FINHUB Insights

What the executives and directors of W. R. Berkley Corporation actually did with their own shares, decoded from three years of SEC Form 4 filings.

$705.5M net open-market flow, 12 m
94 open-market buys, 12 m
of sale value on 10b5-1 plans
156 days since an insider bought

The tape: three years of insider trades

Open-market buy Discretionary sale Planned sale (10b5-1) Reported-price path Routine
$25$50$752024Jul2025Jul2026JulBERKLEY WILLIAM R — routine flow, 92.9K (2023-08-15)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 13.7K (2023-08-15)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 93.3K (2023-08-15)Baio Richard Mark — routine flow, 12.8K (2023-08-15)Sgaglione Lucille T — routine flow, 13.7K (2023-08-15)Welt Philip S — routine flow, 8,314 (2023-08-15)BERKLEY WILLIAM R — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)BLAYLOCK RONALD E — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)SHAPIRO MARK L — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)Ferre Maria Luisa — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)Farrell Mary C — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)Augostini Christopher L — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)Talisman Jonathan — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)Mosley Daniel Lynn — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)Mattson Marie Angela — routine flow, 2,534 (2024-06-12)BERKLEY WILLIAM R — routine flow, 125K (2024-08-15)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 18.3K (2024-08-15)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 125.5K (2024-08-15)Baio Richard Mark — routine flow, 18.3K (2024-08-15)Sgaglione Lucille T — routine flow, 18.2K (2024-08-15)Welt Philip S — routine flow, 18.2K (2024-08-15)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 1,500 (2024-12-26)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 208K (2025-01-08)BERKLEY WILLIAM R — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)BLAYLOCK RONALD E — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Ferre Maria Luisa — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Farrell Mary C — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Augostini Christopher L — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Talisman Jonathan — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Mosley Daniel Lynn — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Mattson Marie Angela — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)Rusbuldt Robert Alan — routine flow, 2,776 (2025-06-11)BERKLEY WILLIAM R — routine flow, 116.1K (2025-08-15)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 16.9K (2025-08-15)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 116.6K (2025-08-15)Baio Richard Mark — routine flow, 16.9K (2025-08-15)Sgaglione Lucille T — routine flow, 16.8K (2025-08-15)Welt Philip S — routine flow, 16.8K (2025-08-15)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 1,250 (2025-12-18)BERKLEY WILLIAM R — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)BLAYLOCK RONALD E — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Ferre Maria Luisa — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Farrell Mary C — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Augostini Christopher L — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Talisman Jonathan — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Mosley Daniel Lynn — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Mattson Marie Angela — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)Rusbuldt Robert Alan — routine flow, 3,090 (2026-06-03)SHIEL JAMES G — routine flow, 14.7K (2026-08-03)BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR — routine flow, 102.7K (2026-08-03)Baio Richard Mark — routine flow, 14.7K (2026-08-03)Welt Philip S — routine flow, 14.7K (2026-08-03)Routine: vests, tax, giftsMITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 408.4K @ $69.44 = $28.4M (2025-12-19)MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 876.6K @ $70.41 = $61.7M (2025-12-26)×6MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 877.7K @ $70.27 = $61.7M (2026-01-02)×4MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 1.2M @ $69.54 = $80.1M (2026-01-09)×13MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 1.3M @ $68.55 = $92.3M (2026-01-16)×9MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 1.3M @ $67.4 = $89.5M (2026-01-23)×7MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 1.5M @ $67.63 = $102.4M (2026-01-30)×12MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 355.2K @ $68.37 = $24.3M (2026-02-06)×10MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 138K @ $70.04 = $9.7M (2026-02-13)×12MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 1.1M @ $70.81 = $75.9M (2026-02-20)×6MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 853.7K @ $71.31 = $60.9M (2026-02-27)×9MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) — Open-market buy: 258.2K @ $72.61 = $18.7M (2026-03-03)×4Mitsui $102.4MMitsui $92.3M

Every marker sits at the exact price reported on the Form 4. The line is the monthly median of all prices insiders reported, so the chart needs no market feed; the gray strip is routine flow (vestings, tax withholding, gifts) that headlines love to miscount as selling.

