W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that Tom N.
Kellogg will retire effective June 30, 2011. Mr. Kellogg joined the
Company in 2002 as chairman of Signet Star Holdings, Inc., the
intermediate parent of its lead reinsurance company, Berkley Insurance
Company. He has had an outstanding 40-plus year career in the property
casualty insurance industry, holding various senior positions with
leading global reinsurers.
"I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to Tom for his invaluable
service to the Company over the last 9 years,” said William R. Berkley,
chairman and chief executive officer. "Our reinsurance operations have
benefitted in innumerable ways from Tom’s leadership and unparalleled
expertise in the reinsurance market. Tom is the consummate professional
and will always be considered one of the stalwarts of the reinsurance
business. He will be missed, and we wish him great happiness in his
retirement.”
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding
company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United
States and operates in five segments of the property casualty insurance
business: specialty insurance, regional property casualty insurance,
alternative markets, reinsurance and international.
