W. R. Berkley Corporation Names Glen Riddell Chief Executive Officer of Berkley Re Australia
July 26 2021 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Tony Piper to
Transition into the Role of Chairman
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the
appointment of Glen Riddell, chief executive officer of Berkley Re
Asia, to the additional role of chief executive officer of Berkley
Re Australia. The appointment is effective December 31, 2021. Tony
Piper will continue as chief executive officer of Berkley Re
Australia until that time, when he will transition into the role of
chairman of the operating unit.
Mr. Riddell joined Berkley Re Asia in 2015 as chief executive
officer and has 30 years of property and casualty (re)insurance
experience in the Asia Pacific region. In his dual role as CEO of
Berkley Re Asia and Berkley Re Australia, he will bring together
the management and oversight of both operating units. Mr. Piper
joined Berkley Re Australia in 2009 as assistant general manager
and was appointed CEO in 2013. As chairman, he will retain an
active role, assisting the team with strategic client
relationships, the transition into this new structure and other
special projects and initiatives.
W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of
W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented on the appointments, "Glen and
Tony have been instrumental in positioning Berkley Re Asia and
Berkley Re Australia as premier reinsurance providers in their
respective territories. Bringing management of the two operations
together will enable us to more fully leverage the combined
specialist expertise of these two independently strong teams to
provide bespoke reinsurance solutions that create greater
opportunities for our long-term partners. Glen has done an
outstanding job at Berkley Re Asia over the past several years and
we are excited that he will be taking on this expanded role. We
would like to take this opportunity to thank Tony for his
outstanding leadership at Berkley Re Australia and couldn’t be more
pleased that he will continue to be actively involved in the
day-to-day operations as chairman of our Australian reinsurance
business. "
For further info about products and services available from
Berkley Re, please visit www.berkleyre.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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