Insurance is complex.
The experience doesn’t have to be.
With capabilities spanning construction, professional liability, garage, casualty, and other specialty lines, we help brokers and customers navigate complexity with confidence.
A New Specialty Insurance Business
Berkley Meridian is being created to bring together expanded expertise, complementary capabilities, and disciplined underwriting with a continued focus on the E&S wholesale broker market.
By combining the strengths of Verus and Vela, we are building a broader specialty insurance platform designed to serve the evolving needs of brokers and customers.
Our goal is simple: preserve the expertise brokers rely on while enhancing the simplicity and predictability of the experience over time.
Learn more about the formation of Berkley Meridian and our vision for the future.
Why Berkley Meridian
The risks we provide insurance for are not simple. Brokers and customers rely on expertise, judgment, and underwriting discipline to navigate increasingly complex challenges.
The need for that expertise will not change.
What can change is the experience we create around that expertise. We believe there is an opportunity to make it even easier to access the knowledge, support, and solutions our brokers need.
What Makes Us Different
Confidence Through Clarity
Clear communication, defined responsibilities, and dependable execution create confidence in every interaction.
Disciplined Expertise
We combine specialized expertise, underwriting judgment, and long-term thinking to help brokers and customers navigate complex risks with confidence.
Simple Experience
We strive to remove unnecessary complexity through clear communication, straightforward processes, and responsive service.
Relentless Improvement
We continuously challenge complexity, improve how work gets done, and strengthen the broker and customer experience.
We’re Combining Forces
Berkley Meridian has been announced and integration activities are underway.
While we build the future business, our focus remains unchanged: serving brokers and customers through disciplined underwriting, responsive service, and clear communication.
As integration milestones are reached, we will communicate changes clearly and provide advance notice every step of the way.
Where Should I Submit Business?
Please continue to submit business through your existing Verus contacts, systems, and submission channels.
Please continue to submit business through your existing Vela contacts, systems, and submission channels.
What to Expect Next
Our teams are actively working to create a more unified experience for brokers and customers.
As integration milestones are reached, we will continue to share updates regarding:
- Shared submission standards
- Brand transition activities
- Expanded product visibility
- Expanded broker resources
- Enhanced digital capabilities
Our commitment is to communicate changes clearly, provide sufficient notice before any action is required, and make the transition as seamless as possible.
The Power of Berkley
Berkley Meridian is one of the 60 (re)insurance businesses worldwide that comprise the Berkley brand. Berkley is one of America’s largest commercial lines property casualty insurance providers, operating worldwide within two segments of the P&C insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. Each business offers expertise within an industry, product, or region.
Berkley Meridian is a member of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is part of the S&P 500. W. R. Berkley Corporation’s insurance company subsidiaries are rated A+ (Superior), Financial Size Category XV by A.M. Best Company and AA- (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s.
Berkley’s competitive advantage lies in its long-term strategy of decentralized operations. This structure provides each Berkley business the agility of a small business—the ability to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. It provides our Berkley businesses with the strength and resources of a Fortune 500 organization as well as the financial accountability and incentives to attract and retain the highest-caliber professionals.
