Berkley W R Corp

Company facts

Industry

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

Headquarters

Greenwich, Connecticut

Most recent report

10-Q, filed Jul 31, 2026

Incorporated

Delaware

Filings on record

1,000+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 11544

Fiscal year ends

December

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: Jun 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 2 of 11 sections worth reading, with 1 positive, 3 notable, and 3 negative flags.

• Legal Proceedings (Item 1)

  Core financials with detailed notes on loss development, litigation, and related parties.
  Positive

  • Subsidiary won lawsuit for over $90M in event cancellation claim, court ruled April 23, 2026.
  Negative

  • Insurance segment $7M adverse development in H1 2026 from auto-related social inflation.

• Unregistered Sales and Repurchases (Item 2)

  Full MD&A with segment results, reserve details, social inflation concerns, and liquidity updates.
  Notable

  • Average renewal premium rates increased 5.1% in H1 2026 (5.6% excl. workers' comp), supporting margins.
  • Revolving credit facility renewed June 2026, extended maturity to 2031, $300M capacity unused.
  • Share repurchases of 6.2M shares for $414M in H1 2026; special dividend $0.50 in Q2.
  Negative

  • Adverse other liability and auto development in Insurance from social inflation; losses exceeding expectations.
  • Net realized and unrealized losses on investments of $71M in H1 2026 vs. gains of $46M in H1 2025.

What changed: Jun 2026 vs. Mar 2026

About 14% of WRB's Jun 2026 10-Q is new information. 47 paragraphs were added, 138 changed, and 14 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 2 92
• Item 1 53
• Item 6 3
• Item 4 1
• Item 5 1