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 »
Our Products
- Accident & HealthUnderwriting a diverse Accident & Health book more »
- MarineA complete range of Marine insurance products more »
- ContingencyUnderwriting a broad range of Contingency classes more »
- PropertyA worldwide portfolio of direct & facultative insurance more »
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
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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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$130m cat bond for Assurant completed
Assurant purchases $130m catastrophe reinsurance coverage through Ibis Re II cat bond.... more »
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Ace Limited’s net income falls in Q4
Ace’s fourth-quarter results include $155m of cat losses and a reserve charge for Ace’s run-off businesses including Brandywine, of $80m, of which $67m was a pre-tax addition to asbestos and environmental reserves.... more »
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Association of Run-Off Companies to rebrand
ARC to change name and move date and location of the ARC Congress.... more »
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Watson’s slow and steady stance at Argo
Mark Watson, CEO of Argo, says that his firm is looking to expand, but won’t rush into any decisions.... more »
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2012 insurance outlook: secrets to success
ANALYSIS: Insurers and reinsurers have many issues to keep them busy during 2012.... more »
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Migrant boat capsizes off the Dominican Republic, killing at least 18
SABANA DE LA MAR, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll after a migrant boat capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic over the weekend has risen to at least 18, officials said on Monday. The accident happened on early Saturday morning when the... more »
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Twitter users post more than 12,000 tweets per second during Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO (BNO NEWS) -- Users of the social networking website Twitter posted more than 12,000 tweets per second during the last moments of the Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, the company said on Monday. It is one of the highest ever number of tweets per second. Twitter... more »
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NATO helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan, no casualties
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A helicopter belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the alliance said. There were no reports of casualties. ISAF said the accident happened in eastern Afghanistan but gave n... more »
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Air Namibia orders two Airbus A319s in $161 million deal
BLAGNAC, FRANCE (BNO NEWS) -- Air Namibia on Monday announced it has placed an order for two Airbus aircraft to replace the two Boeing 737-500s currently in its fleet. The deal is valued at approximately $161 million at list prices. Airbus said the Windhoek-based carri... more »
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Powerful earthquake strikes the Philippines, killing at least 7
TAYASAN, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines on late Monday morning, destroying scores of buildings and generating a small tsunami, officials said. At least seven people were killed. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake at 11.49 a.m. ... more »
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