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ROOT vs WRB
Side-by-side comparison of Root Inc. (ROOT) and W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ROOT and WRB operate in Property-Casualty Insurers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- WRB is the larger of the two at $23.96B, about 26.4x ROOT ($908.7M).
- ROOT has been more active in the news (4 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for WRB).
- WRB has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 18 for ROOT).
Root Inc.
Root, Inc. provides insurance products and services in the United States. The company offers auto, homeowners, and renters insurance products. The company operates a direct-to-consumer model and serves customers primarily through mobile applications, as well as through its website. Its direct distribution channels also cover digital, media, and referral channels, as well as distribution partners. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
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 ROOT
- Root Celebrates Back-to-Back Indianapolis 500 Victories Through Partnerships Built on Performance and Innovation
- Chief Accounting Officer Forish Ryan covered exercise/tax liability with 351 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 25,100 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Administrative Officer Allison Jonathan sold $89,872 worth of shares (1,606 units at $55.96) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 68,356 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Administrative Officer Allison Jonathan sold $95,092 worth of shares (1,706 units at $55.74) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 69,962 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Root Inc.
- Root, Inc. Announces 2026 First Quarter Results
- Root Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Root Lowers Cost of Capital Through Refinancing and Announces $75 Million Share Repurchase Program
- Chief Accounting Officer Forish Ryan covered exercise/tax liability with 82 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.32% to 25,451 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Root, Inc. to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Latest WRB
- SEC Form 13F-HR filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- W.R. Berkley downgraded by Argus
- W. R. Berkley Corporation Names R. Christopher DeLauder President of Berkley Environmental
- W.R. Berkley upgraded by BMO Capital Markets with a new price target
- SEC Form DEFA14A filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by W.R. Berkley Corporation
- W.R. Berkley Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- W. R. Berkley Corporation Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
- W. R. Berkley Corporation Names Christopher T. Reichardt President of Berkley Oil & Gas