Where the shares went, last 12 months

Granted: 460KGranted 460KBought on market: 10.2MBought on market 10.2MWithheld for tax: 17.9KWithheld for tax 17.9KGifts: 1,250Gifts 1,250Kept: 10.6MKept 10.6M

Every Form 4 movement decomposed: what flowed in (grants, vested equity, purchases) and what flowed out (tax withholding, plan sales, discretionary sales, gifts). Counted in shares, because grants carry no price.

Skin in the game

10020222023202420252026SHIEL JAMES GBERKLEY WILLIAM R JRBERKLEY WILLIAM RMS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTDBerkley 265.8Berkley 233.4Shiel 198.1Mitsui 120.4Ms&ad 120.4

Directly held shares as reported after each trade, indexed to 100 five years back. Direct holdings only: trust and family-entity positions are per-entity in the filings and do not sum honestly, so this chart refuses to guess. The steps are the trades.

Who holds what

Insider Role Shares held Buys 12 m Sales 12 m 12 m Last trade
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD 10% owner 58.7M $705.5M 2026-03-03
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 10% owner 58.7M
BERKLEY WILLIAM R Executive Chairman Officer 17.6M
BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR President and COO COO 4.9M
SHIEL JAMES G EVP - Investments Officer 811.3K 2018-06-13
Sgaglione Lucille T EVP Officer 241.8K
Baio Richard Mark EVP & CFO CFO 228.3K
Welt Philip S EVP & Secretary Officer 214.6K
BLAYLOCK RONALD E Director 133.5K 2011-04-27
Augostini Christopher L Director 109.9K
Ferre Maria Luisa Director 59.2K
Talisman Jonathan Director 33.8K 2022-07-05
Farrell Mary C Director 19.7K 2009-05-21
Mosley Daniel Lynn Director 14.9K

