NYSE: WRB
Headquarters: 475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830
www.wrberkley.com

2009 Net premiums written: $3.7 million

Key officers: William R. Berkley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, W. Robert Berkley, Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer

The W.R. Berkley Corporation ranks among the top 10 largest commercial insurance line writers in the United States. It consists of five business segments within the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance industry that operate in the United States and abroad. The company’s specialty segment underwrites various types of insurance including professional, product, and property coverage with particular emphasis in the transportation industry. It also offers coverage to small and mid-size businesses.

Some quick facts about the W.R. Berkley Corporation:

The company began at the Harvard Business School in 1967 as Berkley Dean & Co. After it acquired its first insurance company in 1972, it went public and has grown considerably with additional purchases.

W.R. Berkley broke into the ranks of Fortune 500 companies in 2004.

Each of the corporation’s subsidiary companies recently received “A+” ratings from A.M. Best for financial strength.

Source: Wrberkley.com, Hoovers.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc. staff