Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), a division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has announced the launch of a new Dublin, Ireland office and the appointment of Cormac McNamara as the unit’s Property & Casualty (P&C) Manager.
McNamara joins the firm with 24 years of insurance industry experience across the UK and Ireland, and for the last six years has held various underwriting positions with MS Amlin/Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group.
Prior to Mitsui Sumitomo, McNamara was Commercial Insurance Manager, UK Region and Ireland, at insurer Chubb’s European division, and started his insurance sector career at QBE Europe.
Commenting on the appointment, Tom Bolt, President, UK and Southern Europe, BHSI, said; “Cormac will build our local team and lead our efforts to bring all of BHSI’s Southern European underwriting capabilities to Ireland. We are excited to further expand our geographic footprint in the region as we steadily grow our underwriting capabilities as well.”
