Form 8-K · Current report
W. R. Berkley Corporation 8-K, filed Oct 19, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000011544
- Accession no.
- 0000011544-26-000046
Summary
W. R. Berkley Corporation reported third-quarter 2026 net income to common stockholders of $446.0 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, and operating income of $456.5 million, or $1.17 per diluted share. The company reported that Insurance segment pre-tax underwriting income rose 10.6% to $237.7 million and net investment income grew to $383.5 million, while CEO W. Robert Berkley Jr. cited underwriting discipline and investment portfolio strength.
Key points
- W. R. Berkley reported third-quarter 2026 net income to common stockholders of $446.0 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, down from $511.0 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, a year earlier.
- Operating income rose to $456.5 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, and net investment income increased to $383.5 million.
- The Insurance segment's pre-tax underwriting income grew 10.6% to $237.7 million; the reported combined ratio was 90.8% and the accident-year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses was 88.1%.
- CEO W. Robert Berkley Jr. said the quarter reflected specialty underwriting discipline and investment portfolio performance; the company returned $728.6 million to shareholders year-to-date, including $435.1 million of share repurchases.
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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 third quarter of 2026. The press release was issued on October 19, 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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