BER Berkley W R Cp

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: BER) announced today that William R. Berkley, its chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the Merrill Lynch Insurance Investors Conference being held at the Merrill Lynch headquarters in New York City. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. eastern time. Mr. Berkley�s presentation will be webcast live on the company�s website at http://www.wrberkley.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the company�s website within 24 hours and remain accessible for approximately the next 30 days. 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.