MKL · Markel Group Inc

NYSE Insurance Large Cap Clavix A-
1,873.48+17.64  (+0.95%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$22.99B
P/E10.03
Float12.21M
Beta0.60
Volatility15.1%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorInsurance
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score84.7
Price1,873.48
Change+0.95%
Prev Close1,855.84
Open1,843.30
Day Low1,843.30
Day High1,863.36
Avg Vol0
Avg $ Vol$137.9M
52W High2,207.59
52W Low1,704.17
52W Pos33.6%
From High−15.13%
From Low+9.94%
Max DD 1Y−21.87%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+6.29%
SMA 50+4.71%
SMA 200−1.80%
RSI (14)69.0
Vol 30D15.1%
Vol 90D19.8%
1Y Range1,704–2,208
Daily bars537
Perf Week+3.66%
Perf Month+4.48%
Perf Quarter−5.46%
Perf Half Y−5.52%
Perf Year−1.35%
Perf YTD−12.06%
Prev Day+0.95%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.23
Curr Ratio—
Int Cover25.0×
FCF Margin16.5%
Rev Growth+4.7%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank8 / 31

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-84.7/100

MKL grades A-, 84.7 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (70), most exposed on News Sentiment (64, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Insurance median. Ranks 8 of 31 in Insurance by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

MKLInsurance median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.600.50
Volatilityannualized15.1%12.5%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−21.9%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.64%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions4 (2%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

MKL
1855.84

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

MKL

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

MKLInsurance median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.600.50
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateLow 74% of 31

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 23Moderate 6High 0Very High 2

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Insurance names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Insurance31 companies ranked
MKL
#8 of 31

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

MKL
1 week+3.7%
1 month+4.5%
Year to date−12.1%
1 year−1.3%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

MKL
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 15 Sep
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish67
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4028 · 1
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening28 ↑ 1 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.23sector median 0.28 · 31 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
16.5%sector median 18.6% · 28 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
25.0×sector median 10.8× · 30 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 31 Insurance names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

MKL
Revenue growthyear over year+4.7%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Insurance median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Markel Insurance has appointed Josephine Stroud as head of energy liability and Jenny McFarlane as senior underwriter for marine and energy liability. Stroud joins from Axa XL, and both roles add to Markel's specialty lines team.

Source ambest.com Significance minor Impact leadership Risk improving

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Markel Insurance has appointed Josephine Stroud as head of energy liability and Jenny McFarlane as senior underwriter - marine & energy liability, both within its London marine & energy liability underwriting team. Both appointments follow the establishment of the team.

Source insurancejournal.com Significance minor Impact leadership Risk improving

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Markel Insurance has appointed Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter for Marine & Energy Liability, both based in London. The hires follow the creation of Markel's new Marine Transportation business and aim to strengthen the company's London Market underwriting team. Stroud brings over 18 years of liability broking and underwriting experience, most recently from AXA XL.

Source reinsurancene.ws Significance minor Impact leadership Risk improving

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Markel Insurance announced two appointments in its Marine & Energy Liability underwriting team in London: Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter - Marine & Energy Liability.

Source yahoo.com Significance minor Impact leadership Risk improving

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Markel Insurance, part of Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), appointed Josephine Stroud as Head of Energy Liability and Jenny McFarlane as Senior Underwriter for Marine & Energy Liability, both within its London Market underwriting team.

Source PRNewsWire Significance minor Impact leadership Risk improving

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