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Insider Trading: BERKLEY W R CORP

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of BERKLEY W R CORP in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of BERKLEY W R CORP since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of BERKLEY W R CORP since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is BER. The reporting company's CIK number is 11544.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $146,181. The total value of stock sales is $8,988,743. The total value of stock exercises is $32,892,864.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at BERKLEY W R CORP (BER) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at BERKLEY W R CORP (BER) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for BERKLEY W R CORP (BER).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 0 0 0 0 303,750 2,840,062
2008-04 40 1,081 0 0 0 0
2008-03 0 0 17,353 483,712 58,272 544,842
2008-02 0 0 64,238 1,852,287 151,881 1,420,087
2007-05 0 0 0 0 1,796,875 12,039,062
2007-03 0 0 0 0 1,000,000 6,700,000
2006-12 0 0 0 0 1,000,000 6,700,000
2006-11 0 0 18,175 654,209 34,175 241,959
2006-03 2,500 145,100 12,700 736,727 25,314 242,634
2006-02 0 0 0 0 253,125 2,164,218
2005-08 0 0 135,000 5,087,820 0 0
2005-06 0 0 4,964 173,988 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for BERKLEY W R CORP (BER)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-12 Berkley William R (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 303,750 9.35 2,840,062
2008-04-21 Shiel James G (SVP - Investments) Purchase 40 27.03 1,081
2008-03-31 Hancock Paul J (SVP - Chief Corporate Actuary) Option Exercise 25,313 9.35 236,676
2008-03-25 Ebers Kevin H (SVP - Information Technology) Sale 6,000 28.13 168,780
2008-03-25 Ebers Kevin H (SVP - Information Technology) Option Exercise 12,707 9.35 118,810
2008-03-25 Patafio Clement P (VP - Corporate Controller) Sale 11,353 27.74 314,932
2008-03-25 Patafio Clement P (VP - Corporate Controller) Option Exercise 20,252 9.35 189,356
2008-02-29 Shiel James G (SVP - Investments) Sale 33,000 28.92 954,195
2008-02-29 Shiel James G (SVP - Investments) Option Exercise 88,595 9.35 828,363
2008-02-22 Cole Robert P (SVP - Regional Operations) Sale 31,238 28.75 898,092
2008-02-22 Cole Robert P (SVP - Regional Operations) Option Exercise 63,286 9.35 591,724
2007-05-08 Berkley William R (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 1,796,875 6.70 12,039,062
2007-03-01 Berkley William R (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 1,000,000 6.70 6,700,000
2006-12-26 Berkley William R (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 1,000,000 6.70 6,700,000
2006-11-07 Shiel James G (SVP - Investments) Sale 18,175 36.00 654,209
2006-11-07 Shiel James G (SVP - Investments) Option Exercise 34,175 7.08 241,959
2006-03-10 Patafio Clement P (VP-Corporate Controller) Sale 12,700 58.01 736,727
2006-03-10 Patafio Clement P (VP-Corporate Controller) Option Exercise 25,314 9.58 242,634
2006-03-01 Hawes Rodney A Jr (Director) Purchase 2,500 58.04 145,100
2006-02-10 Berkley William R (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 253,125 8.55 2,164,218
2005-08-02 Brockbank Mark Ellwood (Director) Sale 85,000 37.90 3,221,670
2005-08-01 Brockbank Mark Ellwood (Director) Sale 50,000 37.32 1,866,150
2005-06-09 Blaylock Ronald E (Director) Sale 4,964 35.05 173,988

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of BERKLEY W R CORP (symbol BER, CIK number 11544) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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