Berkley Re Australia

Our Mission

The Australian branch of Berkley Insurance Company trades as Berkley Re Australia and is responsible for all property casualty reinsurance 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 causalty lines of business both on treaty or facultative basis with a distinct focus on specialty niche excess of loss business. Our customers are provided with reinsurance products written by a financially significant insurance company with an intense customer focus.

Company Description

Berkley Re Australia is a branch of Berkley Insuarnace Company, a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 property and casualty insurance group. Berkley Insurance Company is recognized as one of the strongest and most stable providers in the U.S. reinsurance marketplace, having participated in the assumed reinsurance business for over 30 years. Licensed in December 2007, Berkley Re Australia has quickly established an industry presence among potential clients throughout Australia and New Zealand. Our operation has a focus on excess of loss reinsurance, targeting both casualty and property treaty and facultative contracts. We maintain a multiple distribution channel strategy including direct, brokers, managing general agents, captives, self-insureds, and government entities. In or Australasian marketplace, we have assembled a team of highly motivated, local professionals whose primary goal is to offer high quality service to or clients and insureds.

How Berkley Re Australia is Different

Berkley Re Australia provides local capacity and underwriting expertise to its Australian and New Zealand markets. As a local license holder, we are able to target casualty niche segments with a competitive advantage. Our autonomous, decentralized structure further allows us to operate close to our customer, outside the bureaucratic channels that often constrain our market competitors. At Berkley Re, decisions are made locally by industry professionals who offer combined local expertise in excess of 180 years; our senior personnel have 20 year plus track records of profitable performance with a number of major reinsurance entities. We focus on business production, and on providing a timely, streamlined and efficient process to our customers.

Berkley Re Australia is committed to outstanding client service and the provision of realistic solutions.

Our Products

Facultative

Casualty
Combined General Liability
Umbrella Liability
Medical Malpractice
Professional Indemnity
Directors and Officers Liability
Contract Works Liability
Auto Third Party Property Damage
Contract Works Liability

Property
Property Per Risk
Contract Works

Treaty

Combined General Liability
Umbrella Liability
Professional Indemnity
Directors and Officers Liability
Auto Liability Bodily Injury
Auto Third Party Property Damage
Auto Liability Own Damage
Property Quota Share and Surplus
Property Risk Excess of Loss

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

Sydney Office
Level 21, Australia Square,
264 George Street,
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Tel: 612 9274 3046
Fax: 612 9274 3008

Peter Nickerson
General Manager
Direct: 612 9274 3047
Mobile: 0411 194 137
pnickerson@berkleyre.com.au

Shaun West
Chief Financial Officer
Direct: 612 9274 3097
Mobile: 0405 103 014
swest@berkleyre.com.au

Steve Taylor
Treaty Manager
Direct: 612 9274 3041
Mobile: 0404 891 892
staylor@berkleyre.com.au

Geoff Henderson
Property Facultative Manager and Casualty Facultative Underwriter
Direct: 612 9274 3042
Mobile: 0408 628 680
ghenderson@berkleyre.com.au

Nick Lee
Casualty Facultative Underwriter
Direct: 612 9274 3043
Mobile: 0410 600 839
nlee@berkleyre.com.au

Brisbane Office
Level 18, Riverside Centre,
123 Eagle Street
Brisbane, QLD, 4000
Tel: 617 3112 2649
Fax: 617 3112 2601

Grant Robson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Direct: 617 3112 2649
Mobile: 0411 194 135
grobson@berkleyre.com.au

Howard Young
Casualty Facultative Manager
Direct: 617 3112 2647
Mobile: 0411 194 134
hyoung@berkleyre.com.au

Tony Guerrini
Senior Casualty Facultative Underwriter
Direct: 617 3112 2650
Mobile: 0411 850 867
tguerrini@berkleyre.com.au

Wendy Chetham
Casualty Facultative Underwriter
Direct: 617 3112 2649
Mobile: 0439 102 680
wchetham@berkleyre.com.au