W. R. Berkley Corporation

W. R. Berkley Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryInsurance
Founded1967 (1967)
FounderWilliam R. Berkley
HeadquartersGreenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people
Revenue US$13.6 billion (2024)
US$1.76 billion (2024)
Total assets US$40.6 billion (2024)
Total equity US$8.39 billion (2024)
OwnerWilliam R. Berkley (20.8%)
Number of employees
8,606 (2025)
Websiteberkley.com
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W. R. Berkley Corporation is an American commercial lines property and casualty insurance holding company organized in Delaware and based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

The company operates commercial insurance businesses in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico, Scandinavia, Asia and Australia and reinsurance businesses in the United States, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and South Africa.

The company is ranked 397th on the Fortune 500.