Property-casualty insurer W.R. Berkley, based in Greenwich, Conn., has named Gillian James to the newly created post of senior vice president for enterprise risk management, effective immediately

In this new role, James' responsibilities will entail identifying, analyzing, modeling, responding to, and monitoring risks, events, and opportunities.

With over 20 years experience in the insurance and financial services industry, she most recently served in the U.K. as a senior executive at a reinsurance intermediary where she headed the analytic team.