As a diversified financial holding company, Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) builds its business through a combination of its profitable insurance operations, its market-beating investment portfolio, and its varied group of owned and acquired companies operating under the Markel Ventures moniker.Earlier this week, that latter group grew just a little larger when Markel announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in fashion leather handbag specialist Brahmin.IMAGE SOURCE: BRAHMIN.Continue reading