Bryan Berkman

Based in New York, Bryan Berkman is a Managing Director, head of US Placement for Financial and Professional (FINPRO). In this role, he is responsible for leading the placement strategy and execution for all Marsh FINPRO products, which encompass in excess of $3.4B in annual premium placed in the marketplace. Prior to assuming this role, Bryan was the East Zone Placement leader where he was responsible for the above referenced responsibilities up and down the eastern seaboard

As the US FINPRO Placement Leader, Bryan and his team provide clients with risk transfer solutions including strategic planning, program design, structure analysis, coverage analysis, delivery of market intelligence and creation of market capacity for private and publicly traded companies. The team handles a variety of clients across many industry classes and Bryan has specific expertise in retail, life science, technology and communication/media industries and focuses primarily on complex transactions, including Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, spinoffs and restructuring/ bankruptcies.

Bryan has held a number of other ancillary responsibilities while working for Marsh prior to his current position. For several years, Bryan was FINPRO’s national resource for IPOs, where he aggregated all placed transactions nationwide, tracking market and claims trends, monitoring insurer capacity/appetite, and assisting in the evaluation of client’s risk specific characteristics to ensure the most favorable outcomes. He also co-led Marsh’s Life Science FINPRO practice. In this capacity, He educated Marsh’s national network as well as clients and prospects in the space on claims trends, insurer appetite, program design strategies, strategic solutions and coverage issues.

Prior to joining Marsh, Bryan spent ~7 years underwriting management liability products with The Hartford (4 years) and Arch (3 years).