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OSG vs WRB
Side-by-side comparison of Octave Specialty Group Inc. (OSG) and W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both OSG and WRB operate in Property-Casualty Insurers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- WRB is the larger of the two at $25.42B, about 125.1x OSG ($203.2M).
- Both names hit the wire about 7 times in the past 4 weeks.
- WRB has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for OSG).
Octave Specialty Group Inc.
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels. Its vessels are engaged in the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the United States flag trades. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned or operated a fleet of 21 vessels totaling an aggregate of approximately 1 million deadweight tons. It serves independent oil traders, refinery operators, and the United States and international government entities. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
W.R. Berkley Corporation
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and general and professional liability lines. It also provides workers' compensation insurance products; accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; specialty environmental products for contractors, consultants, and property owners and facilities operators; specialized insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; umbrella and excess liability coverage products; and liquor liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds. In addition, this segment offers directors and officers, and surety risk products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries; cyber risk solutions; casualty, group life, and crime and fidelity related insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical insurance products; and at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides other insurance companies and self-insureds with assistance in managing their net risk through reinsurance on a portfolio basis through treaty reinsurance or on an individual basis through facultative reinsurance. W. R. Berkley Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Latest OSG
- AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Everspan Indemnity Insurance Company and Its Affiliates
- SEC Form S-8 filed by Octave Specialty Group Inc.
- SEC Form S-8 POS filed by Octave Specialty Group Inc.
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Octave Specialty Group Inc.
- Octave Specialty Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Octave Specialty Group Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- Everspan Group Expands Leadership Team with Three Senior Appointments
- Octave Specialty Group to Release Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 6, 2026
- Chief Executive Officer Leblanc Claude converted options into 39,380 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 21,777 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 1,065,234 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Exec VP & Group COO Smith R Sharon converted options into 11,779 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 4,635 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 156,326 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
Latest WRB
- Amendment: SEC Form 13F-HR/A filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley Meridian
- SEC Form 13F-HR filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- EVP & Secretary Welt Philip S was granted 14,086 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 592 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 214,033 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP & CFO Baio Richard Mark was granted 14,086 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 650 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 227,611 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chairman, President and CEO Berkley William R Jr was granted 98,593 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 4,139 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 4,650,314 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP - Investments Shiel James G was granted 14,086 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 650 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 810,633 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- W. R. Berkley Corporation Names Christopher L. Moede President of Berkley Risk
- W. R. Berkley Corporation Announces Senior Executive Appointments