NU Online News Service, Dec. 22, 1:32 p.m. EST

Greenwich, Conn.--based insurer W. R. Berkley Corp. has named Kenneth J. Berger president of the environmental division of Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers LLC.

Mr. Berger has over 24 years experience in the insurance industry and has served as a senior executive for several of the leading underwriters of environmental and specialty insurance.

The appointment of Mr. Berger to this new position within the company represents a commitment to increase Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers' presence in the environmental space, the company said.

Based in New York, Mr. Berger will be responsible for expanding Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers' environmental underwriting operation. It is an underwriting management company providing excess and surplus lines general liability coverage to the wholesale market and a complete portfolio of commercial property casualty insurance products to the entertainment, sports and environmental industries.

Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers underwrites on behalf of Nautilus Insurance Company and Great Divide Insurance Company.

William R. Berkley, the Company's chairman of the board and chief executive officer, said: "We expect the addition of Ken's expertise will allow us to substantially increase our presence in the environmental area."

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