EX-99.1 2 wrb33120268-kex991.htm EX-99.1 Document NEWS RELEASE W. R. Berkley Corporation 475 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (203) 629-3000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Karen A. Horvath Vice President - External Financial Communications (203) 629-3000 W. R. Berkley Corporation Reports First Quarter 2026 Results Return on Equity of 21.2%; Net Income Grew 23.4% to $515.2 Million and Operating Income Grew 22.5% to a Record $514.3 Million Greenwich, CT, April 21, 2026 - W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today reported its first quarter 2026 results. Summary Financial Data (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) First Quarter 2026 2025 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Gross premiums written $ 3,785,766 $ 3,683,939 Net premiums written 3,174,345 3,133,302 Net income to…
Open exhibit ↗Current Report · Items 2.02, 9.01 · 8-K
BERKLEY W R CORP
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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 first quarter of 2026. The press release was issued on April 21, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.…
Company context
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess.
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Item 2.02Item 2.02 - Results of Operations
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 first quarter of 2026. The press release was issued on April 21, 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 Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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