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W.R. Berkley Corp.

(WRB) is in the Financial Services Industry

Market Cap:$3.8B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.5B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Holding Company; Property Casualty Insurance Services

Chief Executive Officer

William R. Berkley

Number of Employees 5,768

Contact Information

475 Steamboat Rd

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

www.wrbc.com

(203) 629-3000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers: 524126

Recent Events

Son promoted at W.R. Berkley

11/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story
Oppenheimer & Co. maintains W.R. Berkley at 'perform'

11/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
W.R. Berkley names unit president

11/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story
WR Berkley names new president and COO

11/05/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story
W.R. Berkley elects COO

11/04/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
W. R. Berkley Corporation Declares Dividend

11/03/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
W.R. Berkley Reports Q3 Profit; CEO Sees Turn in Cycle 'Inevitable'

10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
W. R. Berkley Corporation to Announce Third Quarter Earnings on October 26, 2009

10/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
W. R. Berkley Appoints Carol J. LaPunzina as Senior Vice President - Human Resources

9/26/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story
W.R. Berkley names human resources SVP

9/23/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
W. R. Berkley Names Senior Vice President of Human Resources

9/23/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
W.R. Berkley launches Berkley Oil & Gas Specialty Services

9/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

company and w.r. berkley corp. - All News and Analysis

W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Results

- 2002-02-14

Business Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 14, 2002 W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: BER) today reported an operating loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001 of $15 million, or 49 cents per share, compared with operating income of $14 million, or 52 cents per share, for the same...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Key Senior Management Appointments

- 2001-08-29

Business Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 29, 2001 W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: BER), a leading property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced the appointment of James W. McCleary as Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Operations of the company. Mr. McCleary has served as President of Facultative ReSources, Inc.,...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces First Quarter Results Operating Income Per Share Up 60 Percent

- 2001-04-26

Business Editors GREENWICH, CT--BUSINESS WIRE--April 26, 2001 W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ: BKLY) today reported that revenues for the first quarter of 2001 increased six percent to $449 million from $423 million for the same period in 2000. Net premiums written rose 12 percent in the first quarter to...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Results of Operations for the Third Quarter and Nine Months of 2000

- 2000-10-30

Business Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 30, 2000 W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ:BKLY) today reported that revenues for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000 increased four percent to $446 million and $1,301 million, respectively, from $428 million and $1,252 million for the corresponding periods in 1999....

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Realigns Insurance Operating Companies

- 2000-09-26

Business Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 26, 2000 W. R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ: BKLY) today announced a series of internal reorganizations, including name and management changes, designed to focus the Company's reinsurance business and to enhance the delivery of expertise to clients and brokers. The new organizational plan...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Management Appointments At Acadia and Union Standard

- 2000-08-03

Business Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 3, 2000 W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ: BKLY) announced that William C. Thornton has been named President of Acadia Insurance Company. Mr. Thornton had been President of Union Standard Insurance Company, another Berkley company, since 1990 and has thirty years' experience in the insurance...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Results of Operations for the Second Quarter of 2000

- 2000-07-31

Business Editors GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 31, 2000--W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ: BKLY) today reported that revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000 increased four percent to $432 million from $416 million for the same period in 1999. For the first six months...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Results of Operations for the Third Quarter of 1999

- 1999-10-22

GREENWICH, Conn.,--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 22, 1999-- W.R. Berkley Corporation (Nasdaq:BKLY), a property casualty insurance holding company, today announced results of operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1999. Third quarter 1999 operating income was $865,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, compared with $8.5 million,...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Announces Results of Operations for the Second Quarter of 1999

- 1999-07-29

GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 29, 1999-- W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ:BKLY), a property casualty insurance holding company, today announced results of operations for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1999. Second quarter 1999 operating income (net income before realized investment gains, restructuring charges, a change in an...

