787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
Tel: 212 728 8000
Fax: 212 728 8111
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Attn:
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Jim B. Rosenberg, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
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Division of Corporation Finance
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Re:
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W. R. Berkley Corporation
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed February 28, 2013
File No. 001-15202
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cc:
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Don Abbott (SEC)
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Sasha Parikh (SEC)
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Eugene G. Ballard (Berkley)
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Ira S. Lederman (Berkley)
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Jeffrey Hochman (WF&G)
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