What to Expect From W. R. Berkley Corporation’s Q1 Results?
<p>Analysts at RBC Capital provided their outlook on <a href='https://financialmodelingprep.com/financial-summary/WRB'>W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) </a>ahead of the company’s Q1 earnings, to be announced on April 25. The analysts expect rising interest rates and improving pricing to continue to provide a tailwind to the company’s bottom-line through the balance of 2022.</p>
<p>The analysts expect the company to report a Q1 operating EPS of $0.92 vs. $0.72 for the same quarter last year. The analysts see the company growing net written premiums by 12.4% to $2.3 billion, with strong price increases driving growth in both units. The analysts see the combined ratio falling to 87.6% from 90.2% in Q1/21, as pricing works into results and catastrophe losses look fairly light. The company is unlikely to have much exposure to the Ukrainian crisis on an underwriting basis. Overall, the analysts expect strong results for the company later this month.</p>
<p>The company raised its 2022 operating EPS to $3.70 from $3.57 and its 2023 estimate to $4.00 from $3.70. Their primary revisions are for faster-invested asset growth and marginally faster yields, lower assumed expenses, and improved core loss ratios (particularly in 2023).</p>

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