W.R. Berkley News
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley and Marsh
W.R. Berkley appointed a new president to lead one of its divisions. Marsh named a new Chief Digital, Data and Analytics officer.***
W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed ...
Hurt by COVID 19, W.R. Berkley’s Profit Plunges
Larger investment losses and COVID-19 took a substantial bite out of W.R. Berkley's 2019 second-quarter net income, but the specialty insurer and reinsurer still stayed in the black overall. Net ...
The Latest Launches From AXA XL and W.R. Berkley Corp.
AXA XL Risk Consulting launched a new risk assessment service designed to continue evaluating loss prevention across business lines during COVID-19 restrictions. W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley Program ...
Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Should Not Read Coverage Into COVID IBNR: Berkley
Like other commercial insurers reporting first-quarter earnings, W.R. Berkley Corporation included a provision for COVID-19 related losses. But that doesn't mean the specialty insurer or the industry ...
Travelers CEO Sounds Alarm: Lawyers Could Slow COVID Recovery
During an earnings conference call yesterday, the leader of Travelers insurance alerted listeners to the possibility that frivolous lawsuits by plaintiffs lawyers could slow down the economic ...
Executives On The Move at QBE North America and Acadia Insurance
QBE North America recently appointed a new chief operating officer. W.R. Berkley's Acadia Insurance brought on a former New Hampshire insurance commissioner as its chief underwriting officer.
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley, BHSI and Guy Carpenter
W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed an executive to run a subsidiary focused on workers compensation. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance promoted one of its executives to a leadership role focused on ...
W.R. Berkley Joins $10M Financing for Tremor, a Reinsurance ‘Smart’ Market Platform
W.R. Berkley Corp. is among the investors behind a new $10 million financing round for Tremor, a startup developing a reinsurance "smart" market platform. The Boston-based startup said that several ...
AXA, W.R. Berkley Finance Startups Focused on Cybersecurity Ratings, Digital Coverage
AXA joined a $50 million financing for an information security company that rates companies' cybersecurity readiness. W.R. Berkley Corp. led a $12.5 million funding round for a startup with an ...