Berkley Forms Berkley Global Product Recall Management, Hires Lubrano to Lead

W.R. Berkley Corp. has formed Berkley Global Product Recall Management, a W. R. Berkley Co., to aid all types of businesses throughout the world in the prevention and management of product recall incidences. Products and services will be available through the W. R. Berkley network of companies.

Louis Lubrano has been named president of Berkley Global Product Recall Management. Lubrano has more than 30 years of property casualty insurance industry experience, including over 10 years as a leader in crisis management.

Philip Rorty has been appointed chief underwriting officer. He brings to that position nearly 40 years of insurance and risk management experience as both an insurance leader and a corporate risk manager.

Tamra Maupin is joining the new operating unit as chief operating officer, with more than 15 years of experience in the insurance market.

According to William R. Berkley, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corp., Lubrano has expertise and experience in developing products to contain costs in the event of a loss and also provide consultancy services that can help in the prevention of a loss.

“Product recall is a growing area of property casualty insurance with many opportunities,” he added. “We are pleased to have these seasoned and highly respected executives join our company.”