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 is pleased to report a profit of £1.2 million for 2011

    2011 was the second worst year on record for insured losses arising from catastrophe events, with claims in excess of $100 billion. Against the backdrop the syndicate delivered a strong and positive result with a claims ratio of 52.8% and a combined ratio of 98.6%. The...more »

  • 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 »

  • Global (re)insurance stocks hit hard by Greek Euro fears

    Global (re)insurance stocks closed down heavily this week as political turmoil weighed heavily on equities with euro exposures. Unsurprisingly the pain was particularly dealt out to European stocks, especially composite insurers with life insurance operations and exposure to Euro...more »

  • Best affirms A- Rating for Flagstone but negative outlook sticks

    Rating agency AM Best has rewarded the self-help work by management at Flagstone Re by affirming the reinsurer's credit rating, citing significant progress in de-risking the balance sheet and improving enterprise risk management. However, though Flagstone had its financial ...more »

  • Kiln narrows 2011 profit forecasts

    Kiln has reduced the profit forecasts for most of its four non-aligned syndicates for the 2010 and 2011 years of account. It expects to make a profit from its flagship Syndicate 510 for the 2011 year of account. The mid-point profit forecast has fallen slightly from 4.8 percent t...more »

  • 3i marks down ACR valuation by 19 7% as Berkshire quota share confirmed

    UK private equity group 3i has marked down the valuation of its equity stake in Singapore-headquartered Asia Capital Re Holdings (ACR) by 19.7 percent following an "unprecedented year" for natural catastrophes in the Asia-Pacific region. In its annual results, released ...more »

  • Japanese big three add $800mn to Thai loss estimates

    Japan's big three insurers have bolstered their reserves for last year's Thai floods by $800mn to take their combined net loss to $6.39bn, but none mentioned the size of their gross losses in their disclosure documents. MS&AD, Tokio Marine and NKSJ made the announceme...more »

  • Indonesia's Mount Marapi has small eruption

    BUKITINGGI, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano, located in the province of West Sumatra, on Friday morning erupted. The 2,891-meter (9,485 feet) tall volcano, located near the cities and town of Bukittinggi, Padang Panjang and Batusangkar in West ... more »

  • Afghanistan: Farah governor's office attacked, 11 killed

    FARAH CITY, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A group of militants on Thursday attacked a governor's office in western Afghanistan, killing at least eleven people, officials said. The attack was carried out at around 10:30 a.m. local time when the group of militants attacked t... more »

  • 'Queen of Disco' Donna Summer dies of cancer

    NAPLES, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Donna Summer, who won five Grammy Awards and whose hits defined the disco era in the 1970s, died in southern Florida on Thursday morning, her family said. She was 63. Known as 'the Queen of Disco', Summer received worldwide success during ... more »

  • Pakistan Air Force planes collide in mid-air, killing 5

    ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Two training aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) collided in mid-air over northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing everyone on board and a civilian on the ground, police said. Several others were injured. The accident happened w... more »

  • Japanese judge resigns from Cambodia's Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal

    SRINAGAR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Japanese judge serving as part of the United Nations (UN)-backed Cambodia genocide tribunal resigned his position on Wednesday, and it will take effect in mid-July, the UN reported on Thursday. Japanese judge Motoo Noguchi, an internatio... more »

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