WRB 8-K
Berkley W R Corp (WRB)
8-K
2022-12-12
For: 2022-12-09
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2022
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Reference is made to the press release of W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”) relating to the announcement of the December 9, 2022 election of Daniel L. Mosley to its board of directors effective January 1, 2023, increasing the number of board members to ten and increasing the number of independent directors to eight. Mr. Mosley has been named to each of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The press release was issued on December 12, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated December 12, 2022
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Richard M. Baio | |||||||
| Name: | Richard M. Baio | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President - | |||||||
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Date: December 12, 2022
| W. R. Berkley Corporation | NEWS | ||||||||||
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| Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 | RELEASE | ||||||||||
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: | Karen A. Horvath Vice President – External Financial Communications 203-629-3000 | ||||||
W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION ELECTS DANIEL L. MOSLEY AS A DIRECTOR
Greenwich, CT, December 12, 2022 -- W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Daniel L. Mosley as a director effective January 1, 2023, increasing the number of board members to ten and the number of independent directors to eight.
Mr. Mosley is a Partner at BDT & Company, a merchant bank established in 2009, and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining BDT, Mr. Mosley was a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Mr. Mosley is Chairman of the Board of the Pinkerton Foundation and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Greenwich Hospital. He is also on the boards of various New York City not-for-profit organizations, including the Paley Center, Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, Inc., the William S. Paley Foundation, the Edward John Noble Foundation, the Thomas J. Watson Foundation and the William E. Simon Foundation. Mr. Mosley received a BS from the University of Alabama, a JD from the University of Alabama Law School and an LLM from New York University School of Law.
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 worldwide in 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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