Jill E. Wadlund Appointed Non-Executive Vice-Chairman
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the
appointment of Emily J. Urban as president of Berkley Life Sciences, a
Berkley Company. Ms. Urban succeeds Jill E.Wadlund, who has been named
non-executive vice-chairman of Berkley Life Sciences. The appointments
are effective immediately.
Ms. Urban joined Berkley Life Sciences as a senior vice president and
chief underwriting officer when the company was formed in 2007 and was
named executive vice president and global field officer in 2009. She has
been in the property casualty insurance industry for nearly 30 years,
with significant experience in leadership, underwriting and distribution
management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University
and a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School.
Ms. Wadlund joined Berkley as president of Berkley Life Sciences when it
was formed in 2007 and has over 30 years of experience in the property
casualty insurance industry, nearly 25 of which have been focused
specifically in the life sciences area. In her role as non-executive
vice chairman, she will remain a resource through transition to Ms.
Urban.
Commenting on the appointments, W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and
chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, said, “Jill has
done an outstanding job building Berkley Life Sciences into a leading
provider of property casualty insurance products to the life sciences
industry on a global basis. Emily has been part of that success from the
start. We are pleased to be able to draw upon the depth of talent within
the operating unit to have an executive with her institutional knowledge
take over in what we expect to be a seamless transition. Jill and Emily
have both made important contributions to our organization and we look
forward to their continued success in their new roles.”
Berkley Life Sciences offers a comprehensive spectrum of property
casualty insurance products to the life sciences industry on a global
basis, including primary and excess liability coverage and commercial
insurance. It serves pharmaceutical and biologic/biotech companies,
medical device companies, dietary supplement manufacturers, medical and
research software developers, contract service organizations, research
institutions and organizations, and other related businesses. For
further information about Berkley Life Sciences and the products and
services it offers, please visit www.berkleyls.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. For further information
about W. R. Berkley Corporation, please visit www.wrberkley.com.
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W. R. Berkley Corporation
Karen A. Horvath, 203-629-3000
Vice
President – External
Financial Communications
Source: W. R. Berkley Corporation