W R Berkley appoints head of Spanish branch

W R Berkley Insurance (Europe) has named Javier Esteban to the newly-created position of Presidente Ejecutivo of its Spanish branch, Sucursal en España. Mr Esteban is the former chief executive officer of the Spanish and Portuguese reinsurance operations of a reinsurance intermediary. W R Berkley Europe, formed in 2003 in the UK, has significantly expanded overseas in the past six years. In addition to its operations in the UK, W R Berkley Europe has branches in Spain, Australia, Ireland and Norway.