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

W. R. Berkley Q3 net income falls to $446 million; operating income rises 6.4%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

W. R. Berkley reported third quarter 2026 results on October 19, 2026. GAAP net income to common stockholders fell to $446.0 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, from $511.0 million, or $1.28, a year earlier, while operating income, a non-GAAP measure, rose to $456.5 million, or $1.17 per share. The filing gives no new full-year guidance, so shareholders see mixed signals on reported versus underlying profit.

Key points

  • Net income to common stockholders was $446.0 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, versus $511.0 million, or $1.28, in the third quarter of 2025.
  • Operating income rose to $456.5 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, from $440.2 million, or $1.10, a year earlier.
  • Pre-tax underwriting income for the Insurance segment grew 10.6% to $237.7 million, and the reported combined ratio was 90.8%.
  • Net investment income rose to $383.5 million from $351.2 million; the company repurchased $21.1 million of shares in the quarter and returned $728.6 million to shareholders year to date.

The filing

CompanyW. R. Berkley (WRB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 19, 2026, 4:12 PM ET
Accession number0000011544-26-000046

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.