Who owns State National?
State National 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
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Property & casualty insurance
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MKL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About State National
State National is headquartered in Bedford, Texas and is part of the Financial segment of Markel Group. It provides fronting services for other insurance carriers and collateral protection coverage for automobiles held as loan collateral, through seven U.S.-domiciled insurance subsidiaries.
How often Markel Group names State National 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of State National
- Current owner Markel Group [1] verified
Where State National sits in Markel Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Markel Group brand portfolio (4) →
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 property & casualty insurance, and who owns them
The 55 brands in property & casualty insurance on Brandtree belong to 41 owners. The largest is AUB Group, with 4; Markel Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Austbrokers | AUB Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| nib Travel | nib | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Hastings | Sampo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| HWS Specialty | Steadfast | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Allstate | Allstate | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Liberty Specialty Markets | Liberty Mutual | 🇺🇸 United States |
| QIC | Qatar Insurance Company | 🇶🇦 Qatar |
| AA Insurance | Suncorp Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Every brand in property & casualty insurance and its owner →
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 →
🇺🇸 State National and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; State National is not one of them.
- AllianceBernstein — Equitable Holdings 🇺🇸
- Allstate — Allstate 🇺🇸
- American Income Life — Globe Life 🇺🇸
- Barclays US Consumer Bank — Barclays 🇬🇧
- Berkley One — W. R. Berkley 🇺🇸
- CareScout — Genworth 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of State National?
The parent company of State National is Markel Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is State National American?
Yes. State National originated in the United States and its owner, Markel Group, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is State National still owned by Markel Group?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, State National 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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