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W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB ) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call January 26, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Robert Berkley - President & CEO Richard Baio - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Alex Scott - Goldman Sachs Ryan Tunis - Autonomous Research Josh Shanker - Bank of America Yaron Kinar - Jefferies Meyer Shields - KBW Mike Zaremski - BMO Operator Good day, and welcome to the W. R. Berkley Corporation's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call.

W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

W.R. Berkley (WRB) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 8.41% and 0.55%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

W.R. Berkley (WRB) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

W. R. Berkley (WRB) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for W. R. Berkley (WRB)

W.R. Berkley's (WRB) fourth quarter results are likely to reflect higher premiums partialy offset by higher expense.

Will W.R. Berkley's (WRB) Beat Streak Continue in Q4 Earnings?

W.R. Berkley (WRB) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Why W.R. Berkley (WRB) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again

W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and general and professional liability lines. It also provides workers' compensation insurance products; accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; specialty environmental products for contractors, consultants, and property owners and facilities operators; specialized insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; umbrella and excess liability coverage products; and liquor liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds. In addition, this segment offers directors and officers, and surety risk products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries; cyber risk solutions; casualty, group life, and crime and fidelity related insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical insurance products; and at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides other insurance companies and self-insureds with assistance in managing their net risk through reinsurance on a portfolio basis through treaty reinsurance or on an individual basis through facultative reinsurance. W. R. Berkley Corporation was founded in 1967 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.