Recent 8-K filings for WRB
Highest-materiality recent filing
W.R. Berkley Q4 2025: record underwriting income, ROE 21.4%, EPS $1.13
- Q4 net income $449.5M ($1.13/diluted); operating income $449.6M ($1.13/diluted).
- Pre-tax underwriting income record $338M (+14.9% YoY); combined ratio 89.4%.
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W.R. Berkley Q1 net income up 23.4% to $515.2M; operating income record $514.3M
Diluted EPS $1.31 net / $1.30 operating; annualized ROE of 21.2%.
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W.R. Berkley Q4 2025: record underwriting income, ROE 21.4%, EPS $1.13
Q4 net income $449.5M ($1.13/diluted); operating income $449.6M ($1.13/diluted).
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Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance acquires beneficial ownership of at least 12.5% of WRB
MSI now holds ≥12.5% of WRB outstanding common stock under previously announced Berkley family agreements.
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W.R. Berkley Q3 net income up 39.8% to $511M; ROE 24.3%, combined ratio 90.9%
Net income $511.0 million ($1.28 diluted EPS), up 39.8% from $365.6 million ($0.91) YoY; operating income $440.2 million ($1.10 per share).
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W. R. Berkley Q2 net income $401M ($1.00 EPS); record net premiums $3.4B; ROE 19.1%
Net premiums written record $3.4B, up 7.2% YoY; gross premiums $3.98B.
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Shareholders approve increase in authorized common shares to 1.875 billion at annual meeting
Authorized shares increased from 1.25B to 1.875B (359M for, 13M against).
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WRB Q1 net income $417.6M ($1.04 EPS); record net premiums $3.13B, ROE 19.9%
Net premiums written record $3.13B, up 10% YoY; net income $417.6M ($1.04 diluted EPS).
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Mitsui Sumitomo to buy 15% of W.R. Berkley shares; Berkley family keeps stake
MSI to purchase 15% of WRB common stock via open-market/private transactions from third parties only.
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W.R. Berkley Q4 net income up 45% to $576M; record full-year operating income $1.67B
Q4 net income $576M ($1.44 diluted EPS); operating income $453M, a record (+15.5% YoY).
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W.R. Berkley Q3 net income rose to $366M; ROE 19.6%, operating ROE 20.0%
Q3 net income $366M ($0.91 diluted EPS), up from $334M ($0.82) a year ago.
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Q2 net income $371.9M, operating EPS $1.04; record net investment income $372M up 52%
Net income of $371.9M ($0.92 diluted EPS); operating income of $418.1M ($1.04 operating EPS).
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William R. Berkley re-elected with 224,766,257 votes for; Christopher L. Augostini with 217,334,725.
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W.R. Berkley Q1 net income +50.4% to $442M; operating income record $423M
Net income $442M ($1.64 diluted EPS) vs $294M ($1.06) prior year; operating income $423M ($1.56 EPS), +53.4%.
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W.R. Berkley discloses $294.9M Argentine bond exposure; Q2 inflation-linked income estimate $45-65M
Book value of Argentine bonds was $294.9M as of March 31, 2024; $172.8M in inflation-linked securities.
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