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Museums & Historic Homes

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

Liability Coverages

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

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

Applications

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

Museums, Libraries, Historic Homes  
Arts Organizations, Galleries, Studios 

Accident Medical Application 
Camp Application 
D&O Supplement
Restaurant Supplement 

Fax your completed applications to
804-527-7966.

Or mail them to:
Markel Insurance Company
Attn: Underwriting--PAC Team
P.O. Box 3870
Glen Allen, VA 23058-3870

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.