Markel

MKL

Markel Corporation is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and founded in 1930, Markel reports its ongoing underwriting operations in three segments, and products originate from three insurance divisions and one reinsurance division. Through Markel Ventures, they allocate capital to invest in opportunities outside of insurance.

Markel has been a target of short sellers for a while. The current short interest of 2.09% is roughly at the average of the last 12 months (1.81%).