WR Berkley reveals new president and chair of Nautilus Insurance

Property/casualty insurer WR Berkley Corporation has appointed new executives for its US commercial excess and surplus (E&S) unit and specialty lines insurer Nautilus Insurance Group.

Thomas Joyce has been appointed president of Nautilus, succeeding Thomas Kuzma who has been named chairman, effective January 1, 2021.

Joyce joined Nautilus as senior vice president of claims in 2015 and was named chief underwriting officer in 2018 and executive vice president in 2020. He has 35 years' experience in the insurance industry, serving in various technical and leadership roles, with a particular focus in the excess and surplus lines market.

Kuzma joined Nautilus as an underwriter in 1986, becoming chief underwriting officer in 1994 and president in 1997.

W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of WR Berkley, said: “Tom Kuzma has been instrumental in the growth and success of Nautilus since its early days, as well as an invaluable leader within the broader Berkley organization. We cannot thank him enough for his many years of dedication, service and friendship, and we are delighted that he will continue to be actively involved. Tom Joyce is a dynamic leader with a strong track record of outstanding results. He has worked diligently with the Nautilus team and its distribution partners in continually improving our service, product offerings, and value proposition.

"In their respective new roles, Tom Joyce and Tom Kuzma will continue to collaborate with the exceptional team at Nautilus to improve even further upon its success.”