W. R. Berkley Corporation announced that Wayne Bryan has been named president of the Berkley Enterprise Risk Solutions, and Hale Johnston has been appointed chief operating officer. The appointments are effective June 27, 2022. Mr. Bryan brings nearly 35 years of California workers' compensation experience to Berkley.

Most recently, he led the enterprise large account business unit for a western-based, super-regional commercial insurance company and leading provider of workers' compensation and commercial insurance solutions. Mr. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Francisco. During his more than 30-year career in insurance, Mr. Johnston has held various executive and leadership positions in the insurance industry and has implemented new technology platforms, consolidated operations and introduced new streams of revenue.

He has served on the Board of Governors for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) and as chairman of the Board of Directors for the California Workers' Compensation Institute (CWCI). He is a graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.