Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed J. Daniel Asahl as the President of Continental Western Group (CWG), a Berkley insurance subsidiary, effective immediately.
Asahl succeeds Melodee Saunders, who was named Interim President of CWG in early 2023.
She served as President of Midwest Employers Casualty from 2001 to 2013 and has remained a key member of the broader organization for many years.
She will continue to support Asahl and the CWG team throughout the transition.
Asahl is an industry leader with nearly 30 years of property and casualty insurance industry experience.
He joined Berkley in 1995 and has held a variety of positions throughout the group.
In 2017, he was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Berkley Healthcare.
W. Robert Berkley, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, W. R. Berkley Corporation, said, “We thank Melodee for her yet again outstanding leadership of the exceptional team at CWG over the past year and feel fortunate that Berkley continues to benefit from her talent and expertise.
“Dan has been a tremendous asset to our organization in his various roles over the course of his career and we are extremely pleased that he has accepted this new role as president of CWG.”
