"On the Markel Ventures front, in a word, the first nine months of 2016 were fantastic ... our cyclical business has enjoyed strong revenues and earnings as the management team did a great job of making hay while the sun ...

Markel Ventures is a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel Corporation focusing on acquiring companies outside the insurance industry.  Starting with the $14 million acquisition of AMF Bakery Systems in 2005, Markel Ventures has grown into an operation that generated over ...