CK Names Karber Southwest Regional Underwriting Manager

San Jose, Calif.-based CK Specialty Insurance Associates Inc., a surplus lines broker and managing general agent, named Roger Karber its Southwest regional underwriting manager.

Karber has more than 22 years of insurance experience ranging from retail to wholesale to company-level experience. Most recently, he served as a senior underwriter for Catlin Specialty Insurance Co. and preceding that role was an underwriter with Colony Specialty Insurance Co. He has also worked at Western Heritage Insurance Co.

In addition to providing underwriting and brokering services in Arizona and Texas, CK Specialty Insurance also offers products in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho and Utah.