Markel Group, Inc. is a financial holding company, which engages in underwriting specialty insurance products for a variety of niche markets. The company is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia and currently employs 22,000 full-time employees. The firm has three segments: Markel Insurance, Investing and Markel Ventures. The Markel Insurance segment is the Company's core specialty insurance business, which comprises underwriting operations, as well as certain other insurance-related operations and strategic investments that complement and support its underwriting operations. The Markel Ventures segment includes a diverse portfolio of specialized businesses from different industries that offer various types of products and services to businesses and consumers across many markets. The firm's Investing segment includes investing activities related to invested assets within the Company's insurance operations, as well as investing activities at Markel Group. Its insurance operations include its underwriting, program services and insurance-linked securities (ILS) operations.