Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) reported quarterly earnings of $48.75 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $40.24 by 21.15 percent. This is a 25.84 percent increase over earnings of $38.74 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.008 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.941 billion by 1.70 percent. This is a 4.35 percent increase over sales of $3.841 billion the same period last year.