W. R. Berkley Corporation announced the appointment of Scott M. McDonough as president of Midwest Employers Casualty (MEC). He succeeds Timothy Galvin, who has been named chairman of MEC. The appointments are effective immediately.

Mr. McDonough is a proven executive with more than 35 years of commercial property and casualty insurance experience in underwriting and management. He most recently served as the head of a large division at another leading U.S. insurance group. Mr. Galvin joined MEC as president in 2013.

He has been instrumental in advancing MEC as a leader in the excess workers' compensation insurance market over the last decade. As chairman, he will continue to support the MEC team with insights and strategic guidance. In addition, he will remain a key member of the W. R. Berkley Corporation team.