W. R. Berkley Corporation Names Michael G. MacMullin President of Berkley Luxury Group

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the appointment of Michael G. MacMullin as president of Berkley Luxury Group. He succeeds Shadi Albert, who remains a key member of the W. R. Berkley Corporation team. The appointment is effective immediately.

W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented on the appointment, “We thank Shadi for his leadership of Berkley Luxury Group and look forward to his further contributions to Berkley as he takes on new responsibilities. We are excited to welcome Mike to the group. His proven leadership and depth of experience will complement the expertise of the Berkley Luxury Group team. BLG has a long history of delivering exceptional service to our brokers and clients and we look forward to Mike continuing this tradition.”

Mr. MacMullin joins Berkley Luxury Group with more than 25 years of wide-ranging property and casualty insurance industry experience. He has held multiple leadership positions in the commercial insurance space, most recently leading all aspects of strategic portfolio initiatives and the product management lifecycle at a large U.S. insurance group. He has a long, accomplished history of driving sustained strong performance and positioning operations for profitable growth.

Berkley Luxury Group is the premier insurance provider for commercial hospitality, premium real estate and excess property clients. For further info about products and services available from Berkley Luxury Group, please visit www.berkleyluxurygroup.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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