W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) today announced that Matthew
M. Ricciardi has been named senior vice president and general counsel.
The appointment is effective today. He succeeds Ira S. Lederman, who was
recently promoted to the office of executive vice president. In this
role, he will be responsible for the legal affairs of the Company and
report to Mr. Lederman.
Mr. Ricciardi has nearly 20 years of legal experience in the insurance
industry and most recently served as chief counsel, general corporate
for MetLife, Inc. Prior to joining MetLife, he was a partner in a major
New York law firm, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions,
securities and capital markets transactions and general corporate
governance issues. He graduated summa cum laude with an A.B. in history
from Princeton University and earned a J.D. from Yale Law School.
William R. Berkley, chairman of the board and chief executive officer,
said: “We are pleased to have Matt join our team with such a broad range
of both insurance and public company experience. His familiarity with
both our business and the environment in which we operate will be
invaluable to our operations.”
For further information about W. R. Berkley Corporation, please visit www.wrberkley.com.
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding
company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United
States and operates in three segments of the property casualty insurance
business: Insurance-Domestic, Insurance-International and
Reinsurance-Global.
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