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11-K 1 wrb11-k2015.htm 11-K 2015 Document

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 11-K

Annual Report

Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Mark One)



þ		Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015



o		Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-15202



A.	Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

W. R. Berkley Corporation Profit Sharing Plan



B.	Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

W. R. Berkley Corporation

475 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, CT 06830

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

December 31, 2015 and 2014

Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules




		Page(s)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		1

Financial Statements:

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2015 and 2014		2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015		3

Notes to Financial Statements		4-11

Supplemental Schedules*:

Supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) — December 31, 2015		12-13

Supplemental Schedule H, Line 4a — Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions for Delinquent Participant Contributions — Year ended December 31, 2015		14

Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		EX-23



*		Schedules required by Form 5500 which are not applicable have not been included herein.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Plan Administrator
W. R. Berkley Corporation Profit Sharing Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the W. R. Berkley Corporation Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the W. R. Berkley Corporation Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedules of Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) - December 31, 2015 and Schedule H, line 4a - Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions for Delinquent Participant Contributions - year ended December 31, 2015, have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s 2015 financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but include supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules of Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) - December 31, 2015 and Schedule H, line 4a - Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions for Delinquent Participant Contributions - year ended December 31, 2015 are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the 2015 financial statements as a whole.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

June 27, 2016

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

December 31, 2015 and 2014




	2015		2014
Assets:
Investments, at fair value (note 7):
W. R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock Fund	$	103,393,425	$	103,465,616
Mutual Funds	737,489,131		708,345,751


Total investments	840,882,556		811,811,367


Participant loans receivable	18,328,082		18,011,306

Contributions receivable:
Employer	37,514,279		36,886,616
Participants	11,618		810,843


Total contributions receivable	37,525,897		37,697,459


Net assets available for plan benefits	$	896,736,535	$	867,520,132

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

Year ended December 31, 2015





Additions to net assets attributed to:
Investment income:
Net depreciation in fair value of investments (note 6)	$	(18,220,513	)
Interest and dividends	34,939,239

Net investment income	16,718,726

Other income / expense, net	236,334

Interest on participant loans	607,744

Contributions:
Employer	37,514,279
Participants	33,800,816
Rollovers	10,123,403


Total contributions	81,438,498


Total additions	99,001,302


Deductions from net assets attributed to:
Benefits paid to participants	69,784,899


Total deductions	69,784,899


Net increase in net assets available for plan benefits	29,216,403

Net assets available for plan benefits at:
Beginning of year	867,520,132

End of year	$	896,736,535

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

(1) Plan Description

The following brief description of the W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”) Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for

general information purposes only. This brief description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Plan, and Participants should

refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective

meanings as set forth in the Plan.

(a) General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan and was established for the benefit of eligible Employees of the Company and its

participating subsidiaries. Employees of the Company and its participating subsidiaries become eligible to participate in the Plan for purposes of making Tax-Deferred Contributions, Catch-Up Contributions and Rollover Contribution/Transfer Amounts on the date they were first credited with an Hour-of-Service. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Plan allows for mandatory distributions to terminated Participants whose vested Account balance is less than $1,000.

Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”) is the Trustee, custodian and record keeper for the Plan. The Company has a

Profit Sharing Plan Finance Committee ("Finance Committee") to select the investment alternatives provided by the Plan. The

Company has a Profit Sharing Plan Administrative Committee ("Administrative Committee") to assist in the administration of

the Plan.

(b) Contributions

Employer Contributions

Each Plan Year, the Company makes an Employer Profit Sharing Contribution to the Plan. The Company’s current minimum

Employer Profit Sharing Contribution for each Plan Year is 5% of a Participant’s Eligible Earnings, as defined in the Plan for the

period of the calendar year that the Employee was a Participant, up to the maximum amount permitted for one year by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("IRC"). The Company’s contribution is allocated as follows: 60% to the Participant’s Company Profit Sharing Account, subject to the Plan’s Vesting Schedule; and 40% to the Participant’s Company 401(k) Account, which is 100% vested.

