Steven F. Coward
President & Chief Executive Officer
Steve Coward has over 30 years experience in the surety business. He joined W. R. Berkley member company Acadia Insurance Company in 1996 as the Director of Surety for the New England region. The Surety Division of Acadia was then merged into the Berkley Surety Group in October 2003 and he was named the President in May of 2006.
Officers
Steven F. Coward
President & Chief Executive Officer
John F. Beers
Vice President - Contract
Michael J. Hurley
Vice President - Claims
Fred H. Lustig
Vice President - Contract
Andrew M. Tuma
Vice President - Operations
Anna B. Dime
Vice President - Alternative Markets
Vincent P. Forte
Vice President - Commercial Surety
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Berkley Surety Group, LLC
Our Mission
Berkley Surety Group, LLC is committed to building an enduring enterprise with an emphasis on perpetuating meaningful partnerships with our agents. We value an entrepreneurial approach to the business and strive to balance risk management considerations with a traditional underwriting process. We approach each transaction with a healthy respect for the risk inherent in the surety bond transaction but take care to explore every possible option that might generate a successful outcome for our agency partners who are the ultimate customer.
Company Description
We are a market for standard contract business with aggregates approaching $150 million, environmental risks, Fortune 1000 companies requiring commercial surety products, transactional commercial surety, and colateralized surety for small and emerging contractors. Berkley Surety Group endeavors to provide its partners with the most comprehensive array of products available in the surety market. Our Home Office in Morristown, New Jersey and fifteen field offices are staffed to service the surety industry across the continental United States.
How Berkley Surety Group is Different
Berkley Surety Group possesses many superior attributes, including one of the best product arrays in the industry. Yet, our approach to the business is what distinguishes us because the underwriting process is not rooted in ratios. Our culture is one of shared responsibility and accountability for our collective success, driven by open communication with our agency partners. We rely on our people to examine the undertaking as a whole - the numbers, the management, people, history and performance relative to the complexity of the risk inherent in the transaction. Our people are supported with state-of-the-art technology that facilitates this collaborative approach and can produce a timely and meaningful response from a virtual office. We pride ourselves on providing the superior level of service required by our agents to ensure every account is fairly and thoroughly evaluated for the magnitude and nature of our surety commitment.
We are deeply committed to making a positive contribution to the surety industry and to the acceptance of its products. An important part of this commitment is prompt, professional and equitable claims service – this is an absolute priority and an integral component in the success of our facility and the fulfillment of our surety commitment.
Our people are second to none in the industry; our team brings a comprehensive level of experience and underwriting expertise coupled with the intellectual capacity and energy to effectively sell and service our products. Each is driven by the knowledge that long-term successful relationships require continuous attention, uncompromising honesty and plain hard work.
Contact Information
Recognizing the absolute necessity of having quality people at the point of customer contact, Berkley Surety Group provides experienced surety professionals at each of our locations.
Corporate Office
412 Mt. Kemble, Suite 310N
Morristown, NJ 07960
Tel: (973) 775-5021
Fax: (973) 775-5204
www.berkleysurety.com
Atlanta, GA Regional Office
5900 Windward Parkway, Suite 335
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(678) 624-1818
(678) 624-0389 (fax)
Bedford, NH Regional Office
23 Commerce Drive
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 656-1424
Charlotte, NC Regional Office
4944 Parkway Plaza Blvd., Suite 470
Charlotte, NC 28217
(866) 245-1973
(704) 426-5755 (fax)
Dallas, TX Regional Office
12400 Coit Rd., Suite 625
Dallas, TX 75251
(972) 385-1140 or (866) 245-1973
(972) 385-1687 (fax)
Des Moines, IA Regional Office
11201 Douglas Avenue
Urbandale, IA 50306-1594
(515) 473-3000 or (800) 456-5486
(866) 915-7872 (fax)
Lincoln, NE Regional Office
3641 Village Drive
Lincoln, NE 68516-4721
(402) 421-4399 or (800) 456-5486
(866) 360-1715 (fax)
Marlborough, MA Regional Office
290 Donald J. Lynch Blvd.
P.O. Box 9168
Marlborough, MA 01752-9168
(508) 263-2584
(508) 786-6698 (fax)
Nashville, TN Regional Office
5301 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN
(615) 373-1621
New York, NY Regional Office
The Lincoln Building
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1524
New York, NY 10165
(212) 867-2650
(212) 867-0643 (fax)
Phoenix, AZ Regional Office
14902 North 73rd. Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(973) 775-5222
(866) 921-7317 (fax)
Portland, ME Regional Office
One Acadia Commons
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207) 772-4300
(207) 874-6912 (fax)
Radnor, PA Regional Office
259 N Radnor Chester Road, Suite 240
Radnor, PA 19087
(973) 775-5095
(610) 688-4275 (fax)
Richmond, VA Regional Office
4820 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 300
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(866) 386-5997
(804) 282-4569 (fax)
Seattle, WA Regional Office
Columbia Center
701 5th Avenue, Suite 3505
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 223-5842
(206) 223-2283 (fax)
Tampa, FL Regional Office
4211 West Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 150
Tampa, FL 33607
(973) 775-5056
(813) 871-6861 (fax)
Scottsdale, AZ Regional Office
14902 North 73rd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(973) 775-5222
Morristown, NJ Regional Office
412 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 310 North
Morristown, NJ 07960
(973) 775-5052
Business Written In
Berkley Regional Insurance Company
Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
Financial Highlights
We write on behalf of two W. R. Berkley Corporation member companies, Berkley Regional Insurance Company, which has an A.M. Best rating of A+ (Superior); and Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, which has an A.M. Best rating of A (Excellent). The companies are licensed to conduct business in all states. Our risk-bearing entities enjoy U.S. Treasury single bond limitations exceeding $50 million.


