WR Berkley Insurance Australia continues to branch out from its Sydney base, opening a second office in Brisbane today.

The Ann Street office is operated by financial lines underwriters Matthew McPhee and Melinda Farlow, and deals in professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability and management liability lines.

The new office will target both SME and larger clients.

WR Berkley Insurance Australia is a subsidiary of the global WR Berkley Group, which writes in excess of $US4 billion ($4.6 billion) in GWP.