Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley has established a new business, Berkley Edge, to deliver professional liability and casualty insurance to small and mid-sized enterprises.  

Berkley Edge will provide solutions for businesses that typically encounter difficulties in securing insurance coverage due to the nature of their risks. 

The distribution of Berkley Edge’s insurance products will be conducted through wholesale brokers. 

W. R. Berkley has named Jamie Secor as president of the division.  

With a career in the insurance sector spanning more than 25 years, Secor has expertise in underwriting for challenging and non-traditional insurance risks. 

Most recently, she was the chief underwriting officer at a specialty lines property and casualty insurance company. 

W. R. Berkley CEO and president W. Robert Berkley, Jr. said: “We are deepening our commitment to the excess and surplus lines market by creating a sustainable platform tailored to small and mid-sized businesses with particularly challenging risk profiles.  

“Demand for professional liability and casualty solutions in this segment continues to grow, and Berkley Edge is positioned to deliver responsive, targeted coverage with exceptional service. Jamie is a proven leader whose expertise and vision will be instrumental in delivering a compelling value proposition to our clients and broker partners. We are excited to welcome her to the team.” 

Set up in 1967, W. R. Berkley operates on a global scale, with its business activities encompassing two primary segments of the property/casualty insurance industry: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. 

For the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025), W. R. Berkley reported net income of $401.28m, an increase of 8% from $371.91m in the same quarter of the previous year.  

The company’s total revenue for Q2 stood at $3.67bn, up from $3.31bn the previous year.