Coronavirus, Civil Riot, Investment Losses Take Bite Out of W.R. Berkley Q2 Profit July 22, 2020 Larger investment losses and COVID-19 took a substantial bite out of W.R. Berkley’s 2019 second-quarter net income, but the specialty...
Travelers, W.R. Berkley CEOs Sound Alarm Over Coronavirus Lawsuits, Workers’ Comp April 23, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane During an earnings conference call Tuesday, the leader of Travelers insurance alerted listeners to the possibility that frivolous lawsuits by...
Berkley CEO Warns Against Overreaction to Workers’ Comp Rate Declines February 4, 2020 By Mark Hollmer While the market is hardening and rates are increasing for nearly every commercial insurance line, workers’ compensation remains stubbornly soft....
W.R. Berkley Reports Underwriting Income Up, Catastrophe Losses Down January 31, 2020 W.R. Berkley Corp. reported that its gross premiums written grew by more than 10 percent in the 2019 fourth quarter,...
W.R. Berkley Names Levesque President of Preferred Employers; Gallacher Now Chairman January 3, 2020 W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed Dennis J. Levesque as president of its Preferred Employers Insurance subsidiary, a California specialty...
Spragg Named President of Berkley Select June 18, 2019 W.R. Berkley Corp. announced the appointment of Daniel R. Spragg as president of its specialty unit, Berkley Select. Spragg has...
Berkley Names Argo’s Edwards as President of Verus Underwriting Managers June 13, 2019 W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed Marlo M. Edwards as president of Verus Underwriting Managers. Edwards succeeds Dale H. Pilkington,...
W.R. Berkley’s Reinsurance Results Falter January 31, 2019 W.R. Berkley Corp. ended 2018 with a decline in net income and worsening reinsurance combined ratio due to higher catastrophe...
W.R. Berkley Environmental and Entertainment/Sports Split to Run as Independent Units June 8, 2017 W. R. Berkley Corp. has announced the formation of two independent operating units, Berkley Entertainment & Sports and Berkley Environmental....
W.R. Berkley Suspends Marine Underwriting in London: Sources January 25, 2017 By L.S. Howard W.R. Berkley has put under review and is suspending underwriting for its London marine book until it can determine the...