wrb-20260421

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2026


Commission File Number			1-15202

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

22-1867895

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

475 Steamboat Road

Greenwich

Connecticut

06830

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


(203)			629-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


			None
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $.20 per share

WRB

New York Stock Exchange

5.700% Subordinated Debentures due 2058

WRB-PE

New York Stock Exchange

5.100% Subordinated Debentures due 2059

WRB-PF

New York Stock Exchange

4.250% Subordinated Debentures due 2060

WRB-PG

New York Stock Exchange

4.125% Subordinated Debentures due 2061

WRB-PH

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

W. R. Berkley Corporation 2

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

W. R. Berkley Corporation 3

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Reference is made to the press release of W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”) relating to the announcement of the Company’s results of operations for the first quarter of 2026. The press release was issued on April 21, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

W. R. Berkley Corporation 4

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated April 21, 2026

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

W. R. Berkley Corporation 5

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION


By:	/s/ Richard M. Baio
	Name:	Richard M. Baio
	Title:	Executive Vice President -
		Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 21, 2026

W.R. Berkley Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits