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Museums, Historic Homes, Libraries, Arts Organizations

When you're tasked with protecting the irreplaceable, turn to Markel Museums. Our program covers museums, historic homes, arts organizations, libraries, and cultural centers.

If the museum runs a camp, Markel Museums can insure that, too.

Museums: We insure small to mid-sized specialized museums, such as:

  • Aquariums and nature centers
  • Archaeological, historical, natural history
  • Children's and toy
  • Cultural and ethnic
  • Fine art, folk art, photography
  • Military and maritime
  • Science and technology
  • Sports
  • Textile
  • Transportation 

Historic Homes: We insure historic homes that are open to the public.

Libraries: We cover private libraries, including association, corporate, foundation, law, medical, museum, research, and special interest.

Arts and Cultural Organizations: We insure not-for-profit programs that support the arts, including clubs, foundations, galleries, and studios.

Coverage Highlights    

Click here to print the Museums product sheet.

Liability Coverages

  • General liability: Limits up to $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate
  • Directors' & Officers' liability
  • Products/completed operations
  • Professional liability
  • Special events and fund-raisers
  • Volunteers as additional insureds

Management Value Protection

  • Directors' & Officers' liability
  • Employment practices liability
  • Fiduciary liability
  • Workplace violence expense coverage
  • Internet liability

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Property Coverages

  • Building
  • Business income
  • Business personal property
  • Commercial property plus extension
  • Historic buildings/unique property
  • Key employee replacement 
  • Property off premises
  • Systems breakdown

Inland Marine Coverages

  • Computer systems
  • Fine arts
  • Miscellaneous articles 
  • Transit

Other Coverages

  • Accident medical
  • Auto, including auto extension endorsement 
  • Crime
  • Umbrella liability: Limits up to $10 million available

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Applications

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In addition to an ACORD application, please complete the appropriate applications:

Museums, Libraries, Historic Homes Application  
Arts Organizations, Galleries, Studios Application
D&O - Management Value Protection  

Supplemental Applications

Accident Medical Application
 
Camp Application 
Camp Renewal Application 
Restaurant Supplement 

Email your completed applications to your underwriter, or mail them to either our Richmond or Alameda office:

Richmond
Markel Insurance Company
Attn: Underwriting--PAC Team
P.O. Box 3870
Glen Allen, VA 23058-3870
Phone: 800-431-1270
Fax: 804-527-7966
Email: eservice@markelcorp.com

Alameda
Markel Insurance Company
2490 Mariner Square Loop, Suite 210
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 800-966-6568
Fax: 510-465-2226
Email: eservice@markelcorp.com

Underwriting Guidelines

In addition to the application(s), we need the following:

  • Organization's brochure and web site address
  • Loss history for the past 4 years 
  • Vehicle schedule and driver list 

Click here to visit our museums product site.