Berkley Insurance Company – Hong Kong

Our Mission

Our goal is to be recognized as one of the most technically skilled and responsive reinsurers in Asia. Berkley Re Asia is responsible for all property casualty insurance activities in this area. We strive to promote productivity and long-term profitable relationships with all our distribution sources. We underwrite and provide reinsurance capacity on a proportional and excess of loss basis on property and casualty lines of business for clients in Hong Kong and other insurance centers that have expanding needs for risk-bearing capital, advanced risk management and selection disciplines. We provide our customers with insurance products written by a financially significant insurance company. Committed to the region and our clients, W. R. Berkley Corporationin June 2007 opened a Beijing Representative Office to better serve this expanding market.

Company Description

The Hong Kong office opened in July 2006 to service the Asia region. We are a branch of Berkley Insurance Company, a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (WRB). We are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best and A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor’s. Our production focus is on the larger property facultative accounts, but we entertain most general classes of property casualty business, both facultative and treaty, either on a quota share or excess of loss basis. Our production network consists of reinsurance intermediaries, retail brokers and primary companies.

How Berkley Re Asia is Different

Our underwriting team comprises seasoned professionals with strong technical credentials. We have a broad understanding of the marketplace, and have the ability to react and respond quickly to the needs of our clients. We are aggressive, but deliberate and disciplined. We bring fresh ideas and alternative solutions to the challenging demands of the market. Our imagination and flexibility will enhance our value with our trading partners. Our strategy is to build long-term profitable relationships with our clients by providing technical knowledge, responsiveness and an “I care” attitude, all fully supported by the resources of Berkley Insurance Company.

About W. R. Berkley Corporation

W. R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is one of the nation's premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. Each of the operating units in the Berkley group participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory or product. Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of our units to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals. We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.

Contact Information

Berkley Re Asia
Central Plaza, Unit 6708, 67th Floor
18 Harbour Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Grant Robson
President and Chief Executive Officer (Asia Pacific)
Mobile: 61 411 194 135
vleong@berkleyins.com

Eric Chan
General Manager (Asia)
Phone: (852) 3120 7018
echan@berkleyins.com

Maria Chung
Vice President and Finance Manager
Phone: (852) 3120 7038
mchung@berkleyins.com

Gerald MacDonald
Chief Underwiting Officer (Asia Pacific)
Mobile: 61 420307816
gmacdonald@berkleyre.com.au

Joseph Lo
Vice President, Casualty Facultative
Phone: (852) 3120 7028
jlo@berkleyins.com

Nanyang Chen
Chief Representative, W. R. Berkley
Corporation Bejiing Office
Representative Office
Phone: (8610) 8518 9168
mnchen@wrberkleyins.com