W. R. Berkley Corporation Names Michelle D. Middleton President of Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group
June 07 2021 - 4:10PM
Business Wire
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the
appointment of Michelle D. Middleton as president of Berkley
Mid-Atlantic Group (BMAG). She succeeds John F. Kearns, who has
been named chairman of the operating unit and will remain in an
advisory role for the group overall. The appointments are effective
immediately.
Ms. Middleton joins Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group with more than 30
years of commercial property and casualty insurance experience with
a focus on domestic underwriting and strategic marketing. She most
recently served as an executive vice president and head of industry
practices for small and middle market commercial insurance for a
leading global insurer. She holds a Bachelors of Business
Administration from Vanderbilt University as well as an MBA from
the University of North Carolina and is a Chartered Property and
Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).
Mr. Kearns has been instrumental in positioning Berkley
Mid-Atlantic Group as a premier regional company in the territory
it serves. John will remain a valuable resource to the Berkley
Mid-Atlantic Group team during the transition and engage on special
projects and initiatives throughout W. R. Berkley Corporation.
W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of
W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented on the appointment, "Michelle
is a proven executive with an exceptional skill set to lead the
BMAG team as they continue to focus on profitable growth. We
couldn’t be more pleased to have her join our organization. John
has done an outstanding job in this role over the past several
years and leaves the company extremely well-positioned. We would
like to take this opportunity to thank him for his service at BMAG
and are grateful that he will continue to share his knowledge and
expertise with our organization into the future."
For further info about products and services available from
Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group, please visit
https://www.wrbmag.com.
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance
holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers
in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the
property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance
& Monoline Excess. For further information about W. R. Berkley
Corporation, please visit www.berkley.com.
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