Employer Profit Sharing Contributions are determined separately for each Participating Employer prior to the end of each

calendar year and are allocated as of the last day of the calendar year based on the Participant’s Earnings. Eligible Earnings

accrue on the first day of the Calendar Quarter following the first full Calendar Quarter in which the Participant completes 250

Hours-of-Service, or on the first day of the Calendar Quarter following the first employment year (the 12 consecutive month

period measured from the date of the first Hour-of-Service) in which the Participant completes at least 1,000 Hours-of-Service

provided they are an employee on the first day of such Calendar Quarter. If the Participant’s employment during a single Plan

Year was divided between two or more Participating Employers, and the Participant is eligible for an Employer Profit Sharing

Contribution for the Plan Year, each Participating Employer for which the Participant worked will make the appropriate

contribution to the Participant’s Account based on their period of service with, and Earnings from, the Participating Employer.

Nonexempt Transaction

There were unintentional delays in the submission of employee contributions of $45,849 during 2015. The Company reimbursed

delayed contributions of $45,112 in 2015 and $762, including lost interest of $25, in June 2016.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

Participant Contributions

Tax-Deferred Contributions

A Participant in the Plan may elect to have voluntary Tax-Deferred Contributions deducted from their pay, for each pay period, in

any amount from 1% to 50% of their Eligible Earnings. A Participant may also elect to have an amount in excess of 50% of their

Eligible Earnings for a pay period deducted provided that their aggregate Tax-Deferred Contributions for the calendar year do not

exceed 50% of the Participant’s Eligible Earnings to date up to a statutory limit ($18,000 for 2015). A Participant may change or

suspend their Tax-Deferred Contributions election.

Roth Contributions

A Participant may designate part or all of their Plan contributions as either Tax-Deferred Contributions or as After-Tax Roth

Contributions combined not to exceed 50% of the Participant’s Eligible Earnings for the Plan year up to a statutory limit ($18,000

for 2015). An in-Plan Roth conversion feature is available subject to terms and conditions established by the Plan's Administrative

Committee. Participants may be eligible to convert certain pre-tax contributions and earnings in Plan accounts that are eligible for

in-service withdrawal (other than hardship withdrawal) to a designated Roth account within the Plan.

Rollover Contributions/Transfer Amounts

A Participant who receives a qualifying rollover distribution from an eligible retirement plan may make a Rollover Contribution

even though the Participant has not otherwise become eligible to participate in the Plan. Amounts that are attributable to Roth

Contributions may be rolled into the Plan only from another employer’s eligible retirement plan; they may not be rolled into the

Plan from a Roth IRA, even if the only monies held in the Roth IRA were previously distributed from an eligible retirement plan.

In addition, amounts attributable to Roth Contributions must be rolled over to the Plan by means of a Direct Rollover.

Catch-Up Contributions

In addition to the regular Tax-Deferred Contributions and/or Roth Contributions described above, Plan Participants who will be at

least 50 years old by the end of the calendar year and who have contributed the maximum amount of regular Tax-Deferred

Contributions and/or Roth Contributions for the year may make additional “Catch-up Contributions” to the Plan. For 2015, Tax-

Deferred and Roth Catch-up Contributions have a combined limit of $6,000.

Each Participant’s Account is credited with the Participant’s contributions, the appropriate amount of the Company’s contributions

and an allocation of investment fund earnings or losses in which the Participant has directed his or her contribution. The benefit to

which a Participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the Participant’s vested Account. The Account of each

Participant is valued on a daily basis.

(d) Vesting

Participants are fully vested in their Tax-Deferred and After-Tax Roth Contributions, Roll-Over Contributions, Catch-up Contributions, the Employer Profit Sharing Contribution to their 401(k) Account, and earnings thereon. Effective January 1, 2007, the vesting percent in the portion of the Employer Profit Sharing Contribution allocated to the Participant's Company Profit Sharing Account occurs at the rate of 20% per year beginning after two years of continuous employment.

(e) Payments of Benefits

On termination of employment, retirement or death, a Participant or Participant’s beneficiary may elect to receive the payment

benefits in a lump sum or in annual installments not to exceed 15 years. Distributions to terminated Participants are based upon

the closing price of the funds on the date the Participant requests the distribution from Fidelity. Withdrawals to active Participants

are based on the date the withdrawals have been approved by the Plan Administrator and are processed by Fidelity.

