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Introduction

475 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
U.S.A.
Telephone: (203) 629-3000
Fax: (203) 769-4098
Web site: http://www.wrbc.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1967 as Fine-Vest Services, Inc.
Employees: 4,736
Total Assets: $11.45 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: New York
Ticker Symbol: BER
NAIC: 524126 Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers

W.R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company with five major business segments: regional property casualty; specialty lines; reinsurance; alternative markets; and international. Through its subsidiaries, W.R. Berkley operates as a leading commercial lines property casualty insurance provider. The company's numerous specialty and regional subsidiaries are located in 27 states while its international arm oversees operations in Argentina and Asia.

1. Introduction
2. Early History
3. Growth in the 1970s and Early 1980s
4. Success Continues in the 1980s and 1990s
5. W.R. Berkley in the Late 1990s and Beyond
6. Principal Divisions
7. Principal Competitors
8. Further Reading
9. Copyright Page
10. About Page