earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
W.R. Berkley Q1 net income +50.4% to $442M; operating income record $423M
BERKLEY W R CORP
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$1.64
revenue$3,256,773,000
- Net income $442M ($1.64 diluted EPS) vs $294M ($1.06) prior year; operating income $423M ($1.56 EPS), +53.4%.
- Net premiums written record $2.9B, +10.7% YoY; net investment income record $319.8M, +43.2%.
- Combined ratio 88.8% (incl. $30.5M catastrophe losses); pre-tax underwriting income $309M, +31.8%.
- Annualized ROE 23.7%, operating ROE 22.7%; operating cash flow $746M, +67.6%.
- Average rate increases ex-workers' comp ~7.8%; market conditions favorable across many lines.