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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD FOR DIRECTORS
  (1,000 Restricted Stock Units were awarded May 14, 2003 to each of Douglas C.
 Eby, Leslie A. Grandis, Stewart M. Kasen, Gary L. Markel, and Jay M. Weinberg)

                               MARKEL CORPORATION

                              RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
                                 AWARD AGREEMENT

                                 DIRECTOR AWARD

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           AWARDED TO             VESTING              AWARD DATE
                                  SCHEDULE

                              5-year vesting
                                 schedule

                               (see below).

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         MARKEL CORPORATION (the "Company") hereby grants you (the "Director")
one thousand (1,000) restricted stock units ("Units") pursuant to the Markel
Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") (this grant of Units is your
"Award"). Units that have not yet vested in accordance with Section 1, below, or
as otherwise specifically provided herein, are forfeitable and nontransferable.
The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") will administer this Award
Agreement, and any decision of the Board will be final and conclusive.
Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings provided in the Plan.

         The terms of your Award are:

1.       Vesting of Units. Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement,
         the Units will become vested and nonforfeitable according to the
         schedule below, provided the Director continues to serve the Company as
         a member of the Board as of the relevant date.

               Date                       Vested Percentage

               05/14/04                           20%
               05/14/05                           40%
               05/14/06                           60%
               05/14/07                           80%
               05/14/08                          100%

2.       Issuance of Shares.

         (a)      Notwithstanding the vesting schedule for Units set forth in
                  Section 1, the Company will not issue shares of Company common
                  stock ("Company Stock") to the Director for vested Units until
                  May 14, 2008 (the "Issue Date"), or as soon as practicable

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                  thereafter. At that time, the Director will receive shares of
                  Company Stock in accordance with the vested percentage of his
                  or her Units.

         (b)      The Director may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of
                  the shares of Company Stock that the Director would otherwise
                  be entitled to receive under this Award. The Director's
                  election to defer such payment must be made in accordance with
                  procedures established and any documentation required by the
                  Board.

3.       Forfeiture of Units. If the Director ceases to be a member of the Board
         prior to the Issue Date, other than as described in (a)-(c) below, any
         unvested Units will be forfeited as of the date the Director's
         membership on the Board terminates. If the Director ceases to be a
         Board member prior to the Issue Date in the circumstances set forth in
         (a) below, the unvested Units will become fully vested and
         non-forfeitable on the date of the Director's death or Disability, as
         applicable, and shares will be issued promptly thereafter, unless the
         Director elects to defer receipt of the shares pursuant to Section
         2(b). If the Director ceases to be a Board member prior to the Issue
         Date in the circumstances set forth in (b) below, the number of Units
         set forth in this Award will be vested on a pro rata basis based on a
         fraction of the number of full months from the Award Date until the
         date of such termination divided by 60, and shares of Company Stock
         will be issued on the Issue Date or promptly thereafter, unless the
         Director elects to defer receipt of the shares pursuant to Section
         2(b). If the Director ceases to be a Board member in the circumstance
         set forth in (c) below, the Board shall determine the number of Units
         set forth in this Award to be vested and the date that the vested Units
         will be issued, unless the Director elects to defer receipt of the
         shares pursuant to Section 2(b).

         (a)      The Director ceases to be a Board member due to his or her
                  death or Disability (as defined in the Plan);

         (b)      The Director's service as a Board member is terminated due to
                  military service;

         (c)      The Board determines that forfeiture should not occur because
                  the Director had an approved termination of his or her service
                  as a Board member. The Board will in its sole discretion
                  determine whether or not to apply this provision and if so,
                  any additional terms or conditions applicable to the
                  determination, including but not limited to, whether or not
                  the vesting schedule should be adjusted.

4.       Change of Control. Any unvested Units will become fully vested and
         non-forfeitable and will be paid to the Director promptly if, within 12
         months after a Change in Control, the Director ceases to be a member of
         the Board for any reason other than voluntary resignation.

5.       Transfer Restrictions. The Director's rights to the Units are not
         subject to sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or
         encumbrance.

6.       Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above, this Award
         Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
         Director's legatees, distributees, and personal representatives and the
         successors of the Company.

7.       Change in Capital Structure. The Units will be adjusted as the Board
         determines is equitably required in the event of a dividend in the form
         of stock, spin-off, stock split-up, subdivision or consolidation of
         shares of Company Stock or other similar changes in capitalization.

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8.       Interpretation. This Award Agreement will be construed under and be
         governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. THE UNITED STATES
         DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA OR THE CIRCUIT
         COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF HENRICO, VIRGINIA SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE
         JURISDICTION OVER ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PLAN OR
         THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award Agreement to be signed,
effective as of the award date shown above.

                                                MARKEL CORPORATION

                                                By:  _______________________

                                                Title: ______________________

                                       -3-Letter Agreement between the Company and Felix E. Wright

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
  
 August 6, 2003  
  

	 MEMO TO:
	  	Felix E. Wright
		
	 FROM:
	  	Ernest C. Jett
		
	 RE:
	  	 Felix E. Wright Employment Agreement
 Our
File No:    2-111-3

  
 Felix, 
  
 As you know, the Board of Directors
approved the extension of your employment agreement for an additional one-year period, ending October 1, 2004. See Tab 1 for a copy of your employment agreement. 
  
 If you agree to the extension of your employment agreement for this one-year period, please indicate by signing below. Thank you.

