Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Markel Corporation
The Plan Participants and Plan Administrator
Markel Corporation Retirement Savings Plan:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-178051 and 333-253317) on Form S-8 of Markel Corporation of our report dated June 11, 2021, with respect to the statements of assets available for benefits of the Markel Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statements of changes in assets available for benefits for the years then ended, the related notes, and the supplemental schedules of Schedule H Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2020, which report appears in the December 31, 2020 annual report on Form 11-K of the Markel Corporation Retirement Savings Plan.
/s/ KPMG LLP | |||||
Richmond, Virginia | |||||
June 11, 2021 |