W. Robert Berkley, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer of W. R. Berkley Corp. (WRB). The company reported total compensation of $16,823,866 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,097,800 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,850,038 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $11,176,030 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $699,998 |
| Total | $16,823,866 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure W. R. Berkley Corp. filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-170583.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,097,800 | $0 | $3,850,038 | $0 | $11,176,030 | $0 | $699,998 | $16,823,866 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,086,800 | $0 | $3,850,044 | $0 | $11,696,675 | $0 | $737,714 | $17,371,233 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,086,800 | $0 | $3,850,025 | $0 | $11,198,400 | $0 | $678,341 | $16,813,566 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for W. R. Berkley Corp..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,951,841 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $3,872,025 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 69th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group W. R. Berkley Corp. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Berkley | Executive Chairman of the Board | $17,049,206 |
| W. Robert Berkley, Jr. this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $16,823,866 |
| Philip Welt | Executive Vice President -- Secretary | $3,132,761 |
| Richard Baio | Executive Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer | $3,127,710 |
| Lucille Sgaglione | Executive Vice President | $2,309,564 |
| James Shiel | Executive Vice President -- Investments | $2,307,415 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full W. R. Berkley Corp. compensation brief.
W. Robert Berkley, Jr.'s compensation sits inside W. R. Berkley Corp.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.