Intelligent underwriting of Accident, Contingency,
Marine & Property insurance

Our Mission

To establish W. R. Berkley Syndicate 1967 as one of the leading underwriters of choice in the Lloyd’s Market.

We aim to combine the excellent reputation and trading environment that is the hallmark of Lloyd’s with the expertise and resources available to member companies of W. R. Berkley Corporation.

Who are we?

W. R. Berkley Syndicate 1967 is a Lloyd’s syndicate specialising in underwriting a worldwide portfolio of insurance and reinsurance risks and is a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation. more »

Lloyd's Underwriters
A Berkley Company

Our Products

Accident and Health
Accident & Health
Underwriting a diverse Accident & Health book more »
marine classes
Marine
A complete range of Marine insurance  products more »

contingency classes
Contingency
Underwriting a broad range of Contingency classes more »
Property classes
Property
A worldwide portfolio of direct & facultative insurance  more »

W. R. Berkley Network

Due to the varied needs of our clients, insurance solutions are required on a global basis. The Berkley group is comprised of more than 40 operating units participating in specialised areas of the insurance market worldwide. more »

News Feeds

  • Syndicate 1967 announce new Consortium

    The creation of the "WRB PV Consortium" (no. 9911) is an exciting time for W. R Berkley Syndicate 1967, allowing increased profile and market penetration in the Political Violence market. The ability to organise and manage a consortium reflects the strong underwriting...more »

  • Update on Marine business

    W. R. Berkley Syndicate 1967 has now been successfully writing Marine business for over a year, following the recruitment of Louise Nevill as Head of Marine in October 2010. We are an established market for brokers across the marine classes. The team, alongsi...more »

  • Louise Nevill Named as Head of Marine

    W. R. Berkley Syndicate 1967 today announced the appointment of Louise Nevill as Head of Marine. Louise will develop the syndicate's marine capability, which will fulfil an original ambition of the syndicate to be a leading provider of accident, contingency, marine an...more »

  • AM Best rewards AIG rehabilitation with stable outlook

    The continued rehabilitation of AIG has been rewarded by AM Best with a revision of its outlook on the parent company and its Chartis and Lexington insurance operations from negative to stable. The ratings agency said it had revised its outlook to stable and affirmed A financial ...more »

  • Reinsurers face $2bn+ NKSJ payout for Thai floods

    Reinsurers are now facing a payout of 160bn yen, or $2.06bn to NKSJ after the Japanese insurance giant revealed that it has more than trebled its net loss forecast for the Thai floods to 101bn yen ($1.29bn). The company earlier today reported that it has increased its net loss fi...more »

  • NKSJ more than trebles net Thai number to $1 3bn

    Major Japanese insurance group NKSJ has more than trebled its net loss forecast for the Thai floods to 100bn yen ($1.29bn) after carrying out a more detailed loss adjusting exercise. The scale of the increase is likely to send shockwaves through the industry and reinforce the gro...more »

  • More pain needed to turn the cycle, says Alterra CEO Becker

    The (re)insurance industry will have to endure more pain before the market turns even after a year of more than $100bn of insured losses, Alterra president and CEO Marty Becker has said. Writing in a letter to shareholders ahead of the (re)insurer's fourth quarter results nex...more »

  • Solvency II deadline still achievable, says European Commission

    The European Commission has denied reports that it is considering further pushing back the implementation of Solvency II, and has insisted it remains committed to ensuring legislation is in place to allow the industry to stick to the 2014 deadline. As previously reported, specula...more »

  • Russian security forces clash with militants in Dagestan; 9 killed

    DAGESTAN, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Russian security forces clashed with militants in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on late Friday evening, leaving four service members and five militants killed. Several others were injured. The clash happened during a police oper... more »

  • Moderate earthquakes jolt Tokyo, no damage reported

    TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Two moderate earthquakes struck near a dormant volcano in eastern Japan on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was widely felt in the capital. A 5.0-magnitude earthquake ... more »

  • British soldier shot dead in southern Afghanistan

    KABUL/LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British soldier was killed on Friday morning when insurgents attacked a coalition foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the British Ministry of Defense said. It is the third British fatality in Afghanistan so far this year. T... more »

  • Poland: Thousands protest signing of anti-piracy agreement

    WARSAW, POLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Poland on Thursday to protest the signing of a European anti-piracy agreement, local media reported on Friday. Dozens of people were arrested. Polish ambassador to Japan Jadwiga Rodowicz-Cz... more »

  • UN report: Israeli demolition of homes displaced 1,100 Palestinians in 2011

    JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BNO NEWS) -- The demolition of homes by Israeli forces in the West Bank in 2011 displaced nearly 1,100 Palestinians, over half of them children, and affected thousands more, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Thursday. The report, ... more »

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