Hardship withdrawals are allowed under certain circumstances as defined in the Plan Document. Participants are suspended from

making contributions for six months after taking a hardship withdrawal from the Plan.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

(f) Forfeitures

Amounts forfeited by nonvested participants who terminated employment during the year were $690,836 and $861,607 for the

years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company allocates these Forfeitures in the subsequent year to the

Accounts of the remaining active Participants as of the last day of the Plan year. The Forfeiture balance totaled $837,642 and

$1,008,414 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(g) Participant Loans

The Plan allows Participants to borrow from their Account. Participants may borrow up to 50% of their vested Account balance;

the minimum amount of any loan from the Plan is $1,000, and the maximum amount is the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the value

of the Participant’s vested Account. A Participant may request a loan for any reason and the loan may be repaid over 60 months.

For the purchase of a primary residence, however, the loan may be repaid over 25 years. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, there

were 2,105 and 2,114 individual loans outstanding, respectively, bearing an interest rate ranging from 3.25% to 9.50% per annum with maturities ranging from 1 to 25 years for both years.

The interest rate charged on the loan and repaid to the Participant’s Account is set to the prime rate as of the first day of the

quarter in which the loan originated and fixed for the duration of the loan. A Participant may have up to two loans outstanding at a

time. Payment is made through payroll deductions or the loan may be paid in full by a lump-sum payment. A partial repayment is

not permitted other than pursuant to the aforementioned payroll deductions or as set forth in the following sentence. A Participant with an outstanding loan balance who separates from service with the Company has the option of repaying the loan in a lump sum or continuing to pay the monthly loan payment amount directly to Fidelity.


(h)	Investments

Participants are responsible for directing the investment of their respective Accounts. Starting in 2011 any contributions for which

the Participant does not provide investment direction will be invested in the Plan’s designated default option (the “Plan

Designated Fund”). Effective August 15, 2011, the Fidelity Freedom K Fund became the Plan Designated Fund. Investment changes requested by Participants are implemented as soon as administratively practical in accordance with the Plan document.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The following are the more significant accounting policies followed by the Plan:

(a) Basis of Accounting and Use of Estimates

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. The preparation of financial statements

in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires the Plan to make

estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, as well as disclosure of

contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and

assumptions.

(b) Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Shares of registered investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at quoted

market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The W. R. Berkley Company Common

Stock Fund (the "Company Common Stock Fund") is valued at its year-end unit closing price. A net asset value (“NAV”) per unit

is determined on a daily basis. In determining the NAV, the value of the Company Common Stock Fund is based on the closing

price of the Company’s Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The NAV will be adjusted by dividends paid on

common stock, interest on short-term investments held in the fund and expenses of the fund. Purchases and sales of investments

are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses are based on specific identification method and are included in net

appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded

on the ex-dividend date.

Investment management fees, including brokerage fees and commissions on the purchase and sale of securities and other related

portfolio management expenses, are paid from assets of, and applied against the investment performance of, the respective

investment funds.

Certain general expenses of operating and administering the Plan are paid by the Company but may be charged against investment

fund assets in the future, as determined by the Company.

(d) Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are recorded when paid.

(e) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-12, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962) and Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965) . Under Part I of the ASU, fully benefit-responsive investment contracts are to be measured, presented and disclosed at contract value. Part II of the ASU simplifies certain disclosure requirements for plan investments. Part III of the ASU is not applicable to the Plan. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015; however, early adoption is permitted. Part I & II of the ASU must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. Adoption of this ASU for the 2016 plan year is not expected to have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent) that removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

fair value is measured using the net asset value (“NAV”) per share practical expedient. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015; however, early adoption is permitted. The amendments must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. Adoption of this ASU for the 2016 plan year is not expected to have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements and related disclosures. Management is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard update on the Plan’s financial statements.

(3) Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan offers a number of investment options including the Company Common Stock Fund and a variety of pooled investment

funds, which consist of registered investment companies. The investment funds are comprised of U.S. equities, international

equities, and fixed income securities. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and

overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonable to expect that

changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect Participant

Account balances and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits.

The Plan’s exposure to a concentration of credit risk is limited by the diversification of investments across all Participant-directed

fund elections. Additionally, the investments within each Participant-directed fund election are further diversified into varied

financial instruments, with the exception of the Company Common Stock Fund, which principally invests in a security of a single

issuer. More than 10% of the Plan’s net assets were invested in the Company Common Stock Fund as of December 31, 2015 and

2014.

