About Us

Berkley Re Asia is a Reinsurer dedicated to providing reinsurance capacity and underwriting expertise to the Asian region. We specialise in underwriting of Casualty and Property lines of business and have operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Malaysia.

Our operations in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia are branches of Berkley Insurance Company in the US which is rated A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor’s and A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company whilst our business in China is supported through our China Lloyds operations under Syndicate 1967.

We are a part of W.R. Berkley Corporation and are able to leverage the expertise of the global network within the group.

W. R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is one of the US’s premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. Each of the operating units in the Berkley group participates in a niche market requiring specialised knowledge about a territory or product. Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralised operations, allowing each of our units to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralised structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest calibre professionals. We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.

How is Berkley Re Different?

We have a distinct focus on speciality niche business. More than just providing reinsurance capacity to our customers we can assist our customers enter new classes of business or develop products that are new to the market.

In addition to strong local knowledge from our team located in Asia, we also have an extensive language capability across our team enabling our customers and partners to have easy access to our expertise.

At Berkley Re Asia, we aim to bring superior solutions to our clients by a combination of knowledge of our products and customers’ needs, innovation and flexibility aligned by class leading security.

True to Berkley’s competitive advantage of a decentralized business model, Berkley Re Asia is autonomous and operates close to our customers. We have offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Malaysia, whereby our team can expediently and efficiently respond to the changing needs of our customers and markets.

Decisions are made locally by industry professionals located in Asia who offer a wealth of technical expertise, innovative solutions and an understanding of the particularities of Asian markets.

We are committed to outstanding client service with the provision of realistic solutions.