Berkley Surety
Bruce Kahn has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Bruce started their career as an attorney at Peckar & Abramson, P.C. from 1994 to 1996, and then moved to Kaye Scholer LLP as an attorney from 1996 to 1998. Bruce then joined KALKINES ARKY ZALL & BERNSTEIN, LLC as an attorney representing clients in commercial construction, real estate, and other disputes from 1998 to 2000. Following that, they worked at AIG as a Complex Claims Director/Attorney from 2001 to 2013, investigating and resolving complex domestic and global construction and commercial surety claims. Currently, they are working at Berkley Surety Group (a Berkley Company) since 2013, initially as the Vice President of Claims and currently as the Senior Vice President of Claims. In this role, they lead the claims department, supports professional development, and ensures timely and transparent communication regarding claims status to stakeholders.
Bruce Kahn earned their Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Rochester, where they attended from 1980 to 1984. Bruce then pursued their Juris Doctor degree at Albany Law School from 1991 to 1994, graduating with Magna Cum Laude honors. Lastly, Bruce completed their Master of Business Administration at the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management from 2009 to 2011.
Berkley Surety
BERKLEY SURETY is a highly professional, service-oriented surety underwriting management company, providing a full spectrum of bonds for contract, environmental, and commercial surety accounts through multiple distribution channels in both the United States and Canada. We write on behalf of W. R. Berkley Corporation member company Berkley Insurance Company, which has an A.M. Best rating of A+ (Superior). We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with our agents. We highly value the insight and expertise our agency partners bring to the table which helps us provide timely and predictable surety solutions. CONTRACT SURETY - We supports traditional contractors in a broad range of disciplines and segments of the construction industry in both the United States and Canada. Knowledge and experience are more important today than ever before. We take a comprehensive underwriting approach and seek to understand what makes your client’s business unique. Once we understand their business model, we determine the specific needs required to make it a successful enterprise. We look at performance, profitability, leverage and cash flow management. Looking at each company as an individual risk, we seek to identify the risk factors that are unique to their business. COMMERCIAL SURETY - Rather than rely solely on technology, we built our commercial surety strategy around people instead of computers. While the best available technology is an integral component of our analytics and delivery, the driving force in Berkley Surety's commercial enterprise is our people. Our people are experienced in intellectual capital, and have proven experience working with large, publicly traded risks. "If it makes sense, let's find a way to do it." Complex programs for large companies require support from a number of products beyond traditional commercial surety, such as contract surety, subdivision and environmental.