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Brett Horn, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

W.R. Berkley is a well-run insurer operating in attractive niches.

WR Berkley's fourth-quarter results were essentially in line with last year’s results, and we believe the company’s full-year results highlight its relative stability compared with peers. ROE for the quarter and the year were 12% and 11%, respectively, and we believe the company’s ability to earn a modest excess return during a period when the overall industry results have been rocked by outsized catastrophe losses supports our narrow moat rating. Compared with peers, WR Berkley's loss ratio has...
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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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