GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) today announced the appointment of John M. Goodwin as president of Berkley Risk Administrators Company, LLC (Berkley Risk). Mr. Goodwin succeeds J. Michael Foley, who has been named chairman of Berkley Risk. The appointments are effective immediately.
Berkley Risk is a national provider of alternative risk management services that designs, implements and manages a wide variety of programs to help its customers control their total cost of risk.
Mr. Goodwin has more than 25 years of experience in the property casualty insurance industry in a broad range of commercial specialty products and services. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of Berkley Risk, having joined the company in January 2012 after leading significant business units at other large property casualty insurers. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Cincinnati and is a former member of the education committee of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).
William R. Berkley, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented, “Jack has extensive experience leading large teams in developing risk solutions for customers. We are fortunate to have him assume the leadership role at Berkley Risk.” He continued, “Mike has been instrumental in creating and leading a number of our operating units over the years and we thank him for his numerous contributions to W. R. Berkley Corporation. We are pleased that he will continue on as chairman of Berkley Risk.”
For further information about Berkley Risk, please contact Jack Goodwin at jgoodwin@berkleyrisk.com or (612) 766-3000.
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 in three segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance-Domestic, Insurance-International and Reinsurance-Global.