W. R. Berkley Corporation and its subsidiary Berkley Insurance Company filed Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G on November 9, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of Class A ordinary shares in Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: W. R. Berkley Corporation and Berkley Insurance Company each reported 2,103,124 Class A ordinary shares beneficially owned.
  • Percent of class: The 2,103,124 shares represent 8.1% of the class, according to the filing.
  • Shared voting and dispositive power: Both reporting persons reported 0 shares with sole voting or sole dispositive power, and 2,103,124 shares with shared voting and shared dispositive power.
  • Triggering event date: The date of the event requiring this filing was September 30, 2026.
  • Signatories: Richard M. Baio signed on behalf of both entities, identified as Executive Vice President and CFO of W. R. Berkley Corporation and Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Berkley Insurance Company.
  • Filing purpose: The filing certifies that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer."

W. R. Berkley and Berkley Insurance Report 8.1% Position in Kochav Defense Class A Shares

According to the filing, W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Delaware corporation headquartered at 475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830, and its subsidiary Berkley Insurance Company jointly reported beneficial ownership of 2,103,124 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. The issuer's principal executive offices are listed at 575 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, New York, 10017. The filing does not state the exchange and ticker symbol in its registered-securities table.

The amended Schedule 13G, filed as Amendment No. 3, reflects a triggering event date of September 30, 2026. Both W. R. Berkley Corporation and Berkley Insurance Company reported zero shares held with sole voting power and zero shares held with sole dispositive power. All 2,103,124 shares are held with shared voting power and shared dispositive power, the filing disclosed. The percentage of class represented by that amount is stated as 8.1%.

The filing identifies Berkley Insurance Company as a subsidiary through which the parent, W. R. Berkley Corporation, holds the reported position, with a reference to Exhibit 99.1 for further identification and classification of the relevant subsidiary. Both entities are incorporated in Delaware. The filing's certifications state the holdings are in the ordinary course of business and are not connected to any effort to change or influence control of the issuer.

What Was Disclosed

W. R. Berkley Corporation and Berkley Insurance Company filed Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G reporting combined beneficial ownership of 2,103,124 Class A ordinary shares, equal to 8.1% of the class, in Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp., with all shares held on a shared rather than sole basis.