---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000011544-22-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WRB"
cik: "0000011544"
company_name: "BERKLEY W R CORP"
filed_at: "2022-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T14:46:13.780847+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# W.R. Berkley Q4 net premiums written +26.6% YoY; full-year operating EPS $5.10, ROE 16.2%

## Summary
- Q4 net premiums written $2.275B (+26.6% YoY); net income $294.4M ($1.59 EPS) vs $312.2M prior year.
- Full-year net income $1.02B ($5.48 EPS) vs $530.7M ($2.81) in 2020; record underwriting income $845.3M.
- Q4 combined ratio 88.2% (cat losses $48.5M); current accident year combined ratio ex-cat 86.0%.
- Book value per share grew 12.5% before dividends and buybacks; operating cash flow $2.2B (+35.1%).
- Formed Berkley Management Protection and Berkley Small Business Solutions as new operating units.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000011544-22-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WRB
- cik: 0000011544
- company_name: BERKLEY W R CORP
- filed_at: 2022-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154422000003/0000011544-22-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154422000003/wrb-20220127.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-22-000003
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-22-000003.txt

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