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W.R. Berkley Corp.

(WRB) is in the Financial Services Industry

Market Cap:$3.9B
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

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

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

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
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

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     WRB $24.57 +0.11 (0.45% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 1,152,320
Shares Outstanding 160.75M
Market Cap 3.9B
Year High 31.21
Year Low 18.59
Earnings Per Share 1.30
P/E Ratio 18.90
Dividend 0.24
Yield 0.98
IndustryTop Rated

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