Who owns Nephila?
Nephila is owned by Markel Group (the United States, NYSE: MKL).[1]
Evidence: Markel Group Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Markel Group Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Glen Allen
- Origin
- 🇧🇲 Bermuda
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Reinsurance
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MKL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nephila
Nephila provides insurance-linked securities investment and insurance management services to investors and offers alternative capital to the insurance and reinsurance markets. Markel Group reports it in its Financial segment; Nephila Capital Ltd. and Nephila Holdings Ltd. are listed in Exhibit 21 as Bermuda companies.
How often Markel Group names Nephila in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Nephila
- Current owner Markel Group [1] verified
Where Nephila sits in Markel Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Markel Group
Markel Group controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in reinsurance, and who owns them
The 12 brands in reinsurance on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is RenaissanceRe, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Reinsurance | RenaissanceRe | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Arch Re | Arch Capital | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Mt. Logan Re | Everest Group | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| GIC Re | GIC Re | 🇮🇳 India |
| Guy Carpenter | Marsh | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pacific Life Re | Pacific Life | 🇺🇸 United States |
| QBE Re | QBE | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| RGA | RGA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Markel Group
Markel Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Glen Allen, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MKL.
Markel Group Inc. is a Virginia holding company based in Glen Allen. Its 2025 Form 10-K describes Markel Insurance, a Financial segment that includes State National and Nephila, and Industrial and Consumer and Other segments of non-insurance businesses.
Markel Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇧🇲 Nephila and other Bermudian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 13 brands that began in Bermuda. 1 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Nephila among them.
- Arch Insurance — Arch Capital 🇧🇲
- Mt. Logan Re — Everest Group 🇧🇲
- Renaissance Reinsurance — RenaissanceRe 🇧🇲
- Ardmore Shipping — Ardmore Shipping 🇧🇲
- DHT — DHT 🇧🇲
- Himalaya Shipping — Himalaya Shipping 🇧🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nephila?
The parent company of Nephila is Markel Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Nephila Bermudian or American?
Nephila originated in Bermuda, but it is owned today by Markel Group, which is headquartered in the United States. So Nephila is a Bermudian-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Nephila still owned by Markel Group?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Nephila is still owned by Markel Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Markel Group Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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