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February 12, 2014 03:10 PM (EST)

W.R. Berkley CEO: Expanding Through Acquisitions 'a Dangerous Thing'

W.R. Berkley Corp.'s chairman and chief executive officer said the company has a "different mentality" when it approaches growing its business, comparing the risk of acquiring new business with . . .

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