8- Markel Corporation
The insurance holding company was established by Samuel A. Markel as Markel Service. Founded in 1930 in Glen Allen, Virginia, the company has grown since it was founded.
Markel Corporation’s primary task is to provide direct insurance and reinsurance to American Fidelity & Casualty Co., or AF&C. AF&C and providing insurance to motor freight carries.
Over the years the company had become the largest insurer of trucks and buses in the country.
In order to purchase stocks at this company, you will need to pay $470.46 per share.