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W.R. Berkley Corporation Declares Dividend, Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan and Amends Its By-Laws

- 1999-05-11

GREENWICH, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 11, 1999-- W.R. Berkley Corporation (NASDAQ:BKLY) announced today that its Board of Directors had declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $.13 per share to be paid on July 1, 1999 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
William R. Berkley	Chief Executive Officer
Eugene G. Ballard	Chief Financial Officer
Paul J. Hancock	Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Actuary
W. Robert Berkley	Executive Vice President
C. Fred Madsen	Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Operations
Ira S. Lederman	General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
James G. Shiel	Senior Vice President, Investments
James W. McCleary	Senior Vice President, Underwriting
James W. McLeary	Senior Vice President, Underwriting
Kevin H. Ebers	Senior Vice President, IT
Peter L. Kamford	Senior Vice President, Admitted Specialty Lines
Robert C. Hewitt	Senior Vice President, Excess & Surplus Lines
Robert D. Stone	Senior Vice President, Alternative Markets Operations
Robert P. Cole	Senior Vice President, Reg Operations
Robert W. Gosselink	Senior Vice President, Insurance Risk Mgmt
Steven W. Taylor	Senior Vice President, Intl Operations
Arthur Gurevitch	Assistant Vice President, Analytics
Bruce I. Weiser	Assistant Vice President, Counsel
Bryan V. Spero	Assistant Vice President, Corp Actuary
Clement P. Patafio	Vice President
David Gronski	Vice President
Edward F. Linekin	Vice President, Investments
Harry J. Berkley	Vice President, It
Jane B. Parker	Vice President, Litigation Counsel
Jessica L. Somerfeld	Vice President, Corp Actuary
Joan E. Kapfer	Vice President
Joseph M. Pennachio	Vice President, Hr
Josephine A. Raimondi	Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Senior Counsel
Karen A. Horvath	Vice President, External Finance Comm
Ken R. Mckinion	Vice President, It Operations
Michele Fleckenstein	Vice President, Internal Audit
Philip S. Walt	Vice President & Senior Counsel
Philip S. Welt	Vice President & Senior Counsel
Richard K. Altorelli	Vice President, Investments
Richard M. Balo	Treasurer & Vice President
Scott A. Siegel	Vice President, Taxes
Thomas P. Boyle	Assistant Vice President, Corp Actuarial
John S. Navratil	Assistant Director, Tax
Jean P. Milot	Assistant Corp Controller
John E. Warycha	Assistant Corporate Controller, Financial Reporting
George K. Richardson	Assistant Treasurer
Janet L. Shemanske	Assistant Secretary
George G. Daly	Director
Jack H. Nusbaum	Director
Mark E. Brockbank	Director
Mark L. Shapiro	Director
Phillip J. Ablove	Director
Richard G. Merrill	Director
Ronald E. Blaylock	Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
George C. Daly	Board of Directors
Mary Farrell	Board of Directors
Philip J. Ablove	Board of Directors
Rodney A. Hawes Jr.	Board of Directors

William Berkley is and has been chairman of the board and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation since its formation in 1967 and also serves as president and chief operating officer of that company. William Berkley also serves as chairman of the board or director of a number of public and private companies as well as educational and charitable institutions. These include Associated Community Bancorp. Inc. and its subsidiary, Connecticut Community Bank, N.A.; FFS Holdings, Inc.: The First Marblehead Corporation; Interlaken Capital, Inc.: Strategic Distribution, Inc; Georgetown University; New York University, where he is vice-chairman of the board of trustees and chairman of the board of overseers of the Stern School; and the W. R. Berkley Corporation Charitable Foundation. He joined the board of Kiln plc in September 2002.

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Chief Executive Officer	Current
Acadia Insurance Company	Chairman and CEO	Current
Interlaken Capital, Inc.	CEO, Berkley Corporation	Current
Berkley International, LLC	Chairman & CEO	Current
Interlaken Capital, Inc.	Chairman	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Chairman of the Board	Current
Kiln Group Plc	Board of Directors	Current
The First Marblehead Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Founder	Current
Harvard Business School	M.B.A.	Former
Strategic Distribution Inc.	Chairman of the Board	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Chief Financial Officer	Current
Berkley International, LLC	Senior Vice President & Treasurer	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Treasurer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Actuary	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Executive Vice President	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Operations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President	Current
Berkley International, LLC	General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Secretary	Current
Berkley International, LLC	General Counsel	Former
W.R. Berkley Corporation	General Counsel	Former

James G. Shiel has been Senior Vice President Investments of the Company since January 1997. Prior thereto, he was Vice President Investments of the Company from January 1992. Since February 1994, Mr. Shiel has been President of Berkley Dean & Company, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, which he joined in 1987.

