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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000899140-21-000723"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WRB"
cik: "0000011544"
company_name: "BERKLEY W R CORP"
filed_at: "2021-11-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T08:57:08.265440+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# W.R. Berkley amends deferred comp plans; adds fund investments and rabbi trust

## Summary
- Board approved amendment/restatement of Officer and Director deferred comp plans effective Dec 1, 2021.
- Deferrals switched from notional interest rate to deemed investment in selected funds.
- Company authorized a rabbi trust to accumulate assets for plan liabilities; trust assets remain subject to creditors.
- Eligible officers and directors may resume elective deferrals starting Jan 1, 2022.
- Officer plan eligibility: base salary >= $250k; 2021 deferrals prohibited; 2022 elections open.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000899140-21-000723
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WRB
- cik: 0000011544
- company_name: BERKLEY W R CORP
- filed_at: 2021-11-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000089914021000723/0000899140-21-000723-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000089914021000723/w47655837a.htm

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