Berkley Program Specialists (a Berkley Company)
Mark Baughman is an experienced insurance professional currently serving as AVP Claims at Berkley Program Specialists, a position held since April 2021. Prior to this role, Mark spent over 14 years at Zurich North America, where responsibilities included Team Manager for Commercial Property and several positions in Learning and Development and claims management. Mark's career in the insurance industry began after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois University between 1984 and 1988.
Berkley Program Specialists (a Berkley Company)
Berkley Program Specialists is a leading insurance operation dedicated exclusively to program business. We provide access to national admitted and non-admitted A+ XV insurance carriers, program management expertise, and reinsurance support when required to program administrators in the U.S. We are a casualty driven company, although we have the ability to offer ancillary property and automobile products as well. Our Mission Berkley Program Specialists’ goal is to be the preferred insurance operation for program administrators who are experts in the industries they serve and are looking for a stable, secure, and proven company to support and help grow their casualty-driven homogeneous niche program with annual GWP of at least $5 million. Business We Seek Our preferred client is a highly respected program administrator or insurance specialist who possesses the ability to quote, underwrite, rate, bind and issue policies within a homogeneous industry field. They should have a strong sense of integrity, significant expertise in their chosen industries, a differentiated value proposition, and a solid distribution system. Our preferred program opportunities consist of annual premiums in excess of $5 million, complete with strong, documented premium and loss histories.