W. R. Berkley’s underwriting income grows 15% to $338m in Q4’25
W. R. BerkleyW. R. Berkley(US:WRB) ReinsuranceNe.ws·2026-01-27 17:00

W. R. Berkley Corporation, a commercial lines property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, has reported pre-tax underwriting income growth of 14.9% to a record 338millionforthefourthquarterof2025(Q425),andarecord338 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 (Q4’25), and a record 1.2 billion for the full year 2025 (FY’25).The strong underwriting result came on the back of a rise in gross written premiums (GWP) in the quarter to 3.61billion,upfrom3.61 billion, up from 3.5 billion in Q4’25. For FY’25, GWP rose to 15.12billioncomparedto15.12 billion compared to 14.21 billion in 2024.Additionally, n ...