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 »

  • Aspen in the black for Q4, but books full-year loss

    Aspen Insurance Holdings made it into the black for the fourth quarter driven by an improved performance from its insurance business, but was unable to avoid full-year net and operating losses. The Bermudian reported net profits of $13.5mn and operating profits of $6.1mn for the ...more »

  • PartnerRe slides to 2011 losses on $1 79bn cat toll

    PartnerRe slid to a fourth quarter and full-year net and operating loss as a tally of $1.79bn pre-tax net 2011 catastrophe losses smashed its bottom line. And the reinsurer said it was setting aside additional non-specific reserves above its current estimates to provide a buffer ...more »

  • Axis appoints former RenRe sidecar guru as reinsurance CEO

    Axis Capital has lured former RenaissanceRe executive Jay Nichols to head its reinsurance business. Nichols, who will take the post of Axis Re CEO from 2 April, was president of RenaissanceRe Ventures - the division of the reinsurer behind its joint ventures and venture capital b...more »

  • Transatlantic/Alleghany shareholders approve merger

    Transatlantic Holdings and Alleghany Corp investors have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the agreed merger between the two companies at today's shareholder vote, keeping the transaction on course for a Q1 completion. According to US reinsurer Transatlantic 99.85 percent of ...more »

  • 2011 underwriting worse than 2005 for US P&C sector

    2011 marked the worst underwriting performance from the US property & casualty insurance industry since 2002, according to AM Best. The industry's combined ratio is expected to deteriorate to 107.5 percent for 2011, from 101 percent in 2010, after it reserved $44.1bn for ...more »

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