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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO.    )

 

 

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¨   Definitive Proxy Statement
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W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than Registrant)

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Commencing April 20, 2016, W. R. Berkley Corporation sent correspondence to certain of its stockholders in substantially the following form:

 

W. R. Berkley Corporation   475 Steamboat Road
  Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
  Tel: (203) 629-3000 • Fax: (203) 769-4098

 

LOGO

April 20, 2016

[Name of individual]

[Investor entity name]

[address]

Dear [name]:

Thank you for taking the time to [meet/speak] with us on [date]. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss the unique long-term nature of our business and our approach to governance and management compensation with you. Your comments and input were extremely helpful to our understanding of how best to communicate our philosophy to you, as well as the things that are most important to you as owners of our Company. We value your perspective, and we believe that a continued regular and open dialog will be mutually beneficial.

Enclosed is a copy of our 2015 Annual Report and our proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In response to feedback from you and other stockholders, we have made a number of enhancements to our proxy statement this year. We hope that you find the changes helpful.

We thank you for investing in our Company, and look forward to continuing the dialog with you in the future.

Sincerely,

 

William R. Berkley   W. Robert Berkley, Jr.
Executive Chairman   President and Chief Executive Officer