---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000011544-25-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WRB"
cik: "0000011544"
company_name: "BERKLEY W R CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T09:00:39.361387+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 income up 45% to $576M; record full-year operating income $1.67B

## Summary
- Q4 net income $576M ($1.44 diluted EPS); operating income $453M, a record (+15.5% YoY).
- Full-year net income $1.76B ($4.36 EPS); record pre-tax underwriting income $1.1B.
- Quarterly combined ratio 90.2%; average rate increase ex-workers' comp ~7.7%.
- Book value per share grew 23.5% before dividends and repurchases.
- Full-year capital returned to shareholders $835.6M ($412.3M special dividends, $303.7M buybacks).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000011544-25-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WRB
- cik: 0000011544
- company_name: BERKLEY W R CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-27T23:59:59+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/11544/000001154425000002/0000011544-25-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154425000002/wrb-20250127.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000002
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000002.txt

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