WR Berkley unveils senior executive appointments

Property/casualty insurer WR Berkley has appointed Robert Standen as executive vice president, and Scott Holbrook as president of Key Risk Insurance, a Berkley Company.

Holbrook will succeed Standen as president of Key Risk, while Standen will assume oversight responsibility for certain operating units.

Standen joined Key Risk Insurance in 2003 as executive vice president and chief claims officer and assumed the role of president in 2007. According to the company, he has been instrumental in advancing the operating unit’s leadership position and expansion in the mono-line workers’ compensation segment.

Holbrook has 25 years of experience in the commercial lines property casualty insurance business. He most recently served as the senior vice president for the Mid-Atlantic division of a global insurer.

W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of WR Berkley, said: “We are pleased to have Rob assume this new position. His deep knowledge of the property casualty insurance business and hands-on experience in managing one of our operating units will be invaluable to our corporate oversight activities. We welcome Scott to the team and are confident that his extensive underwriting background, operating experience and independent agent and broker relationships will enable him to lead the Key Risk team in building upon its success.”