Markel, Inc.
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Date updated:03-04-2008

As of 12-31-07 filing.

Markel is an insurance company and is often called a "mini Berkshire
Hathaway" and, in fact, many of their investments overlap with
Buffett's.

Excellent value blog "One Guy's Investments" also thinks Markel could
be "the next Berkshire" and writes:

"Markel (MKL), as I've written before, seems to be following a very
similar tack to Berkshire Hathaway -- albeit skipping the first few
steps of buying the failing textile mill, etc., and instead moving
straight into the lucrative insurance business. One of the things that
stands out for me, aside from the great performance from their
insurance lines during this nice rebound year for the insurers, is
that management really SOUNDS like Warren Buffett in their corporate
releases. And with their investment in the local First Market Bank in
their local VA stomping grounds, there's some speculation that they're
starting to spread their wings, investment-wise, and begin investing
some of their prodigious cash flow outside the stock market (even as
Thomas Gayner, who runs the investments for Markel, focuses on a lot
of the same conservative, boring criteria as Buffett has in making
hugely successful stock investment decisions)."

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  • BRK-B
    Berkshire Hath Hl
  • $3865.00
  • +1.98%
  • $3890.00

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  • GE
    Gen Electric Co
  • $28.00
  • +1.16%
  • $28.10

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People owning GE also tend to own: AIGBACCCOPCVXFNMJNJ

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  • BRK-A
    Berkshire Hath Hl
  • $116200.00
  • +1.09%
  • $N/A

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People owning BRK-A also tend to own: COFEBAYHDJNJLINTAOSTKPFE

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  • DEO
    Diageo Plc Ads Ne
  • $74.21
  • +2.49%
  • $73.94

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People owning DEO also tend to own: ADPAVPBACBCSBRK-BBUDCOP

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  • KMX
    Carmax Inc
  • $13.90
  • +12.55%
  • $12.45

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People owning KMX also tend to own: EMESWYBIGBTHDLTRECLGGPN

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  • FFH
    Fairfax Finl Hld
  • $255.90
  • -1.35%
  • $265.65

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People owning FFH also tend to own: BAMDHRLUKMKLSHLDWTMADS

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  • BUD
    Anheuser Busch
  • $67.05
  • +0.15%
  • $66.78

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People owning BUD also tend to own: BHPETGIXBMYKOBPLVLTMIC

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  • WTM
    White Mtn Ins Ltd
  • $427.00
  • +3.08%
  • $414.24

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People owning WTM also tend to own: CMCSKFMDMCOQMARUNHXTXIALL

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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