Conference Call Participants
Elyse Greenspan – Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division
Robert Cox – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division
Taylor Scott – Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division
Andrew Kligerman – TD Cowen, Research Division
Michael Zaremski – BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Jian Huang – Morgan Stanley, Research Division
Tracy Benguigui – Wolfe Research, LLC
Mark Hughes – Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division
David Motemaden – Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division
Joshua Shanker – BofA Securities, Research Division
Katie Sakys – Autonomous Research US LP
Andrew Andersen – Jefferies LLC, Research Division
Meyer Shields – Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division
Brian Meredith – UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Presentation
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us, and welcome to the W. R. Berkley Corporation First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. This conference call is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]
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, beliefs, 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, 2025, 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.
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