Jeffrey Yao is appointed as Chief Claims Officer of Berkley Select

Jeffrey Yao comes to Berkley Select having over 20 years in the property & casualty industry and hold his Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Jeff has extensive expertise having held claims leadership roles with a focus in areas of Management Liability and Professional Liability. Mr. Yao brings a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Employment Practices, Financial Institutions, Errors and Omissions, Directors and Officers, Public, Private, and non-profit entities.

Upon Mr. Yao’s appointment, Berkley Select’s President Dan Spragg, said, “Jeff brings the depth of technical and leadership skills we need to lead our talented claims organization. He will be a key member of our Berkley Select leadership team as we continue to improve our claims, operational, and underwriting platforms to better serve our clients now and into the future. I am excited to have Jeff join our team and look forward to working with him to provide market leading claims service to our Management and Professional Liability customers.”