W.R. Berkley

WRB

Market cap $25.8B

A beneficial owner continues to build a stake in W.R.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased the Company's share repurchase authorization to 25 million shares of common stock. The Company's focus continues to be on delivering value to shareholders through building book value as well as returning excess capital to shareholders through a variety of available methods. Repurchases may be made by the Company from time to time at prevailing prices in the open mar.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings after the market closes on Monday, January 26, 2026. A copy of the earnings release will be available on the Company's website at www.berkley.com. The Company has scheduled its quarterly conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its earnings and other information on Monday, January 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. A live audio webcast of the confer.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced that Lee Iannarone has been named executive vice president. He is succeeded by Stephen Kennedy, who has been named senior vice president and general counsel. The appointments are effective immediately. Mr. Iannarone began his tenure with the Company in 2023 as senior vice president and general counsel. In his new role, he will assume oversight of certain of the Company's businesses. He has more than 25 year.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the appointment of Erin Rotz as president of Berkley Fire & Marine. The appointment is effective immediately. Ms. Rotz has more than 20 years of inland marine and construction underwriting experience. She most recently led the inland marine division at a large multinational carrier. As a proven executive, she aligns people around a shared vision to deliver innovative solutions that create value for poli.

W. R. Berkley Corporation maintains solid investment-grade credit ratings and a strong balance sheet with $43.7B in assets and $3.08B in debt. WRB's baby bonds, all investment-grade, currently trade below par with yields to worst around 7%, offering attractive risk-adjusted returns. WRB has delivered robust long-term total returns: 20.8% over 5 years and 17% over 10 years, outperforming insurance sector benchmarks.

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W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Presents at Goldman Sachs 2025 U.S. Financial Services Conference Transcript

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend on its common stock of $1.00 per share to be paid on December 29, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2025. Together with the 50 cents per share special dividend that was paid on June 30, 2025, this will bring special cash dividends paid during 2025 to $1.50 per share. In addition, the Board of Directors has dec.

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company has been informed by representatives of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (“MSI”), a leading Japanese property and casualty insurance carrier, that MSI has acquired beneficial ownership of at least 12.5% of the Company's outstanding common stock (the “Common Stock”) pursuant to MSI's previously announced agreements with a company owned by members of the Berkley family and.