Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The common stock of the Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WRB”.

In 2024, the Board declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.07 per share in the first quarter and $0.08 per share in each of the remaining three quarters, as well as special dividends of $0.33 per share, $0.25 per share and $0.50 per share in the second, third, and fourth quarters, for a total of $532 million in aggregate dividends in 2024.

The approximate number of record holders of the common stock on February 13, 2025 was 327.

The chart below shows a comparison of 5 year cumulative total return.

Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return

Assumes initial investment of $100 on January 1, 2019, with dividends reinvested.

As of December 31, 2024, the S&P 500® Property and Casualty Insurance Index consisted of The Allstate Corporation, Arch Capital Group Ltd. (added Nov. 2022), Chubb Limited, Cincinnati Financial Corporation, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Loews Corporation (CNA), The Progressive Corporation, The Travelers Companies, Inc., and W. R. Berkley Corporation.

Set forth below is a summary of the shares repurchased by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2024 and the remaining number of shares authorized for purchase by the Company during such period.