US listed insurance company (mini Berkshire)
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Markel Corporation is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and founded in 1930, Markel reports its ongoing underwriting operations in three segments, and products originate from three insurance divisions and one reinsurance division. Through Markel Ventures, they allocate capital to invest in opportunities outside of insurance.
Company founder Samuel A. Markel formed the Mutual Casualty Association and estab...
Anders
7 November 2019 19:16
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Surprised to find this isn’t available on Freetrade. This is a good stock for diversification as it tends to do well in a down market. Appreciate it’s unperformed the market recently and specialist insurance isn’t exciting. They have plenty of cash on the balance sheet.
It’s on now! And seems to be priced reasonably relative to many other stocks atm!
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Anders
27 August 2020 15:36
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Wish I’d noticed this being added when you did. Glad to see it on.
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