Our work from home
JOURNEY EDITION 4
We are all in this TOGETHER! Berkley Charitable Contributions During COVID-19 Thank you to all employees that supported these charities. Employee Donations Totaled $279,738.47 This was matched by the Berkley Foundation and W. R. Berkley Corporation.
We Are ALL in this
To ALL Our Nurses — TOGETHER
THANK YOU Nurses Week May 6-12, 2020
Berkley thanks and recognizes all Nurses, health care workers and other first responders keeping us safe during these unprecedented times. We are grateful for your service.
Photo: Berkley Risk Employee Shawna Thompson’s Niece Emily. Emily is holding the “YOU” sign. She works directly with COVID patients.
Special Thanks to
BERKLEY NURSES We would especially like to thank all the nurses that work for Berkley. While these nurses may not be working on the front lines fighting COVID-19, they do very important work for our companies every single day.
BMMS Nurses: Connie D’Englere, Jordan McCoy, Marj Taylor, Dora Toledo, Melanie Armstrong, Mary Jacobs, and Ceciley Crandall
NURSES FROM BERKLEY ACCIDENT & HEALTH Berkley Accident & Health is fortunate to have 7 Registered Nurses on staff— (top left to bottom right) Amy Hoagland, Eslyn Byarm, Karen Oluma, Laura Giffen, Lisa Otero, Sharonda Broadwater, and Valerie Kern
MORE BERKLEY NURSES Preferred Employers Nurses: Ashley MacConaghy, Wendy Santos, and Michelle Doll
MIDWEST EMPLOYERS CASUALTY Peggy Ford—Senior Medical Management Consultant
Peggy is one of the Senior Medical Management Consultants at Midwest Employers Casualty. She is also a Registered Nurse. She feels a duty to her country and fellow Americans to volunteer during the pandemic.
MANY THANKS! Berkley would also like to thank our employees that are first responders in their “off hours� when they are not working for us
Berkley Environmental Janelle Quinn Janelle is a trained paramedic that works weekends in the Emergency Room in Boston, MA
Berkley Luxury Group Anthony Castella Anthony is a volunteer firefighter in Bergen County, NJ
Our Extended Family—
CWG
Thank you to our extended family members for their kindness, courage and heroic efforts. We are truly grateful for all you do to keep us safe and well.
Berkley Custom Superheroes Cynthia Panameno has a family of nurses, we appreciate their service
We couldn’t agree more!
THANK YOU to our BTS Extended Family
Pictured top to bottom, left to right: Brooke Hanson, Delaney White, Hope Skibicki, Jada Elias, Jamie Addison, Kaitlyn Kelly, Kaley Kate Brown, Kameron Kroh, and Leah Hemmingsen
Our BTS Family Supports Us
Pictured: Nicole Woodley, Nicole Ziegler, Trevor White, and Tria Heaberlin-Wiederin
STORIES
FROM THE FRONT LINE We admire your bravery and compassion. Thank you for putting your own lives in harm’s way to fight the COVID battle.
UNION STANDARD Debra Nitsche’s nephew, Dr. Derick Nitsche Derick is an ER doctor who lives in Brooklyn, New York. During this pandemic, he has been working at various hospitals in Manhattan, New Rochelle and most recently Albany.
BERKLEY OIL & GAS Linda Eppolito’s niece, Jessica Parzer ) Jessica is a nurse at Montefiore Hospital, Nyack, NY. She was also working a drive up COVID-19 testing center. Her Aunt Linda is so proud of her, yet worried at the same time.
BERKLEY TECHNOLOGY UNDERWRITERS Kathie Theisen’s niece, Kidde Wessel Kidde is an RN at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. She has been on the front line since the beginning of COVID-19.
Front Line Responders We are grateful for those serving on the front lines to keep us all safe.
BERKLEY RISK Carol Geiger’s son-in-law, Nathan Price Nathan returned from serving in Kuwait about 9 months ago. The picture is from when he was in Kuwait. His medical unit has now been deployed stateside out east to assist the doctors and nurses with COVID-19 in the hospitals.
BERKLEY LUXURY GROUP Jean Johnson’s stepdaughter Robin Johnson Robin is a nurse at a hospital in Chicago. She has been in the middle of this crisis and continues to stay healthy and positive. Her family has done a few “drivebys” to say “hello” to her and check in to make sure all is well.
BERKLEY RE AMERICA Kevin Rooney’s son Brendan Brendan is the president of Georgetown University’s EMS, known as GERMS. It is an entirely student-run, fully accredited organization serving both the University and the Georgetown neighborhood. One of his last duties before campus shutdown was to purchase this ambulance.
Midwest Employers Casualty Lynn Wogtech’s children are working hard in the medical field
Berkley Southeast Insurance Group We thank our extended families of these employees: (left to right) Alison Tauchman, Chelsea Herges, Diane Moore, Kalia Vang, Laurie Henderson, Mark Murph, and Melissa Ennis
Berkley Offshore Underwriting Managers
SOCIAL DISTANCING |
Keeps Us All Safe
Thanks to John Kearns from BMAG for making us laugh!
