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WR Berkley Appoints President of Berkley Risk
Moede to succeed John M. Goodwin as president of Berkley Risk. Goodwin has been named chairman of the business. The appointments are effective immediately. Moede has more than 20 ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 3, 2026
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WR Berkley CEO: MGU Model Inherently Flawed, a 'Big Thorn' in Marketplace's Side
President and Chief Executive Officer W. Robert "Rob" Berkley Jr. Managing general underwriters "tends to be these people running around with the pen for someone else, and they get ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 21, 2026
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AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of W. R. Berkley Corporation and Its Subsidiaries
Berkley Insurance Group (Berkley Group). AM Best also has upgraded the Long-Term ICR to "aa" (Superior) from "aa-" (Superior) and affirmed the FSR of A+ (Superior) of Berkley Life ...
Source: Press Releases   Date: June 25, 2026
AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of W. R. Berkley Corporation and Its Subsidiaries
Berkley Insurance Group (Berkley Group). AM Best also has upgraded the Long-Term ICR to "aa" (Superior) from "aa-" (Superior) and affirmed the FSR of A+ (Superior) of Berkley Life ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 25, 2026
Best's Credit Rating Notification - W. R. Berkley Corporation
Best has made the following rating update: Company: W. R. Berkley Corporation AMB #: 058496 Current Best's Credit Ratings: Best's Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (LT-ICR): a LT-ICR ...
Source: Rating Actions   Date: June 25, 2026
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Berkley North Pacific Appoints President
North Pacific, effective immediately. Parker has nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the property/casualty insurance industry focused on optimizing operations and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 11, 2026
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W.R. Berkley Founder Known for Building Global Insurer and Straight Talk, Dies at 80
Executive Chairman William "Bill" R. Berkley has died 59 years after founding the global commercial insurance and reinsurance business that carries his name. In the insurance ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 10, 2026
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Berkley Environmental Appoints President
Christopher DeLauder to succeed Kenneth J. Berger as president of Berkley Environmental. Berger has been named chair of the business. The appointments are effective immediately. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 24, 2026
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W.R. Berkley CEO: Large Standard Lines Writers Offering Some Overly Generous Casualty Rate Cuts
President and Chief Executive Officer W. Robert "Rob" Berkley Jr. "They're not going after the good stuff," he said during an earnings conference call. "And, in some cases... ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 22, 2026
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W.R. Berkley Appoints CUO as President of Berkley Oil & Gas
The appointments are effective immediately. Reichardt has more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas insurance industry, more than 15 years of which was spent at Berkley ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 17, 2026
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Berkley's Preferred Employers Insurance Appoints Vice President-Head of Distribution
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. said it had completed its $3.8 billion acquisition of a 15% stake in W.R. Berkley Corp. (BestWire, March 13, 2026). Operating entities of W.R. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 15, 2026
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Mitsui Sumitomo Completes $3.8 Billion Berkley Stake Acquisition
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. said it has completed its $3.8 billion acquisition of a 15% stake in W.R. Berkley Corp. The subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 13, 2026
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Delaware High Court: Insurers Must Cover $28 Million Settlement Despite 'Bump-Up' Exclusion
Delaware Supreme Court ruled. The insurers include Illinois National Insurance Co., a unit of American International Group Inc., Chubb Ltd. unit Federal Insurance Co., and W.R. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 30, 2026
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WR Berkley CEO Says Regulators Often Focus on Historical Results Concerning Homeowners
Robert "Rob" Berkley Jr. said during an earnings call. However, he added, high-net-worth business is less high on a regulator's radar screen because they are not as concerned about ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 27, 2026
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W.R. Berkley Appoints Fire and Marine President
W.R. Berkley Corp. said Erin Rotz is joining the company immediately as president of Berkley Fire & Marine. She brings more than 20 years of inland marine and construction ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 30, 2025
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Berkley Confirms Mitsui Sumitomo Purchase of 12.5% Stake in Group
Berkley family or the company, WRB said in a statement. MSI is a Japan-based property/casualty carrier. Under the agreements with the Berkley family, MSI's shares will be voted on ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 5, 2025
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AI Exclusions Appearing in Insurer Commercial Policy Filings
Connecticut and Great American Insurance Co. updated its Washington state commercial umbrella and excess forms to exclude any liability arising from generative AI, filings from ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 24, 2025
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W.R. Berkley Appoints President of Berkley Net
Douglas will remain a key member of the W. R. Berkley Corp. team, the company said in a statement. Johnston joined Berkley as executive vice president and chief operating officer ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 18, 2025
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Starr Registered for General, Reinsurance Business in India's GIFT City
Gujarat International Finance Tec City. Starr's IFSC branch is authorized to undertake both general and reinsurance business, the company said in a statement. Raviganesh Madhavan ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 23, 2025
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W.R. Berkley CEO: Industry Appears Adept at Self-Sabotage
Robert "Rob" Berkley Jr. said during an earnings conference call. "And for whatever the reason may be, some would say fear and greed, the industry continues to seemingly make an ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 21, 2025
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