losses)
580,223(130,017)431,152772,264
Other
14,0649,3579,45430,203
Total Investments
822,41399,794904,3331,240,125
Markel Ventures
207,728177,498310,238281,413
Consolidated segment operating income (2)
1,158,553454,2171,488,0191,834,288
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
(51,213)(44,237)(98,155)(88,522)
Total operating income
$ 1,107,340$ 409,980$ 1,389,864$ 1,745,766
Comprehensive income to shareholders
$ 867,511$ 244,356$ 1,215,181$ 1,152,741
Diluted net income per common share
$ 49.67$ 18.62$ 61.60$ 94.24
Markel Insurance combined ratio
96.9 %93.8 %96.5 %94.5 %
(1) See "Supplemental Financial Information" for the components of our Insurance engine operating income.
(2) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for additional information on this non-GAAP measure.
Highlights of results from the quarter and six months:
The changes in operating revenues and operating income for both the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 were largely driven by market value movements within our equity portfolio. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require that we include unrealized gains and losses on equity securities in net income. This may lead to short-term volatility in revenues and operating income that temporarily obscures our underlying operating performance.
Net investment income increased 3% and 6% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, reflecting a higher yield and higher average holdings of fixed maturity securities in 2025.
Markel Ventures operating revenues and operating income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025 increased, reflecting contributions from the acquisitions of Valor and EPI, as well as improved performance at our construction services businesses.
The increase in Markel Insurance's combined ratio for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by adverse development in 2025 on our run-off risk-managed directors and officers product lines and on the Global Reinsurance division, which we announced is being placed into run-off. This adverse development in the second quarter of 2025 resulted in less overall net favorable development on prior accident years loss reserves in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024.
Underwriting results for the first half of 2025 included $60.9 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses, or one-and-a-half points on the Markel Insurance combined ratio, attributed to the January 2025 wildfires in southern California (California Wildfires) compared to no catastrophe losses in the first half of 2024. Excluding losses attributed to the California Wildfires, the Markel Insurance combined ratio in the first half of 2025 was consistent with the same period of 2024.
We believe our financial performance is most meaningfully measured over longer periods of time, which tends to mitigate the effects of short-term volatility and also aligns with the long-term perspective we apply to operating our businesses and making investment decisions. The following table presents a long-term view of our performance.Six Months
Ended June 30, Years Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
20252024202320222021
Operating income (loss):Insurance (1)
$ 273,448$ 601,002$ 348,145$ 928,709$ 718,800
Investments (2)
904,3332,772,9502,241,419(1,167,548)2,353,124
Markel Ventures
310,238520,082519,878404,281330,120
Consolidated segment operating income (3)
1,488,0193,894,0343,109,442165,4423,402,044
Amortization and impairment
(98,155)(181,472)(180,614)(258,778)(160,539)
Total operating income (loss)
$ 1,389,864$ 3,712,562$ 2,928,828$ (93,336)$ 3,241,505
Net investment gains (losses) (2)
$ 431,152$ 1,807,219$ 1,524,054$ (1,595,733)$ 1,978,534
Compound annual growth rate in closing stock price
per share from December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2025
16 %
(1) See "Supplemental Financial Information" for the components of our Insurance engine operating income.
(2) Investments engine operating income includes net investment gains (losses), which are primarily comprised of unrealized gains and losses on equity securities.
(3) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for additional information on this non-GAAP measure.
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A copy of our Form 10-Q is available on our website at mklgroup.com, under Investor Relations-Financials, or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Readers are urged to review the Form 10-Q for a more complete discussion of our financial performance. Our quarterly conference call, which will involve discussion of our financial results and business developments and may include forward-looking information, will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Investors, analysts and the general public may listen to the call via live webcast at ir.mklgroup.com. The call may be accessed telephonically by dialing (888) 660-9916 in the U.S., or (646) 960-0452 internationally, and providing Conference ID: 4614568. A replay of the call will be available on our website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call. Any person needing additional information can contact Markel Group's Investor Relations Department at IR@markel.com.
Supplemental Financial InformationThe following table presents the components of our Insurance engine operating income.Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Years Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
20252024202520242024202320222021
Markel Insurance segment
$ 60,337$ 123,896$ 136,619$ 218,624$ 374,223$ 101,432$ 600,087$ 603,450
Other insurance operations
68,07553,029136,82994,126226,779246,713328,622115,350
Insurance
$ 128,412$ 176,925$ 273,448$ 312,750$ 601,002$ 348,145$ 928,709$ 718,800
Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresConsolidated segment operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure as it represents the total of the segment operating income from each of our operating segments and excludes items included in operating income. Consolidated segment operating income excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets and goodwill impairments arising from purchase accounting as they do not represent costs of operating the underlying businesses. The following table reconciles operating income to consolidated segment operating income.Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Years Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
20252024202520242024202320222021
Operating income (loss)
$ 1,107,340$ 409,980$ 1,389,864$ 1,745,766$ 3,712,562$ 2,928,828$ (93,336)$ 3,241,505
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
51,21344,23798,15588,522181,472180,614178,778160,539
Impairment of goodwill
——————80,000—
Consolidated segment operating income
$ 1,158,553$ 454,217$ 1,488,019$ 1,834,288$ 3,894,034$ 3,109,442$ 165,442$ 3,402,044
About Markel GroupMarkel Group Inc. is a diverse family of companies that includes everything from insurance to bakery equipment, building supplies, houseplants, and more. The leadership teams of these businesses operate with a high degree of independence, while at the same time living the values that we call the Markel Style. Our specialty insurance business sits at the core of our company. Through decades of sound underwriting, the Markel Insurance team has provided the capital base from which we built a system of businesses and investments that collectively increase Markel Group's durability and adaptability. It's a system that provides diverse income streams, access to a wide range of investment opportunities, and the ability to efficiently move capital to the best ideas across the company. Most importantly though, this system enables each of our businesses to advance our shared goal of helping our customers, associates, and shareholders win over the long term. Visit mklgroup.com to learn more.
Cautionary StatementCertain of the statements in this release may be considered forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs, plans or expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our current plans, estimates and expectations. There are risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by such statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ from those predicted are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, including under "Business Overview," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement," and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, including under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement," "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," and "Risk Factors." We assume no obligation to update this release (including any forward-looking statements) as a result of new information, developments, or otherwise. This release speaks only as of the date issued.
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