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UFCS vs WRB
Side-by-side comparison of United Fire Group Inc. (UFCS) and W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both UFCS and WRB operate in Property-Casualty Insurers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- WRB is the larger of the two at $24.85B, about 21.4x UFCS ($1.16B).
- Over the past year, UFCS is up 65.3% and WRB is down 7.5% - UFCS leads by 72.8 points.
- Both names hit the wire about 15 times in the past 4 weeks.
- WRB has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for UFCS).
United Fire Group Inc.
United Fire Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company offers commercial and personal lines of property and casualty insurance; and commercial multiple peril and inland marine insurance, as well as assumed reinsurance products. Its commercial policies include fire and allied lines, other liability, automobile, workers' compensation, and fidelity and surety coverage; and personal lines comprise automobile, and fire and allied lines coverage, including homeowners. The company sells its products through a network of independent agencies. United Fire Group, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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 UFCS
- Director Milligan George D bought $203,535 worth of shares (4,500 units at $45.23), increasing direct ownership by 5% to 90,034 units (SEC Form 4)
- United Fire Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Director Carlton Scott L was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1.00% to 210,329 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Clancy Brenda Kay was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 10% to 22,140 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Drahozal Christopher R was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 53,775 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Foran Matthew R was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 15,264 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Green Mark A. was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 16,064 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Milligan George D was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 85,534 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mcbride Lura E was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 18,463 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Noyce James was granted 2,082 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 32,818 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest WRB
- W.R. Berkley downgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target
- W.R. Berkley upgraded by Goldman with a new price target
- W.R. Berkley Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- Executive Chairman Berkley William R was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.02% to 17,366,375 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ferre Maria Luisa was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 59,234 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mattson Marie Angela was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 47% to 9,667 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mosley Daniel Lynn was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 26% to 14,885 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and CEO Berkley William R Jr was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.07% to 4,555,860 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Farrell Mary C was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 19,378 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Rusbuldt Robert Alan was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 111% to 5,866 units (SEC Form 4)