W. R. Berkley Corporation Announces Sale of Real Estate Investment

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) today announced the sale of its real estate investment at 1101 New York Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The Company expects to report a realized pre-tax gain of approximately $120 million on the sale in the third quarter of 2017, which is in addition to approximately $22 million in pre-tax earnings related to the property in prior years. The sale is in keeping with the Company’s long-term strategy of investing for total return in order to continue delivering superior long-term value creation to shareholders despite a low interest rate environment.

Celebrating 50 years, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty business: Insurance and Reinsurance.

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