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December 14, 2022 56 mins

The Interview Discusses: 

  • The secret to success in the investment business.
  • His investment thesis on both Home Depot & Diageo.
  • Why investing through the covid crisis was harder than investing through the financial crisis. 
  • How covid has impacted Markel’s insurance operations.
  • His thoughts on Berkshire Hathaway investing in Markel.
  • His observations of Warren Buffett as a fellow board member at The Washington Post.
  • How Markel decides whether to invest in private companies through Markel Ventures or in public securities.
  • Why he thinks it is possible for Markel Ventures to one day be larger than Markel’s equity portfolio.
  • Why most investors who tried to use insurance operations as funding mechanisms have failed.
  • How he decides to add to existing equity positions.
  • The advantages of having low turnover in his equity portfolio that most investors do not appreciate.
  • His thoughts on when it is appropriate to use leverage.
  • Markel’s capital allocation priorities.
  • His thoughts on the cable industry...


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