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Financial strength

As of 12/31/2023 S&P A.M. Best (1) Moody's
 Financial strength rating (FSR) (2)      
 Evanston Insurance Company A (Strong) A (Excellent) A2 (Good)
 Markel Insurance Company A A A2
 Markel American Insurance Company A A A2
 Markel International Insurance Company Limited A A  
 Essentia Insurance Company A A A2
 FirstComp Insurance Company  A A  
 Markel Bermuda Limited (1)  A A A2
 Markel Global Reinsurance Company (1) A A  
 Markel Insurance SE A A  
 Lloyd's Syndicate 3000 (3)  AA- A s  
 SureTec Insurance Company    A  
 State National Insurance Company SN    A  
 Superior Specialty Insurance Company SN    A  
 National Specialty Insurance Company SN    A  
 City National Insurance Company SN    A  
 United Specialty Insurance Company SN    A  
 Pinnacle National Insurance Company SN    A  
 
 Credit ratings      
 Markel senior debt BBB bbb+  Baa2
 Markel preferred stock  BB+ bbb-  Ba1
 
 Overall outlook  Stable Stable Stable

(1) All entities are rated XV for financial size category unless noted. Markel Bermuda Limited and Markel Global Reinsurance Company are rated XIII for financial size category. The State National Companies are rated X for financial size category. The State National Companies are indicated above by the SN superscript.

(2) Fitch assigned unsolicited ratings of A+ to a number of Markel Group’s insurance companies and a rating of BBB+ to Markel’s Senior Debt.

(3) Lloyd’s Syndicate: S&P provides an FSR for the Lloyd’s marketplace not by individual syndicate. Lloyd’s marketplace is rated AA- by Fitch.

 

Financial strength rating  < Investment Grade  Junk >
 S&P  AAA: Extremely strong AA A BBB BB B CCC CC: Extremely Weak
 A.M. Best  A++, A+: Superior A, A- B++, B+ B, B- C++, C+ C, C- D E  F: In liquidation
 Moody’s
(1-higher, 2-mid-range, 3-lower)
 Aaa: Exceptional  Aa A Baa Ba B Caa  Ca  C: Lowest
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