W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Robert Standen as Executive Vice President with oversight responsibility for certain operating units.
At the same time, the company said that Scott Holbrook will succeed Standen as President of Key Risk Insurance, a Berkley Company.
Standen joined Key Risk Insurance in 2003 as Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer and assumed the role of President in 2007.
According to W. R. Berkley, he has been instrumental in advancing the operating unit’s leadership position and expansion in the mono-line workers’ compensation segment.
Holbrook, meanwhile, has 25 years of experience in the commercial lines property casualty insurance business and previously served as the Senior Vice President for the Mid-Atlantic division of a global insurer.
“We are pleased to have Rob assume this new position,” said W. Robert Berkley, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation.
“His deep knowledge of the property casualty insurance business and hands-on experience in managing one of our operating units will be invaluable to our corporate oversight activities,” Berkley continued.
“We welcome Scott to the team and are confident that his extensive underwriting background, operating experience and independent agent and broker relationships will enable him to lead the Key Risk team in building upon its success.”
