• W.R. Berkley posted Q2 2026 net income to common stockholders of USD 452.26 million, up 12.7% from a year earlier; diluted EPS rose to USD 1.15.
• Operating income climbed 18.2% to USD 497.15 million, while return on equity eased 0.5 percentage points to 18.6%.
• Gross premiums written increased to a record USD 4.14 billion; net premiums written rose to USD 3.43 billion.
• Reported combined ratio improved to 90.0% from 91.6%, while net investment income grew 10.4% to a record USD 418.71 million.
• CEO W. Robert Berkley, Jr. cited attractive opportunities in select liability lines and said capital returned totaled USD 334.1 million, including USD 185.5 million of special dividends.

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