What they were paid
Markel Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $110,000 | $164,080 | — | $27,222 | $301,302 |
| FY2024 | $110,000 | $164,806 | $0 | $27,222 | $302,028 |
| FY2023 | $110,000 | $164,467 | — | $27,222 | $301,689 |
| FY2022 | $110,000 | $165,530 | — | $27,222 | $302,752 |
| FY2021 | $47,500 | $62,526 | — | $0 | $110,026 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Markel Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001096343-26-000033, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Markel Group, Inc. filed document, accession 0001096343-26-000033. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 2, 2026.
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Data as of April 2, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Markel pays directors a $110,000 cash retainer and $165,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themNominating/Governance
The rest of the Markel board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| A. Lynne Puckett | Independent Director | $301,302 |
| Diane Leopold | Independent Director | $301,302 |
| Greta J. Harris | Independent Director | $289,080 |
| Harold L. Morrison Jr | Independent Director | $295,191 |
| Jonathan E. Michael | Independent Director | $301,302 |
| Lawrence A. Cunningham | Independent Director | $295,478 |
| Mark M. Besca | Independent Director | $286,930 |
| Michael O'Reilly | Lead Independent Director | $334,636 |
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