The Plan investments include mutual funds that may directly or indirectly invest in securities with contractual cash flows, such as

asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage backed securities, including securities backed

by subprime mortgage loans. The value, liquidity and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic

conditions, including real estate value, delinquencies or defaults, or both, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s

perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.

(4) Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any

time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.

In the event of termination of the Plan, all amounts credited to the Participants will become fully vested, and all assets remaining

after payments of any expenses properly chargeable against the Plan will be distributed to the Participants pro rata in accordance with the value of each Participant’s Account on the date of such termination.

(5) Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated February 7, 2012 that the Plan and

related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC.

GAAP requires the Plan's management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan

has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015, there are

no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the

financial statements.

The Plan is subject to routine audits by various taxing jurisdictions. There are currently no audits for any periods in progress.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014



(6)	Investments

	The following investments represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2015 and the comparable 2014 amounts:

		2015		2014
	W. R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock Fund	$	103,393,425	$	103,465,616

Mutual Funds:
Fidelity Contrafund® — Class K		125,973,350		125,623,974
Fidelity Freedom K 2030 Fund		58,959,289		47,289,059
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund — Institutional Shares		57,969,759		57,878,347
Fidelity Growth Company Fund — Class K		56,745,557		52,073,384
Fidelity Freedom K 2020 Fund		51,929,772		40,590,117
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares		49,790,548		48,223,860

The net depreciation on investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held) for the year ended December 31, 2015 are as follows:



W. R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock Fund	$	7,386,304
Mutual Funds	(25,606,817		)

Net depreciation in fair value of investments	$	(18,220,513	)

(7) Fair Value Measurement of Investments

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the

principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the

measurement date. The Plan uses ASC 820 fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs

and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in

markets that are not active; or inputs that are observable or corroborated by observable market date for substantially the full term of

the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions

about the exit price, including assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and other observable inputs. In some cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets. In addition, the disclosed fair value may not be realized in the ultimate settlement of the financial asset as these values do not represent any premium or discount that could result from selling an entire holding of a particular financial asset at one time. Other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement are not included in the amounts disclosed.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Money Market Funds and Equity Securities — Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

Mutual Funds — Valued at the NAV of shares held by the Plan at year end.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.



The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015
			Quoted		Significant
			prices in		other	Significant
	Total assets		active		observable	unobservable
	measured at		markets		market data	market data
	fair value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)	(Level 3)
W. R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock Fund	$	103,393,425	$	103,393,425	—	—
Mutual Funds:
Large Cap equity funds	286,621,529		286,621,529		—	—
Target Date blended funds	172,862,442		172,862,442		—	—
Fixed Income funds	70,942,534		70,942,534		—	—
Money Market funds	57,969,759		57,969,759		—	—
Small Cap equity funds	45,582,577		45,582,577		—	—
Other blended funds	39,530,393		39,530,393		—	—
International equity funds	38,023,572		38,023,572		—	—
Mid Cap equity funds	23,124,533		23,124,533		—	—
Specialty funds	2,831,792		2,831,792		—	—

Total investments	$	840,882,556	$	840,882,556	—	—

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014



	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
			Quoted		Significant
			prices in		other	Significant
	Total assets		active		observable	unobservable
	measured at		markets		market data	market data
	fair value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)	(Level 3)
W. R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock Fund	$	103,465,616	$	103,465,616	—	—
Mutual Funds:
Large Cap equity funds	283,688,615		283,688,615		—	—
Target Date blended funds	138,949,128		138,949,128		—	—
Fixed Income funds	69,757,905		69,757,905		—	—
Money Market funds	57,878,347		57,878,347		—	—
Small Cap equity funds	48,846,913		48,846,913		—	—
International equity funds	41,847,449		41,847,449		—	—
Other blended funds	40,381,612		40,381,612		—	—
Mid Cap equity funds	18,602,028		18,602,028		—	—
Other funds	6,335,709		6,335,709		—	—
Specialty funds	2,058,045		2,058,045		—	—

Total investments	$	811,811,367	$	811,811,367	—	—

(8) Related Party Transactions

Certain Plan investments are managed or sponsored by Fidelity Investments, an affiliate of Fidelity who is the Trustee as defined by

the Plan and accordingly, these transactions with Fidelity Investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Investments in the

