Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 11, 2020, the Board of Directors of W. R. Berkley Corporation
approved certain amendments to the: (i) W. R. Berkley Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan for Officers, as amended and restated on November 2, 2016,
effective as of December 31, 2020; and (ii) W. R. Berkley Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan for Directors, as initially adopted on May 3, 2005 and
subsequently amended effective as of December 3, 2007, effective as of
December 31, 2020. The amendments discontinue all future elective deferrals of
director fees and employee compensation by the participants then participating
in the plans and prohibit any additional directors or employees from becoming
eligible to participate in the plans, in each case, effective as of December 31,
2020.
The foregoing descriptions of the above amendments are qualified in their
entirety by the full text of the respective amendments, which are attached to
this Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report
on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
  10.1        Amendment to the W. R. Berkley Corporation Deferred Compensation
            Plan for Officers, effective as of December 31, 2020
  10.2        Amendment to the W. R. Berkley Corporation Deferred Compensation
            Plan for Directors, effective as of December 31, 2020

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