Former Markel chief Alan Kirshner dies

Markel Group Inc. said Tuesday that former chairman and CEO Alan Kirshner died Sunday.

Mr. Kirshner, 88, joined the Richmond, Virginia-based insurer in 1960 and helped build it from a privately held regional insurer into a publicly traded company with national and international operations.

He joined Markel’s board of directors in 1978 and was named chairman and CEO in 1986 when the company went public.

Mr. Kirshner was CEO of the company through 2015 and was named executive chairman in 2016. He retired in 2020.