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W.R. Berkley Founder Known for Building Global Insurer and Straight Talk, Dies at 80

W.R. Berkley Corp. Executive Chairman William "Bill" R. Berkley has died 59 years after founding the global commercial insurance and reinsurance business that carries his name. . . .

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