Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: September 17, 2009

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Markel Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   001-15811   54-1959284

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4521 Highwoods Parkway

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6148

(804) 747-0136

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area

code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

Markel Corporation’s Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 and the six months ended June 30, 2009 is attached hereto as Exhibit 12 and is incorporated by reference into this Report and Markel Corporation’s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-156265) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

 

12 Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed herewith)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    MARKEL CORPORATION
Date: September 17, 2009   By:  

/s/ D. Michael Jones

  Name:   D. Michael Jones
  Title:   General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

  

Description

12   Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed herewith)