People think commercial insurance is too complex. We don’t think it has to be.
About Us
Berkley Alternative Markets Tech started when a small group of technologists heard one too many times, “It’s more complicated than that.”
We started in early 2019 as a small group of technologists with a mandate to make workers compensation insurance better. Today we’re working with a talented team of comp experts who run five different insurance brands.
At Berkley Alternative Markets Tech, we are creating an idea and execution meritocracy. In other words, a place where the best ideas win and the people who deliver the most value get the most opportunities. But we are not your average insurance industry technology shop. Our value proposition is not the ability to churn. Rather, it is our capacity to care deeply about the products we are building and then convert that caring into real benefits.
We are not in the business of blindly taking orders. We are in the business of debating ideas, learning from mistakes, and always asking why. We try to pick the right problems to solve and the best ways to solve them.
About Berkley
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance. Each of the Berkley companies, or operating units, within Berkley participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about an industry, product or territory.
Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of our Berkley companies to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals.
We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.
Leadership Team
Kay Sarathy, SVP & CIO
I love that I have a challenge network that I come to every day. That group lets me learn and grow, by providing unique perspectives from which I can view my ideas. I'm surrounded by people that work hard at making ideas better.
Matt Hawkins, Assistant Vice President
This workplaces utilizes FIRST principles, where data is heralded above all. If you want to learn what we're doing, go here.
Vince Israel, Assistant Vice President
My journey with Berkley has been long, and full of growth. But what inspires me is the growth of others, I am continuously humbled by the talent and progress around me.
Drew Lorence, Team Lead
I encourage vulnerability with critical feedback from my peers. Sometimes it feels harsh, but I have learned tremendously from it.
Sudeep Solipuram, Team Lead
I like agile as a culture, the ability to bring people in to iterate through ideas to find the best solution. I have learned that we are truly greater together.
Hari Vadlamudi, Chief Architect
Tending a garden is deliberate, requiring attention and care. The goal is to reap benefits, but the growth from a seedling to a thriving plant is long. That is the journey we're on together.
Rich Hahn, Team Lead
I have learned that things can be done differently, that excites me. Looking at new challenges, or old challenges in a new light, is invigorating.