Company Common Stock Fund also qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

(9) Subsequent Events

The Company noted no additional subsequent events which would require recognition or disclosure in its evaluation through

June 27, 2016, the date on which these financial statements were issued.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2015



		Fair value at
		December 31,
Identity of issuer	Description and number of shares	2015
* W. R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock Fund	Common Stock Fund: 1,862,258 shares	$	103,393,425

* Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund — Class K	Mutual Funds: 506,223 shares	16,421,867
* Fidelity Contrafund® — Class K	Mutual Funds:1,274,002 shares	125,973,350
* Fidelity Freedom K 2010 Fund	Mutual Funds: 754,553 shares	9,311,179
* Fidelity Freedom K 2020 Fund	Mutual Funds: 3,840,959 shares	51,929,772
* Fidelity Freedom K 2030 Fund	Mutual Funds: 4,114,396 shares	58,959,289
* Fidelity Freedom K 2040 Fund	Mutual Funds: 2,304,272 shares	34,080,184
* Fidelity Freedom K 2050 Fund	Mutual Funds: 874,116 shares	13,400,204
* Fidelity Freedom K 2060 Fund	Mutual Funds: 12,759 shares	125,930
* Fidelity Freedom K Income Fund	Mutual Funds: 445,060 shares	5,055,884
* Fidelity Government Income Fund	Mutual Funds: 1,687,774 shares	17,384,077
* Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund	Mutual Funds: 1,130,623 shares	29,871,051
* Fidelity Growth Company Fund — Class K	Mutual Funds: 414,685 shares	56,745,557
* Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund	Mutual Funds: 1,498,715 shares	16,081,209
* Fidelity Puritan® Fund — Class K	Mutual Funds: 1,946,351 shares	39,530,393
* Fidelity Select Gold Portfolio	Mutual Funds: 209,762 shares	2,831,792
Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class	Mutual Funds: 524,539 shares	31,173,364
Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund Class R6	Mutual Funds: 444,205 shares	15,711,526
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class	Mutual Funds: 252,053 shares	8,562,234
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Plan Class	Mutual Funds: 2,567,196 shares	25,671,959
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth — Institutional Class	Mutual Funds: 288,170 shares	3,679,935

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2015



		Fair value at
		December 31,
Identity of issuer	Description and number of shares	2015
Spartan Extended Money Market Index Fund – Fidelity Advantage Class	Mutual Funds: 216,780 shares	10,882,364
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Institutional Shares	Mutual Funds: 635,637 shares	6,527,993
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares	Mutual Funds: 266,802 shares	49,790,548
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund Institutional	Mutual Funds: 57,969,759 shares	57,969,759
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares	Mutual Funds: 70,664 shares	6,850,208
Vanguard Total Bond Market ADM	Mutual Funds: 495,986 shares	5,277,296
Vanguard Equity-Income Fund Admiral Shares	Mutual Funds: 608,397 shares	37,690,207

Total Mutual Funds		737,489,131

* Participant loans	2,105 Participant loans (interest rates range from 3.25% to 9.50% per annum with maturities ranging from 1 to 25 years)	18,328,082

Total investments and participant loans		$	859,210,638
* Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Schedule H, Line 4a — Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions

for Delinquent Participant Contributions

Year ended December 31, 2015



	Total that constitute nonexempt prohibited Transactions
Participant contributions transferred late to plan	Contributions not corrected	Contributions corrected outside VFCP	Contributions pending correction in VFCP	Total fully corrected under VFCP and PTE 2002-51
$45,849	—	$45,849	—	—

It was noted that there were unintentional delays during 2015 by the Plan Sponsor in submitting employee contributions to

the Plan. The delays ranged from 26 to 512 days and the withholding amount was $45,849 per the Plan Sponsor. Lost interest

was $25. The Participants’ contributions have been credited and the lost interest was reimbursed to the Plan in June 2016.

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Finance Committee of W. R. Berkley Corporation Profit Sharing Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





	W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION
	PROFIT SHARING PLAN
		/s/ Eugene G. Ballard
	By	Eugene G. Ballard
		Member, Profit Sharing Plan
		Administrative Committee

June 27, 2016

Exhibit Index

Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm