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MKL vs STFC

Side-by-side comparison of Markel Group Inc. (MKL) and State Auto Financial Corporation (STFC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MKL and STFC operate in Property-Casualty Insurers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MKL is the larger of the two at $24.00B, about 10.4x STFC ($2.31B).
  • MKL has hit the wire 3 times in the past 4 weeks while STFC has been quiet.
  • MKL has more recent analyst coverage (13 ratings vs 0 for STFC).
MetricMKLSTFC
Company
Markel Group Inc.
State Auto Financial Corporation
Price
$1912.60-0.87%
$52.00+0.25%
Market cap
$24.00B
$2.31B
1M return
+1.06%
-
1Y return
+5.54%
-
Industry
Property-Casualty Insurers
Property-Casualty Insurers
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
1986
1991
News (4w)
3
0
Recent ratings
13
0
MKL

Markel Group Inc.

Markel Corporation, a diverse financial holding company, markets and underwrites specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Canada, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Its Insurance segment offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind. This segment also offers credit and surety products, and collateral protection insurance. The company's Reinsurance segment offers general liability, professional liability, medical malpractice, and environmental impairment liability; property treaty products for catastrophe, per risk, and retrocessional exposures; and specialty treaty reinsurance products comprising structured and whole turnover credit, political risk, mortgage and contract, and commercial surety reinsurance programs. Its Markel Ventures segment provides equipment used in baking systems and food processing; portable dredges; over-the-road car haulers and transportation equipment; and laminated oak and composite wood flooring, as well as ornamental plants and residential homes. This segment also provides distribution, consulting, and others types of services to businesses and consumers, including distribution of exterior building products, fire protection and life safety services, management and technology consulting, and retail intelligence services. The company's Other segment operates as an insurance and investment fund manager offering a range of investment products, including insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and weather derivatives; and program services. Markel Corporation was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.

STFC

State Auto Financial Corporation

State Auto Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal and business insurance products in the United States. It operates through Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, and Investment Operations segments. The Personal Insurance segment primarily provides personal automobile, homeowners, and other personal insurance products. The commercial insurance segment primarily provides commercial automobile, commercial multi-peril, fire and allied, general liability, and workers' compensation insurance covering small-to-medium sized commercial exposures in the commercial insurance market, as well as farm and ranch insurance products. The Investment Operations segment provides investment management services to affiliated insurance companies. The company markets its products primarily through independent agencies, including retail agencies and wholesale brokers. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. State Auto Financial Corporation operates as a subsidiary of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company, Inc.

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