Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 9, 2021, W. R. Berkley Corporation (the "Company") agreed to sell $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.550% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "Notes"). The Notes were offered pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement dated March 9, 2021 (the "Prospectus Supplement") to the Prospectus dated November 6, 2020, filed as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333- 249950) that became effective when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2020. The offering is expected to close on March 16, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

On March 9, 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as underwriters, with respect to the offer and sale of the Notes. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibit to this report is incorporated by reference into Registration Statement (No. 333- 249950) filed by the Company.

(d) Exhibits





 1.1      Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2021, between the Company
        and BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan
        Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as underwriters.

23.1      Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
        document).




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