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W.R. Berkley Q2 2026: record gross premiums $4.1B, net income $452M, operating ROE 20.5%
Gross premiums written record $4.1B (+4.2% YoY); net premiums written $3.43B.
W.R. Berkley Corp founder and Executive Chairman William R. Berkley dies at 80; son named Chairman
William R. Berkley, founder and Executive Chairman, passed away at age 80.
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%.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
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%.
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.
W.R. Berkley Q4 2023: ROE 23.6%, record underwriting income and net investment income
Q4 net income per diluted share $1.47, operating income $1.45; full-year net $5.05, operating $4.92.
W.R. Berkley Q3 net income up 45.7% to $334M; operating ROE 21.7%
Net income $333.6M ($1.23 diluted EPS), up 45.7% YoY; operating EPS $1.35 vs $1.01.
W. R. Berkley Q2 net income doubles to $356M; ROE 21.1%
Net income $356.3M ($1.30 diluted EPS) vs $179.3M ($0.64) YoY; operating income $310.9M ($1.14).
W.R. Berkley Q1 net income falls to $294M from $591M; ROE 17.4%
Net income $294.1M ($1.06 diluted EPS), down from $590.6M ($2.12) YoY.
W.R. Berkley Q4 net income up 29.8% to $382M; record FY net income $1.4B
Q4 diluted EPS $1.37 vs $1.06 YoY; operating EPS $1.16. Return on equity 23.0%.
W.R. Berkley Q3 2022 operating ROE 16.9%; net investment income up 51%
Operating income $281.8M (+14.2% YoY); operating EPS $1.01.
W. R. Berkley Q2 net premiums written up 16.9% to record $2.59B; operating income +43%
Net premiums written record $2.59B, up 16.9%; gross premiums up 14.7% to $3.05B.
Q1 net income $591M ($2.12/sh), up 157%; record underwriting income $274M; ROE 35.5%
Net income $590.6M, diluted EPS $2.12, vs $0.82 YoY, up 157%.
W.R. Berkley Q4 net premiums written +26.6% YoY; full-year operating EPS $5.10, ROE 16.2%
Q4 net premiums written $2.275B (+26.6% YoY); net income $294.4M ($1.59 EPS) vs $312.2M prior year.
W.R. Berkley Q3 net income up 72% to $261M, diluted EPS $1.40, ROE 16.6%
Net premiums written increased 23.7% to $2.33B; combined ratio 90.4% incl. $73.8M catastrophe losses.
W.R. Berkley Q2 net premiums up 27.2%; ROE 15.0%; record underwriting income $202.2M
Net premiums written $2.21B, up 27.2% YoY; combined ratio 89.7%.
On March 1, 2022, Leigh Ann Pusey notified William R. Berkley, the Executive Chairman of W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”), that she has opted not to stand for re-election as a director at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders that is anticipated to be held on June 15, 2022.
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