---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000011544-25-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WRB"
cik: "0000011544"
company_name: "BERKLEY W R CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T10:01:02.824807+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WRB Q1 net income $417.6M ($1.04 EPS); record net premiums $3.13B, ROE 19.9%

## Summary
- Net premiums written record $3.13B, up 10% YoY; net income $417.6M ($1.04 diluted EPS).
- Operating income $404.7M (operating EPS $1.01); operating ROE 19.3%.
- Combined ratio 90.9% incl. $111.1M catastrophe losses (3.7 pts).
- Net investment income $360.3M, +12.6% YoY; book value per share grew 7.1% in quarter.
- Average rate increases ~8.3% (excl. workers' comp); record net invested assets $30.7B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000011544-25-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WRB
- cik: 0000011544
- company_name: BERKLEY W R CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154425000007/0000011544-25-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154425000007/wrb-20250421.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000007
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000007.txt

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