Chesterfield, MO, May 22, 2012–Berkley Medical Excess Underwriters, LLC (BerkleyMed) recently completed its second annual Community Volunteer Week from May 7-11, 2012.  During this week, BerkleyMed’s employees came together to support charitable organizations in St. Louis and around the United States.  In total, over two dozen volunteers donated over 125 hours to their local communities.

“BerkleyMed recognizes it is our responsibility as a good corporate citizen to help enrich our communities of residence and work.  As part of our corporate mission to give back time and other resources to our community, we encourage our employees to lend their support to charitable programs through individual and corporate sponsored volunteer opportunities,” said BerkleyMed President Collin Suttie.

The nonprofit beneficiaries of the 2012 Community Volunteer Week included Haven House of St. Louis, Crisis Nursery of St. Louis, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis and Columbus, Ohio.  For more information on these activities, please visit http://www.berkleymed.com/about-us/community-service.

Based in Chesterfiled, Missouri, BerkleyMed was formed in 2001 to provide professional liability insurance to hospitals on a nationwide basis. Its products consist of excess insurance and reinsurance. BerkleyMed is a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation.  For additional information on this release, please contact Robbin Willis, Senior Vice President - Brand Management, at rwillis@berkleymed.com.

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