Organization	Position	Status
Berkley Dean & Company, Inc.	President	Current
Gemini Insurance Company	Senior Vice President, Investments	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Investments	Current
Berkley Dean & Company, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Investments	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Underwriting	Current
Gemini Insurance Company	Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Operations	Current
Facultative ReSources, Inc.	President	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Underwriting	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, IT	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Finance Risk Mgmt	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Admitted Specialty Lines	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Gemini Insurance Company	Senior Vice President, Alternative Markets Operations	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Excess & Surplus Lines	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Alternative Markets Operations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Gemini Insurance Company	Senior Vice President, Regl Operations	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Reg Operations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Gemini Insurance Company	Senior Vice President, Insurance Risk Management	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Insurance Risk Mgmt	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Vice President, Intl Operations	Current
Gallagher Re Inc	Business Development Officer	Former
Benfield		Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Vice President, Analytics	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Vice President, Counsel	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Counsel	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Vice President, Corp Actuary	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President	Current
Gemini Insurance Company	Controller & Vice President	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Corporate Controller	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Berkley Dean & Company, Inc.	Senior Vice President	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Investments	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, It	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Litigation Counsel	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Litigation Counsel	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Corp Actuary	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Corporate Actuary	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Hr	Current
Berkley International, LLC	Vice President, HR	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Senior Counsel	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Senior Counsel	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, External Finance Comm	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, It Operations	Current
Union Standard Insurance Company	Vice President, Info Sys	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Internal Audit	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President & Senior Counsel	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President & Senior Counsel	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Investments	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Treasurer & Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Vice President, Taxes	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Vice President, Corp Actuarial	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Director, Tax	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Corp Controller	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Corporate Controller, Financial Reporting	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Treasurer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Assistant Secretary	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current
The First Marblehead Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
National Football League	consultant	Former
Northwestern University	M.A.	Former
Miami University	A.B.	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Willkie Farr & Gallagher Llp	partner	Current
Willkie Farr & Gallagher Llp	Chairman	Current
The Topps Company, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current
Titan Corporation		Former
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.		Former
The Topps Company, Inc.	Director	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Private Investor	Current

Mary Farrell, who has more than 35 years of experience as an investment analyst and strategist, is a consultant in the financial services industry. She was formerly with UBS where she served as a managing director, chief investment strategist for UBS Wealth Management USA and co-head of the UBS Wealth Management investment strategy and research group. A frequent lecturer, she was a regular panelist on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1995. Farrell is on the boards of the W.R. Berkley Corporation, New York University Stern School of Business and the Gilman Foundation. She received her undergraduate degree from Manhattanville College and her M.B.A. from New York University?s Stern Business School.

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Board of Directors	Current
Yale New Haven Health System	Board of Directors	Current
Yale-New Haven Hospital	Board of Directors	Current
New York University	M.B.A.	Former
Manhattanville College	Undergraduate Degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current
Pioneer Companies, Inc.	Chief Financial Officer	Former
Pioneer Companies, Inc.	Executive Vice President	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Ellinghuysen		Current
SYSCO Foodservices of San Francisco, Inc.		Current
Sysco Corporation	Chairman, Compensation and Stock Option Committee	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current
Prudential Insurance Company of America	Executive Vice President	Former
Sysco Corporation	Director	Former

Organization	Position	Status
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Blaylock & Partners LP	Chief Executive Officer	Current
Blaylock & Partners LP	Chairman	Current
CarMax, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
W.R. Berkley Corporation	Director	Current
Blaylock & Partners LP	Founder	Former
Citicorp		Former

Executive News

W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley North Pacific Group, LLC

Business Wire via MSN Money - 8/14/09 - View Story
W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley North Pacific Group, LLC and Announces Executive Appointment

Business Wire - 8/14/09 - View Story
National Underwriter Company Announces Preliminary CFO Dialogues Participant List

Business Wire - 5/19/09 - View Story