W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Brian R. Griffith as President of its subsidiary, Berkley Aspire.
Effective immediately, Griffith will succeed Miklos F. Kallo, who will continue to support Berkley Aspire throughout the transition and take on certain responsibilities at the corporate level.
Griffith joins the company with nearly 30 years of experience in the property casualty insurance industry.
He has led regional underwriting divisions for major property and casualty insurance carriers as well as countrywide distribution and field operations.
“We welcome Brian to Berkley, confident that he will be an excellent complement to our team at Berkley Aspire and the enterprise as a whole,” said W. Robert Berkley, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation. “His broad skill set will further enhance the success of Berkley Aspire.”
Kallo joined Berkley in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Preferred Employers Insurance, later becoming CFO of Nautilus Insurance Group in 2008, and then President of Berkley Aspire in 2017.
“We thank Mick for his tremendous contributions to our organization over the past two decades,” Berkley added.
“With his extensive knowledge of the property casualty insurance business and his hands-on experience in managing several of our operating units, Mick will be a great asset to our corporate activities.”
Berkley Aspire provides excess and surplus lines coverage on a national basis to small to medium-sized insureds with low to moderate insurance risk. Its product lines include primary and excess general liability, property and inland marine.
