WR Berkley launches Asia platform with Chubb hires

Specialty insurer WR Berkley has established an underwriting
platform in Asia that will be headed up by a duo of former Chubb
execs.
The newly-established carrier Berkley Insurance Asia will offer
specialty commercial insurance coverages through offices in Hong
Kong and Singapore.
The two offices will provide policies to clients in the north
and south east of the continent.
The former chief executive of Chubb's Federal Insurance
Company Shasi Gangadharan has taken the helm of the new operation
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