THANK YOU
Berkley Environmental
Pictured above (left to right) are family of Berkley Enironmental employees Jean Mathys, Amanda Shrewsbury, Atis Sondhinand, Casey Bonner, Ron Keegan, Sherry Coffman, Stephanie Fowler, and Torina Stephens.
Nurses Are Patient People We appreciate the efforts of Berkley Entertainment family members
Above are family members of Berkley Entertainment employees: Cindy Broschart, Elisa Jones, and Cathy Leach
BERKLEY ENTERTAINMENT Teresa Jarosek’s sister-in-law, Dr. Karen Dixon, MD ) Karen is a Medical Director and an Emergency Medicine Specialist in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas; she is an emergency room physician and has been working nonstop. She worries about bringing the virus home to her three children.
Our Extended Families BERKLEY RISK
Thank you to our extended family members for their compassion and endless efforts caring for others.
STORIES
That Touched Our Hearts What dedication and commitment to the profession
ASPIRE Carrie Johnson’s cousin, Amber Leland ) Amber lives in Buckeye Arizona and works at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. She has taken a 5 week assignment in New York working at Roosevelt Medical Center helping to battle COVID-19. Amber has 3 small children at home and a spouse so she has been on the front line battling this and leaving her family behind. She is truly A HERO!
BERKLEY SOUTHEAST INSURANCE GROUP Melissa Ennis with her mother, Patty Lane ) Patty has been an ICU Nurse for 40+ years. She has worked all over the USA as a travel nurse and did a nursing mission to Africa in 2019. THANK YOU for your many years of service!
Berkley Luxury Group & Berkley Professional Liability
A BIG THANKS to the healthcare workers in the extended families of Carol Pietropollo, John Ferrentino, Kathy Garthe, and Maureen Hackett
STORY OF A COVID-19 WARRIOR What a display of passion and commitment
BERKLEY PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY John Favilla’s niece, Jackeyn Kintanar Favilla Jackeyn is a nurse at Harlem Hospital. In mid-March she tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized herself. She recovered after a few weeks and went back to work as soon as they let her. She is tireless and wonderful inspiration! Thank you for your service Jackeyn, the world is lucky to have nurses like you!
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HAPPY NURSES DAY
We thank our families from Admiral, Berkley Agribusiness, Berkley Aspire, Berkley Healthcare, and Berkley Human Services
Thank You Nurses We thank our families from Berkley Offshore, Berkley Re, Berkley Fire & Marine, UK, and WRBC
Up and Coming Nursing Students
We have some family members that have recently graduated or are studying to be nurses. Top: WRBC, MaryAnn Mangione’s daughter Francesca; bottom left: Berkley Oil & Gas, Tamara Peterson’s son Keith; bottom right: Berkley Oil & Gas, Isaac Merchant’s sister Markitha Price
TIPS
For Remote Workers
Are you working from home for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic? Consider these tips to stay productive and healthy as you adjust to your “new normal�.
6 Tips for Remote Workers
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Develop a routine Have a defined workspace Use your webcam Make time for virtual check-ins with your team Build transitions into (and out of) work; keep a consistent schedule Take care of yourself
Acadia Has a Virtual Yoga Class
May Presidents’ Meeting Bill Berkley and Rob Berkley held the Presidents’ Meeting virtually conducting four sessions with an engaged leadership team.
Presidents’ Meeting May 2020 A first for Berkley—a virtual Presidents’ Meeting
Nurses & First Responders GO THE EXTRA MILE
Thank you to the following extended family members: From Union Standard Insurance Group--Nick Grotowski, Kat Grotowski, Michelle Kahn, and Zack Bond; from the UKVictoria Howell’s Dad, and Berkley Regional Shared Services—Cara Lovejoy.
FIGHTING COVID-19 We appreciate everyone serving on the frontlines.
ADMIRAL Gina Meighan’s daughter, Kori Meighan ) Kori is a nurse on the “swab squad” at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “Never forget the reason you became a nurse.”
BERKLEY PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY Ray DeCarlo’s son, Stephen DeCarlo ) Stephen is a NYPD Officer and a volunteer firefighter in the Oyster Bay FD.
ADMIRAL Patrick Maxwell’s wife, Robin Maxwell ) Robin and her Radiology Team at St. Mary’s Medical Center (Langhorne, PA) on the front lines with Chest X-rays and CT Scans for ICU and COVID-19 patients.
APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF THOSE SERVING ON THE FRONTLINE
Berkley joins in applauding the efforts of nurses, healthcare workers, first responders, and all essential workers on the frontline. We are grateful for all that you do every day.
New Yorker’s come together at 7pm each day to give thanks and gratitude to the city’s frontline workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. (Adam Jeffery | CNBC)
At 7 p.m. each night, New Yorkers open a window, or step out onto balconies or rooftops and make some noise for two minutes. They scream, clap, bang pots and pans, and make music, but most of all they give thanks and gratitude to all the frontline workers who are risking their lives every day. Northwell Health posted this cool video on YouTube to thank all their healthcare workers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq4WqsIKZX8