Form 8-K · Current report
W. R. Berkley Corporation 8-K, filed Jul 20, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000011544
- Accession no.
- 0000011544-26-000033
Summary
W. R. Berkley Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $452.3 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, on record gross premiums written of $4.1 billion and record net investment income of $418.7 million. Chairman, CEO and President W. Robert Berkley, Jr. credited a 20.5% operating return on equity to underwriting performance and investment income, and said the company continues to see attractive opportunities in select liability lines.
Key points
- Operating income rose 18.2% to $497.1 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, and return on equity was 18.6% with operating return on equity of 20.5%.
- Pre-tax underwriting income grew 21.8% to $317.5 million; the reported combined ratio was 90.0% and the accident-year combined ratio excluding 2.0 points of catastrophe losses was 88.1%.
- Net investment income from fixed-maturity securities increased 11.9%, with an average credit rating of AA- and a 3.2-year duration on the fixed-maturity portfolio.
- The company returned $334.1 million to shareholders: $185.5 million in special dividends, $111.5 million in share repurchases and $37.1 million in regular dividends.
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Items reported
- 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Reference is made to the press release of W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”) relating to the announcement of the Company’s results of operations for the second quarter of 2026. The press release was issued on July 20, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained herein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the…
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