---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000011544-25-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WRB"
cik: "0000011544"
company_name: "BERKLEY W R CORP"
filed_at: "2025-07-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T04:57:09.155216+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# W. R. Berkley Q2 net income $401M ($1.00 EPS); record net premiums $3.4B; ROE 19.1%

## Summary
- Net premiums written record $3.4B, up 7.2% YoY; gross premiums $3.98B.
- Combined ratio 91.6%; current accident year ratio before cats 88.4% with $99.2M cat losses.
- Record net investment income $379.3M; book value per share up 6.8% in quarter.
- Returned $223.8M to shareholders: $189.7M special dividends + $34.1M ordinary dividends.
- Record common equity $9.3B; average rate increases ex-workers' comp ~7.6%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000011544-25-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WRB
- cik: 0000011544
- company_name: BERKLEY W R CORP
- filed_at: 2025-07-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154425000021/0000011544-25-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154425000021/wrb-20250721.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-25-000021.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.