Second graph, first sentence of release should read: The Company has scheduled its quarterly conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its earnings and other information on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. eastern time (sted ... 9:00 a.m. eastern time).

The corrected release reads:

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION TO ANNOUNCE FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS ON JANUARY 31, 2012

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) will release its fourth quarter 2011 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. A copy of the earnings release will be available on the Company's website at www.wrberkley.com.

The Company has scheduled its quarterly conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its earnings and other information on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. eastern time. A live audio webcast of the conference call may be accessed via the Company's website at www.wrberkley.com. A recording of the conference call will be available on the Company's website approximately two hours after the end of the call.

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 in five segments of the property casualty insurance business: specialty insurance, regional property casualty insurance, alternative markets, reinsurance and international.

W. R. Berkley Corporation
Karen A. Horvath, 203-629-3000
Vice President - External
Financial Communications