What is W.R. Berkley's short-tail lines — earned premiums?

W.R. Berkley (WRB) reported short-tail lines — earned premiums of $652.52M in Q1 2026.

How has W.R. Berkley's short-tail lines — earned premiums changed year-over-year?

W.R. Berkley's short-tail lines — earned premiums increased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $596.11M to $652.52M.

What does short-tail lines — earned premiums mean?

The portion of written premiums that corresponds to the coverage period already provided to policyholders within the short-tail insurance segment. It represents the revenue recognized by the insurer as the risk exposure expires over time.

W.R. Berkley WRB Short-tail lines — Earned premiums

Other product segments

Shorttail Insurance Product Line

$2.5B+13.4%

Other liability

$1.1B+2.3%

Casualty Insurance Product Line

$741.67M-3.8%

Auto

$413.49M+6.0%

Workers' compensation

$313.74M+0.9%

Professional liability

$287.89M+5.6%

Casualty

$171.72M-5.5%

Property

$101.85M-15.7%

Monoline excess

$76.11M+13.1%

Similar metrics at other companies

AIGShort-Duration Insurance — Premiums

$5.94B+0.9%

ACGLProperty and short-tail specialty — Net premiums earned

$618M+11.1%

AIZShort Duration — Direct earned premiums

$4.84B+3.0%

CIShort Duration Contracts — Premiums

$9.83B-10.5%

CIAShort Duration Insurance, Other — Direct premiums earned

$412K-8.2%

SIGIE&S Lines — Net premiums earned

$151.41M+6.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+4.0%

Net income$515.2M+23.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.31+26.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B+32.6%

Total debt$255.7M+14.7%

Total equity$9.7B+9.3%

Total assets$44.3B+7.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$667.9M-10.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$26.26B-2.2%

Enterprise value$24.23B-3.5%

P/E14×-1.3×

P/S1.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin12.6%+0.2pp

FCF margin13.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.1%-0.6pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by W.R. Berkley in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PremiumsEarnedNet.

The official record: W.R. Berkley’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is W.R. Berkley's short-tail lines — earned premiums?: W.R. Berkley (WRB) reported short-tail lines — earned premiums of $652.52M in Q1 2026.
How has W.R. Berkley's short-tail lines — earned premiums changed year-over-year?: W.R. Berkley's short-tail lines — earned premiums increased by 9.5% year-over-year, from $596.11M to $652.52M.
What does short-tail lines — earned premiums mean?: The portion of written premiums that corresponds to the coverage period already provided to policyholders within the short-tail insurance segment. It represents the revenue recognized by the insurer as the risk exposure expires over time.