We employ talented and experienced professionals who are equipped to understand your objectives, your company operations, and the opportunities in your marketplace. Please, meet our team.
Gregory Douglas
President
Greg Douglas is responsible for the strategic direction and operations of Berkley Re Solutions. Greg has been in the (re)insurance industry since 1982, with assignments in Bermuda and London.
Greg earned his BA in Economics and Political Science at Iowa State University, Ames, IA. He began his career at General Reinsurance as a Casualty Facultative Underwriter and has worked at Continental Insurance, AIG and NAC / XL Re.
(630) 210-0340
GDouglas@wrberkley.com
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Thomas Greenfield
Executive Vice President & Risk Officer
Thomas Greenfield, Executive Vice President, is our Risk Officer responsible for the achievement of company profitability goals through the planning, development and successful implementation of regional and corporate marketing strategies. Tom and his national team focus on existing treaty, program and custom turnkey clients as well as the development of new partner opportunities.
A 1981 graduate of Widener University, Tom started his insurance and reinsurance career in 1981 at INA as a casualty underwriter advancing to several high-level reinsurance, management and underwriting positions at Munich Re, TIG Re and Gerling Global Re before joining Berkley Re Solutions.
(215) 568-3570 Ext.1
TGreenfield@berkleyre.com
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Kevin Novak
Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer
Kevin Novak is SVP, CFO & COO where he is primarily responsible for Finance / Accounting, Operations, and Compliance / Regulatory. He has been in the insurance industry since 1999 where he has held various Finance and Operations positions. Kevin assumed his role with Berkley Re Solutions in 2019 but has held the role of CFO since 2012 and COO since 2017.
Kevin holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing and MBA in Finance both from North Central College and has been with Berkley since 2002. Prior experience includes 3 years with Allstate Insurance where he held various finance and planning positions.
(630) 210-0355
KNovak@berkley-ps.com
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Kathy Brennan
Senior Vice President & Chief Underwriting Officer
Kathy Brennan is responsible for guiding a team of underwriters in maintaining acceptable risk strategies and ensuring profitability for both casualty treaty and program business. She began her insurance career with five years of primary casualty underwriting, then moved into reinsurance and advanced through varying senior roles in casualty facultative and treaty underwriting at several large reinsurers before becoming part of the founding team of Berkley Re Solutions in 2002.
Kathy earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Villanova University.
(215) 446-5602
KBrennan@berkleyre.com
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Spencer Coyle
Senior Vice President & Chief Actuary
Spencer Coyle oversees the pricing, reserving and financial reporting activities for Berkley Re Solutions. He has over 30 years experience in the Actuarial field covering personal and commercial lines with roles for both insurance and reinsurance companies. He has been a part of the Berkley organization since 2003.
Spencer earned his B.S. in Mathematics from Penn State University and is also an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
(630) 210-0364
SCoyle@wrberkley.com
Joseph Piekarski
Vice President - Chief Claims Officer
Joseph Piekarski brings over 22 years of insurance claims experience to the Berkley Program Specialists organization. Over his career, Mr. Piekarski has managed exposures that span both commercial and personal insurance across multiple product lines for global corporate, captive, middle market, and small business customers. He also has project management experience through various leadership roles on innovation and process improvement projects. Since joining Berkley Program Specialists in November of 2017, Mr. Piekarski has provided his claims experience, leadership, and insights to our program administrators through his management and oversight of our TPA partners and the implementation of our in-house claims team. Mr. Piekarski is responsible for managing all aspects of our claims from strategic direction to operational excellence, quality management, and analytics. Mr. Piekarski holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Western Illinois University where he graduated with honors.
(630) 210-0422
jpiekarski@berkley-ps.com
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