Open-market trade log

Date Insider Type Shares Price Value Since trade Filed
2026-03-03 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 39K $71.60 $2.8M +1.3% 2026-03-03
2026-03-03 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 73.2K $72.52 $5.3M 0% 2026-03-03
2026-03-02 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 45.1K $72.29 $3.3M +0.3% 2026-03-03
2026-03-02 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 100.9K $73.20 $7.4M -0.9% 2026-03-03
2026-02-27 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 147K $71.63 $10.5M +1.2% 2026-02-27
2026-02-26 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 7,509 $72.11 $541K +0.6% 2026-02-27
2026-02-26 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 145.5K $71.65 $10.4M +1.2% 2026-02-27
2026-02-25 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 14.4K $71.77 $1M +1.1% 2026-02-25
2026-02-25 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 154.5K $71.39 $11M +1.6% 2026-02-25
2026-02-24 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 61.6K $71.28 $4.4M +1.7% 2026-02-25
2026-02-24 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 103.2K $70.52 $7.3M +2.8% 2026-02-25
2026-02-23 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 16.4K $71.80 $1.2M +1% 2026-02-25
2026-02-23 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 203.6K $71.09 $14.5M +2% 2026-02-25
2026-02-20 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 160.6K $70.80 $11.4M +2.4% 2026-02-20
2026-02-19 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 44K $71.50 $3.1M +1.4% 2026-02-20
2026-02-19 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 301K $70.53 $21.2M +2.8% 2026-02-20
2026-02-18 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 45.3K $70.96 $3.2M +2.2% 2026-02-18
2026-02-18 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 239.8K $70.58 $16.9M +2.8% 2026-02-18
2026-02-17 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 281.4K $71.19 $20M +1.9% 2026-02-18
2026-02-13 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 280 $71.18 $20K +1.9% 2026-02-13
2026-02-13 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 4,314 $70.30 $303K +3.2% 2026-02-13
2026-02-13 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 15.4K $69.73 $1.1M +4% 2026-02-13
2026-02-12 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 2,401 $72.76 $175K -0.3% 2026-02-13
2026-02-12 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 17.6K $71.88 $1.3M +0.9% 2026-02-13
2026-02-11 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 3,578 $70.50 $252K +2.9% 2026-02-11
2026-02-11 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 9,289 $69.59 $646K +4.2% 2026-02-11
2026-02-11 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 11.2K $71.45 $798K +1.5% 2026-02-11
2026-02-10 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 12.1K $69.92 $845K +3.7% 2026-02-11
2026-02-10 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 21.9K $69.09 $1.5M +5% 2026-02-11
2026-02-09 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 4,048 $70.32 $285K +3.1% 2026-02-11
2026-02-09 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 36K $69.27 $2.5M +4.7% 2026-02-11
2026-02-06 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 4,306 $71.39 $307K +1.6% 2026-02-06
2026-02-06 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 15.7K $70.46 $1.1M +2.9% 2026-02-06
2026-02-05 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 6,528 $70.79 $462K +2.4% 2026-02-06
2026-02-05 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 13.5K $71.25 $960K +1.8% 2026-02-06
2026-02-04 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 2,585 $69.77 $180K +3.9% 2026-02-04
2026-02-04 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 22.4K $70.25 $1.6M +3.2% 2026-02-04
2026-02-03 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 8,347 $67.75 $566K +7% 2026-02-04
2026-02-03 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 31.7K $68.87 $2.2M +5.3% 2026-02-04
2026-02-02 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 13.2K $68.42 $900K +6% 2026-02-04
2026-02-02 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 237.1K $67.71 $16.1M +7.1% 2026-02-04
2026-01-30 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 195K $68.36 $13.3M +6.1% 2026-01-30
2026-01-29 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 27.7K $68.56 $1.9M +5.8% 2026-01-30
2026-01-29 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 262.3K $68.08 $17.9M +6.5% 2026-01-30
2026-01-28 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 28.6K $67.89 $1.9M +6.8% 2026-01-28
2026-01-28 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 280.4K $67.58 $18.9M +7.3% 2026-01-28
2026-01-27 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 800 $65.86 $53K +10.1% 2026-01-28
2026-01-27 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 2,671 $69.04 $184K +5% 2026-01-28
2026-01-27 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 8,582 $68.56 $588K +5.8% 2026-01-28
2026-01-27 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 12K $66.87 $802K +8.5% 2026-01-28
2026-01-27 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 326K $67.40 $22M +7.6% 2026-01-28
2026-01-26 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 76.4K $67.88 $5.2M +6.8% 2026-01-28
2026-01-26 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 293.6K $66.86 $19.6M +8.5% 2026-01-28
2026-01-23 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 166.9K $67.18 $11.2M +8% 2026-01-23
2026-01-23 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 201.1K $66.77 $13.4M +8.6% 2026-01-23
2026-01-22 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 330K $67.45 $22.3M +7.5% 2026-01-23
2026-01-21 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 59K $66.95 $4M +8.3% 2026-01-21
2026-01-21 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 261K $67.60 $17.6M +7.3% 2026-01-21
2026-01-20 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 45K $68.08 $3.1M +6.5% 2026-01-21
2026-01-20 MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD (10% owner) Open-market buy 265K $67.75 $18M +7% 2026-01-21

“Since trade” compares with the latest insider-implied price, not a market quote; this site carries no market data by design.

Filing hygiene

79 Forms 4, 3 years
1 filed late
0 amendments
1.5 avg. days to file

How to read this

A Form 4 transaction code decides everything. P is an open-market purchase and S an open-market sale; those two are the only codes where an insider chose to trade. A is a grant, M an option exercise or vesting, F shares withheld to cover tax, G a gift. Most “insiders dumped billions” headlines are code F and M mechanics.

Sales flagged 10b5-1 run on a plan the insider adopted in advance; since 2023 every Form 4 carries that flag. Buys have historically predicted returns, sales mostly have not, and this page states filings, not advice.

Every number on this page comes from Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed with the SEC, refreshed daily. Browse the source filings on SEC EDGAR. Data through 2026-08-06