WR Berkley has appointed Kathleen Tierney as senior vice president (SVP), overseeing the insurance company’s newly created high net worth personal lines business.
She has more than 25 years of cross-functional experience in the property casualty insurance industry, including underwriting, marketing, finance, strategic development and field leadership positions. Most recently, Tierney served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of insurance firm Chubb.
W Robert Berkley, Jr, chief executive officer and president of WR Berkley, said: “We are excited to be entering the high net worth personal lines market with a dynamic and proven leader like Kathy. We view this segment of the property casualty insurance market as a specialty business where expertise and customer service can provide significant differentiation.
“Kathy is a highly experienced insurance executive who possesses the full set of capabilities that will enable us to deliver a superior value proposition to clients.