  

	Executive	 	 	 	Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
			
	 /s/    FELIX E.
WRIGHT

	 	 	 	 /S/    ERNEST C.
JETT

	 Felix E. Wright
	 	 	 	 Ernest C. Jett
 Vice President

  

 22Employment Agreement of Allan J. Ross

 EXHIBIT 10.2 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of July 11, 2003 (the “Effective Date”) between Leggett &
Platt, Incorporated (the “Company”) and Allan J. Ross (the “Executive”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 The Company, recognizing the value of the Executive to the Company, desires the Executive to remain in the Company’s employment and, accordingly, desires to enter into this Agreement. Executive desires to remain in the employment with
the Company on the terms and conditions set out below. 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the Company and the Executive agree as follows: 
  
 1. Employment/Term 
  
 The Company
hereby employs the Executive for the term of this Agreement. 
  
 This Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and end on February 28, 2005 unless terminated sooner in accordance with the terms hereof. 
  
 2. Duties and Authority 
  
 The Executive will serve as Vice President—Accounting or in such other officer capacity as the Company may assign to the Executive. 
  
 From the date of this Agreement through February 29, 2004, the Executive will
devote his full business time to the affairs of the Company. 
  
 From March 1, 2004 through February 28, 2005, the Executive will devote an average of no less than 30 hours per week to his duties under this Agreement. During this time period, the Executive will be available during normal working hours in
the Carthage Corporate Office for up to six weeks near the end of each calendar quarter and will devote his full business time to the affairs of the Company. Outside of these periods in Carthage, the Executive’s duties may be carried out from
his residence outside of Carthage. 
  
 At the Company’s
request, the Executive will also be available for reasonable travel. 
  
 The Executive will (i) use his best efforts, skills and abilities to promote the Company’s interests, (ii) subject to applicable law, observe and abide by policies and decisions of the Company in all business matters, and (iii) not
breach any material legal or fiduciary duty or material contractual obligation to the Company. 
  

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 3. Salary 
  
 The Executive will continue to receive his current salary through February 29, 2004. Beginning March 1, 2004 the
Executive’s salary will be reduced to 50% of his then current salary. 
  
 4. Bonus 
  
 For 2004 and 2005, the Executive will participate in the Management Incentive Compensation Plan at his current 33% rate based on a pro-rata calculation of full-time and reduced-time base salary. To illustrate, his 2004 bonus will be (2/12
X full-time base salary + 10/12 X reduced-time base salary) X 33% X the applicable payout percentage. Assuming a February 28, 2005 retirement date, his 2005 bonus will be 2/12 X reduced-time base salary X
33% X the applicable payout percentage. Such bonus will be calculated and paid in accordance with the Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time by the Company’s Compensation Committee. 
  
 5. Benefits 
  
 The Executive will be treated as a full-time employee for benefit plan
purposes and, as such, will be entitled to participate in any insurance, retirement or other benefit plan of the Company (as the same may exist from time to time) which is then available to other comparable Company executives. In order to
participate in any such plan, the Executive must qualify for participation under the terms of the plan and applicable law. 
  
 The Executive will continue to receive the use of, and expense reimbursement for, his Company automobile through his retirement date. 
  
 Following the Executive’s completion of his employment obligations under
this Agreement through February 28, 2005, the Company agrees to provide medical coverage for the Executive and his spouse (Joan) until they are individually eligible for Medicare coverage. The medical coverage to be provided after February 28, 2005
will be equivalent to that provided to salaried Corporate Office employees, except that the Company will not require premium payments from the Executive or his spouse after retirement. 
  
 The Company will reimburse Executive for actual housing costs incurred to maintain housing in the Carthage area after
December 31, 2003. Reimbursable costs will include rent, normal utilities and required maintenance. Such costs are estimated to average less than $900 per month, and will be reimbursed as normal out-of-town expenses. 
  
 Upon submission of a copy of the closing statement, the Company agrees to
immediately pay the Executive $14,500 to partially reimburse him for the closing costs incurred on the recent sale of his house at 120 Hidden Valley Drive, Joplin, Missouri. 
  

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 6. Stock Options 
  
 Upon the Executive’s completion of his employment obligations under this Agreement through February 28, 2005, the
Company will vest all unvested and unexercised shares under the following stock option grants to Executive. Such options will continue to be exercisable for 12 months after his retirement date. 
  

	 Grant Date

	  	Number
of Shares

	  	Option Price

	 4/12/99
	  	20,700	  	$	20.00
	 1/2/01
	  	9,500	  	 	17.69
	 1/16/02
	  	11,000	  	 	22.30
	 1/22/03
	  	11,000	  	 	21.01

  
 7. Future
Consulting 
  
 The Company may desire, and the
Executive agrees to consider, a consulting arrangement with the Executive after February 28, 2005. The terms of such arrangement, if any, would be determined by mutual agreement in the future. 
  
 8. Miscellaneous 
  

	 	8.1	 	Neither this Agreement nor any benefits accruing under this Agreement may be assigned without the written consent of the parties, except that the Company may assign this Agreement
to any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 

  

	 	8.2	 	This Agreement will be governed by Missouri law. All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be litigated in courts having situs within Jasper
County, Missouri. Executive hereby consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any such court. 

  

	 	8.3	 	This Agreement contains all of the entire understanding of the parties with respect to Executive’s employment with the Company. It may not be changed orally, but only by
agreement signed by each party. 

  

	EXECUTIVE	 	 	 	LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED
				
	 /s/    ALLAN J. ROSS

	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/    MATTHEW C. FLANIGAN

	 Allan J. Ross
	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Matthew C. Flanigan

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Vice President—Chief Financial Officer

  

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