Re/insurance holding company, W.R Berkley has announced the appointments of David R. Lockhart as president of Carolina Casualty, a Berkley Company, along with Jason R. Lewis, who is to be the new president of Gemini Transportation Underwriters, a Berkley Company.
Lockhard will be succeeding David A. Dunn, who will continue to support Lockhart and the Carolina Casualty team throughout the transition. Jason R. Lewis is to be the new president of Gemini Transportation Underwriters, a Berkley Company, succeeding Lockhart.
Both appointments are to be in place effective immediately.
Lockhart joined Berkley as a senior vice president of Gemini Transportation in 2014, was named executive vice president in 2017, and assumed the role of president in 2018.
With over 30 years of experience in the property casualty insurance industry, he has expertise in a broad range of domestic and international underwriting products and services.
In his new role, Lockhart will have oversight of all operating units specializing in primary insurance for the commercial transportation industry, including Berkley Prime.
Lewis joined Gemini Transportation as assistant vice president of underwriting in 2009 and most recently served as its senior vice president and chief underwriting officer.
He has nearly 20 years of experience in the property casualty insurance industry in underwriting and operations, with a focus in specialty lines of business.
W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented: “We thank David Dunn for his outstanding contributions to Carolina Casualty and are pleased that he will continue to share his considerable knowledge with the team throughout the transition and remain in an advisory role for the group overall.
“Dave Lockhart and Jason are both proven executives with exceptional expertise in the commercial transportation insurance market. Under Dave’s strong leadership, Gemini Transportation has become one of the foremost excess vehicular insurance providers in the market today. We are confident that his knowledge and skills will enable Carolina Casualty to leverage its strong foundation to grow in a similarly profitable fashion.
“Jason’s experience will provide excellent continuity for the Gemini Transportation team to build upon their great work and the many important initiatives they have underway. With Jason’s focus on the excess vehicular insurance market and Dave’s oversight of all operating units specializing in primary insurance for the commercial transportation industry, we are confident that their respective teams are poised to make the most of improving market conditions.”
