William R. Berkley
2009
In 2009, William R. Berkley earned a total compensation of $17.8M as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Berkley W R, a 5% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $8,002,244 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $8,317,950 |
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Other | $489,885 |
| Total | $17,810,079 |
Berkley received $8.3M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 47% of the total pay in 2009.
Berkley also received $8M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1M in salary and $489.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, William R. Berkley's compensation ranked 71st out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Berkley earned more than 99.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 71 out of 9,885 | 99th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 14 out of 2,204 | 99th |
Major group Insurance Carriers | 5 out of 336 | 99th |
Industry group Fire, Marine, And Casualty Insurance | 2 out of 182 | 99th |
Industry Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance | 2 out of 182 | 99th |
Source: SEC filing on April 8, 2010.
Berkley's colleagues
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