Berkley Financial Specialists News

Litigation Has Many Costs Exposure to lawsuits is an inherent part of operating a business.  For financial institutions, this exposure increases as the products and services offered intersect with the lives and well-being of not only individuals, but also organizations. The expenses of litigation can increase quickly, and become very costly to financial institutions. While […]

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Ready to Help During Market Turmoil You’ve probably heard about some of the changes in the lender placed and foreclosed property market; recently a major player indicated that they are exiting the market. We want to remind you that Berkley FinSecure continues to have a strong appetite in the lender placed market. Our sales, underwriting […]

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Basic Preventative Measures Can Save Big Bucks What happens to your financial institution clients if the power goes out?  Can they service their clients?  What if the standby generator fails to kick-in right away? According to a new informational presentation on backup generators by our reinsurance partners at Mutual Boiler Re, a typical data center loses $5,600 per minute on average if […]

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Employment Practice Questions Answered by Experts Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company®, announced today that it has partnered with Jackson Lewis P.C. to offer employment practices risk management assistance for their customers. Jackson Lewis, one of the largest employment practices law firms in the country, will provide Berkley FinSecure’s customers with employment practices information […]

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Workplace Flexibility Adds Risk Complexity Working from home can be a valuable benefit that helps employers retain employees seeking the flexibility and convenience of not having to commute.  In their directive on Home-Based Worksites, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) states “Family-friendly, flexible and fair work arrangements, including telecommuting, can benefit individual employees and […]

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Berkley FinSecure invites you and your insureds to join us for an informative webinar on How to Build an Effective Return to Work Program on February 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST hosted by York, our workers compensation claims administrator. Learn more about how to help your insureds implement and leverage the benefits of an RTW to benefit employees, employers and […]

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All the Information and Forms You Need in One Place Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company, has contracted with WorkersCompensation.com, the original and largest regulatory and compliance information center, to provide an online virtual claims kit and resource center for our workers compensation agents and insureds. The new Workers Compensation Virtual Claim Forms and […]

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Berkley FinSecure Promotes Megan Manogue to Assistant Vice President & Chief Claims Officer Towson, MD – September 29, 2015 – Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company®, announced today that Megan M. Manogue has been promoted to Assistant Vice President and Chief Claims Officer. Working with her team of claim handlers, and legal resources, she […]

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ATM Security Under Brutal Assault Brian Krebs of Krebsonsecurity.com has provided an update on ATM skimming innovations that thieves are using to capture card information and personal PINs. A new “insert skimmer” device that thieves place into the ATM card slot is practically invisible to the average customer as they swipe their card at the […]

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