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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · W. R. Berkley (WRB)

W. R. Berkley Q2 net income rises to $371.9 million, EPS $0.92 vs $0.87

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

W. R. Berkley reported second quarter 2024 net income to common stockholders of $371.9 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, up from $356.3 million, or $0.87, a year earlier. Operating income per diluted share rose to $1.04 from $0.76, and total revenues increased to $3.31 billion from $2.99 billion. Per-share figures are adjusted for the 3-for-2 stock split effective July 10, 2024.

Key points

  • Net income to common stockholders was $371.9 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, versus $356.3 million, or $0.87, in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Operating income per diluted share was $1.04, up from $0.76; total revenues were $3.31 billion versus $2.99 billion.
  • The consolidated GAAP combined ratio was 91.1%, compared with 89.6% a year earlier.
  • The company returned $381.3 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $223.8 million of share repurchases.

The filing

CompanyW. R. Berkley (WRB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2024, 4:11 PM ET
Accession number0000011544-24-000021

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 22, 2024.

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