W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) will release its fourth quarter 2012 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. 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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. A live audio webcast of the conference call may be accessed via the Company's website at www.wrberkley.com.

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