secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BERKLEY W R CORP (WRB)
CIK:        0000011544
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-20T20:13:03+00:00
Accession:  0000011544-26-000033
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

W.R. Berkley Q2 2026: record gross premiums $4.1B, net income $452M, operating ROE 20.5%
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- Gross premiums written record $4.1B (+4.2% YoY); net premiums written $3.43B.
- Net income $452.3M ($1.15 diluted EPS) vs $401.3M ($1.00) in Q2 2025; operating income $497.1M ($1.27).
- Pre-tax underwriting income up 21.8% to $317.5M; combined ratio 90.0% (ex-cat 88.1%).
- Record net investment income $418.7M (+10.4% YoY); fixed-maturity yield improved, average rating AA-.
- Returned $334.1M to shareholders: $185.5M special dividends, $111.5M buybacks, $37.1M regular dividends.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154426000033/0000011544-26-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/11544/000001154426000033/wrb-20260720.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000011544-26-000033

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