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WRB Ex-Dividend Reminder - 9/8/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, September 6, 10:32 AM ET
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On 9/8/11, W.R. Berkley Corp. (NYSE:WRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.08, payable on 10/4/11. As a percentage of WRB's recent stock price of $29.41, this dividend works out to approximately 0.27%.

Below is a dividend history chart for WRB, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.08 declared by W.R. Berkley Corp.:

WRB Dividend History
Date Div*
06/10/11 0.080
03/17/11 0.070
12/02/10 0.070
09/08/10 0.070
06/10/10 0.070
03/17/10 0.060
12/10/09 0.060
09/10/09 0.060
06/10/09 0.060
03/17/09 0.060
12/10/08 0.060
09/10/08 0.060
06/11/08 0.060
03/17/08 0.050
12/12/07 0.050
09/12/07 0.050
06/13/07 0.050
03/15/07 0.050
12/13/06 0.040
09/13/06 0.040
06/14/06 0.040
03/16/06 0.060
12/14/05 0.050
09/15/05 0.050
06/14/05 0.050
03/22/05 0.075
12/13/04 0.070
09/15/04 0.070
06/14/04 0.070
03/17/04 0.070
12/11/03 0.070
09/17/03 0.070
06/13/03 0.100
03/21/03 0.100
12/11/02 0.090
09/17/02 0.090
06/13/02 0.130
03/20/02 0.130
03/18/02 0.130
12/12/01 0.130
09/17/01 0.130
06/13/01 0.130
03/19/01 0.130
12/13/00 0.130
09/14/00 0.130
06/14/00 0.130
03/17/00 0.130
12/15/99 0.130
09/15/99 0.130
06/11/99 0.130
03/17/99 0.130
12/14/98 0.120
09/16/98 0.120
06/11/98 0.120
03/17/98 0.120
12/12/97 0.110
09/16/97 0.165
06/11/97 0.150
03/17/97 0.150
12/12/96 0.130
09/16/96 0.130
06/13/96 0.130
03/25/96 0.130
12/15/95 0.120
09/26/95 0.120
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from WRB is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.09% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, WRB makes up 2.69% of the Dynamic Insurance Portfolio ETF (PIC) which is trading lower by about 7.6% on the day Tuesday.

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WRB operates in the Insurance Brokers sector, among companies like White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE:WTM) which is down about 0.5% today, and Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) trading lower by about 4.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WRB, versus WTM and GNW.

WRB,WTM,GNW Relative Performance Chart

In Tuesday trading, W.R. Berkley Corp. shares are currently off about 1.9% on the day.


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