Founded in 1967 and based in Greenwich, Connecticut, W.R. Berkley Corp. is among the largest commercial line P&C insurers in the U.S. The company offers a variety of insurance services from reinsurance to workers' compensation third-party administration. It has two segments - Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment offers coverage in the U.S., the U.K., Continental Europe, South America, Canada, Asia, and Australia. It also provides a variety of fee-based services, including claims, administrative, and consulting services. The Reinsurance segment, which helps other insurance companies and self-insured entities to manage risks through reinsurance, provides services in the U.S., the U.K., Continental Europe, Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and South Africa.

The major indices are mixed at midday, as an earlier rally has lost steam. There's another pause in fighting between Iran and the U.S. and the price of oil has dropped. But earnings continue to flow in, driving individual stocks, and traders are possibly treading water as they await the Fed rate decision later in the week. About one-third of S&P 500 companies report this week, so there are many headlines to consider. Crude oil is down 6% at $84 per barrel, while the yield on the 10-year note is at 4.66%.

W.R. Berkley is an insurance holding company with a host of subsidiaries that primarily underwrite commercial casualty insurance. The firm specializes in niche products that include various excess and surplus lines, workers' compensation insurance, self-insurance consulting, reinsurance, and regional commercial lines for small and midsize businesses.

Founded in 1967 and based in Greenwich, Connecticut, W.R. Berkley Corp. is among the largest commercial line P&C insurers in the U.S. The company offers a variety of insurance services from reinsurance to workers' compensation third-party administration. It has two segments - Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment offers coverage in the U.S., the U.K., Continental Europe, South America, Canada, Asia, and Australia. It also provides a variety of fee-based services, including claims, administrative, and consulting services. The Reinsurance segment, which helps other insurance companies and self-insured entities to manage risks through reinsurance, provides services in the U.S., the U.K., Continental Europe, Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and South Africa.