Berkley Net Underwriters Names Risen, Douglas to Marketing Posts.WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Berkley Net Underwriters President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , John Goldwater, announced this week the addition of Brian Risen as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing and the promotion of Brian Douglas to the newly created position of Director of Marketing & Strategic Development. Brian Risen joins BerkleyNet from a large national insurance broker and has a strong background in national sales and agency development. "Brian Risen brings a wealth of experience and leadership to our organization," Goldwater remarked, "we are happy to have him on board to lead the expansion of our national sales initiatives." Brian Douglas' duties will expand to focus on development of the company's web applications, online user experience, new strategic initiatives and program development, including niche workers compensation programs. "Brian Douglas has been involved with the production team on the BerkleyNet online portal since day one," said Goldwater. He added, "His vision for new web-enabled programs and services will benefit our customers and enhance the user experience for BerkleyNet agents and policyholders." Brian Risen has more than 26 years of sales and marketing experience including field marketing for a national carrier and large account sales for a major direct writer. He was a founding partner of a $150 million agency and most recently a senior officer for affinity groups and program related business. A graduate of Illinois State University ISU is recognized in the prestigious US News rankings as a "National University", that is, a university which grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research. , Brian also holds the CPCU CPCU Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter CPCU Cardiac Progressive Care Unit CPCU Custody Pending Completion of Use , ARM and ALCM ALCM air launched cruise missile (US DoD) ALCM Association of Lutheran Church Musicians ALCM Associate in Loss Control Management (insurance) ALCM Associated Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts designations. Brian Douglas has held various roles in sales and marketing, operations and risk management over the past ten years. Much of his experience within the industry has focused on e-commerce, from both an applications development and marketing perspective. Brian holds a BBA BBA abbr. Bachelor of Business Administration from Valdosta State (GA) University and an MS in Risk Management & Insurance from Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. and has the Certified Insurance Counselor In the United States, Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) is an insurance agent professional certification designation. The CIC certification program was started by the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research in Austin, Texas in 1969. (CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ) designation. About Berkley Net Underwriters, LLC BerkleyNet is a subsidiary of W.R. Berkley Corporation specializing in workers compensation insurance delivered through the internet. Working with select insurance agents and brokers, BerkleyNet leverages technology, underwriting and claims expertise to deliver real-time workers compensation solutions for small business. For more information on Berkley Net Underwriters, please visit www.berkleynet.com. For more information on W.R. Berkley Corporation, please visit www.wrberkley.com. |
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