Leading insurer announces new executive appointment

Kathleen M. Tierney will oversee the company’s newly created high net worth personal lines business, effectively immediately

Insurance News

By Lyle Adriano

W. R. Berkley Corporation announced this week that it has appointed Kathleen M. Tierney senior vice president of its new high net worth personal lines business.

“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,” said W. R. Berkley Corporation chief executive officer and president W. Robert Berkley, Jr.

Tierney was previously executive vice president and chief operating officer of a similar division in another insurance group. She has more than 25 years of experience in the property casualty insurance industry.

Tierney is a graduate of Williams College, having received a Bachelor of Arts degree. She also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the New York University Stern School of Business.
 

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