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W. R. Berkley Corporation
WRB · US · NYSE
57.13
USD
+0.42
(0.74%)
Company Overview

475 STEAMBOAT ROAD,GREENWICH CT 06830,2036293000

CEO

Mr. William Robert Berkley Jr.

Employess

8329

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Insurance - Property & Casualty

Website

https://www.berkley.com

W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and general and professional liability lines. It also provides workers' compensation insurance products; accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; specialty environmental products for contractors, consultants, and property owners and facilities operators; specialized insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; umbrella and excess liability coverage products; and liquor liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds. In addition, this segment offers directors and officers, and surety risk products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries; cyber risk solutions; casualty, group life, and crime and fidelity related insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical insurance products; and at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides other insurance companies and self-insureds with assistance in managing their net risk through reinsurance on a portfolio basis through treaty reinsurance or on an individual basis through facultative reinsurance. W. R. Berkley Corporation was founded in 1967 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Next Earnings Date

Oct. 28, 2024

Ex Dividends date

Jun. 28, 2024

Dividend Date

June 24, 2024

YTD Performance

18.77%

Fiscal Year End

12-31

IPO Date

1973-10-23

Growth Rates
(avg. rate of change) 10 years 5 years 3 years 1 year
Sales/Revenue 7.26% 9.43% 14.36% 7.97%
EPS 12.05% 18.10% 39.22% 2.10%
Equity 5.57% 6.51% 5.71% 10.48%
Cash 4.96% 10.77% -16.86% -5.94%
Return On Capital (ROIC) 8.71% 8.30% 11.62% 13.38%
Debt
year (millions) 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Short Term Debt 57.2 52 472 50.5 0.0
Long Term Debt 2,830 2,840 3,270 2,730 2,630
LT Finance Leases 168 157 164 156 230
Shares Outstanding 410 419 419 426 436
Market Cap 19,300 20,300 15,300 12,600 13,400
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W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 22, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Rob Berkley - President & Chief Executive Officer Rich Baio - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Bill Berkley - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Rob Cox - Goldman Sachs Josh Shanker - Bank of America Michael Zaremski - BMO Capital markets Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Ryan Tunis - Autonomous Research Andrew Kligerman - TD Cowen David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Brian Meredith - UBS Meyer Shields - KBW Operator Good day, and welcome to W. R. Berkley Corporation's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

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