rewrite this title W. R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 27, 2025 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Rob Berkley – President & Chief Executive OfficerRich Baio – Chief Financial OfficerBill Berkley – Executive Chairman

Conference Call Participants

Alex Scott – BarclaysElyse Greenspan – Wells FargoAndrew Kligerman – TD SecuritiesMark Hughes – Truist SecuritiesMike Zaremski – BMO Capital MarketsKatie Sakys – Autonomous ResearchBob Huang – Morgan StanleyDavid Motemaden – Evercore ISIMeyer Shields – KBWBrian Meredith – UBSJosh Shanker – Bank of America

Operator

Good day, and welcome to W. R. Berkley Corporation’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s call is being recorded.

The speakers’ remarks may contain forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including, without limitation, believes, expects or estimates. We caution you that such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us that the future plans, estimates, or expectations contemplated by us will in fact be achieved.

Please refer to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and our other filings made with the SEC for a description of the business environment in which we operate and the important factors that may materially affect our results. W. R. Berkley Corporation is not under any obligation and expressly disclaims any such obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Rob Berkley. Please go ahead, sir.

Rob Berkley

Lisa, thank you very much, and good afternoon all. And let me echo Lisa’s welcome to our fourth quarter call.

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