W. R. Berkley Corporation Declares Special Dividend and Increases Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend 12.5%

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend on its common stock of 50 cents per share to be paid on June 30, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 23, 2025.

In addition, its Board of Directors has voted to increase the regular cash dividend to an annual rate of 36 cents per share, representing a 12.5% increase from the present rate. The first regular quarterly dividend at the new rate of 9 cents per share will be paid on June 30, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 23, 2025.

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. For further information about W. R. Berkley Corporation, please visit www.berkley.com.

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Source: W. R. Berkley Corporation