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BHSI promotes Megan Howe to Head of Claims, Australasia
17th March 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurer, has expanded Megan Howe’s role with her promotion to Head of Claims, Australasia. In her new role, Howe will be based in Auckland and report to Mark and Dave Crowe, Chief Claims Officer, BHSI. Howe joined BHSI in 2015 ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints SCOR’s Bertrand Le Gall as Head of Casualty, France
13th January 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Bertrand Le Gall as Head of Casualty in France. Le Gall brings two decades of industry experience to his new role. He joins BHSI after 17 years at SCOR, where he most recently served ... Read the full article
BHSI announces UK executive & professional lines appointments
4th December 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Andrew Hopper as Head of Financial Institutions, UK, and the promotion of Chris Nixon to Underwriting Manager, Executive & Professional Lines, UK. Nixon will be taking over the role from Chris Warrior, who is retiring at year end. “I am extremely proud ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) welcomes Viele and Majerna to Cyber team in Italy
6th November 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Vincenza Viele as Head of Claims, and Alessandro Majerna as Head of PI and Cyber for Executive & Professional Lines, in Italy. With over 24 years of loss adjusting and claims management experience, Viele is joining BHSI Milan office following her ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints Kristina Målarbo as Head of Claims, Nordics
23rd October 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurer, has appointed Kristina Målarbo as the Head of Claims, Nordics, based in Stockholm. Målarbo has 25 years of industry experience overseeing commercial insurance claims, including multinational claims, at global insurance companies. Earlier this year, BHSI announced its entry into the ... Read the full article
BHSI strengthens presence in DACH region with new Hamburg office & key hires
7th October 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has opened an office in Hamburg, naming Thomas Pache to lead its newly launched PI and Cyber Insurance lines in the DACH region, and Kim Schumacher as Senior Property Underwriter. A executive with more than three decades of industry experience, Pache will focus on delivering comprehensive ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) promotes Behar to Head of Casualty, UK
4th October 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Caroline Alder-Smurthwaite to its Global Underwriting Office for Casualty & Healthcare, with Charlotte Behar succeeding her as Head of Casualty, UK. Based in London, Alder-Smurthwaite joined the organisation as Head of General Casualty, UK, in 2021, and brings 25 years of expertise towards her new ... Read the full article
BHSI names Prakash as Head of First Party Lines, promotes Yuen to Head of Energy, Asia
27th August 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett’s global re/insurance company has named Kiran Prakash as the Head of First Party Lines, overseeing energy, construction, and general property in Asia, and promoted Jessie Yuen to Head of Energy, Asia. Yuen succeeds Min Ong, who has relocated to ... Read the full article
Jesús Barbero named BHSI Head of Surety in Spain
22nd July 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global re/insurance company, has entered the surety market in Spain. Jesús Barbero is to lead the new product line. Constanza Gállegos, Country Manager, BHSI in Spain, stated: "We are excited to lead BHSI’s entry into the European surety market. “By ... Read the full article
BHSI expands into Nordic market with new office and key appointments
3rd July 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has recently expanded into the Nordic countries with a new office opening in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nordic office will offer services in Executive & Professional Lines, General Property, Energy, and Construction. Andreas Krause, Head of DACH at BHSI, said, “Launching BHSI in the Nordics is an exciting ... Read the full article
BHSI names Galan Riley to lead Canadian Casualty Business
24th May 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), known for its provision of general liability, lead umbrella, and excess liability insurance across various industries, announces the promotion of Galan Riley to Senior Vice President, Casualty, in Canada. Formerly Vice President, Casualty, Galan assumes this position following the retirement of Darryl DeSouza, who dedicated nearly ... Read the full article
Victor teams with BHSI to expand builders risk & contractors equipment offerings
13th May 2024
Global managing general underwriter Victor has entered into an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) to expand coverage capacity for its US builders risk and contractors equipment offerings, effective immediately. As part of the agreement, Victor explained that its builders risk program will be able to offer increased coverage maximums ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway P&C reinsurance underwriting profit surpasses $1bn in Q1 2024
4th May 2024
Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett-run holding company and conglomerate, has surpassed $1 billion in underwriting earnings in its property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance operations during the first-quarter of 2024, up almost 160% year-on-year. With P&C reinsurance premiums written rising by nearly 3%, to $6.455 billion for the three month period, driven ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints Hart Humble to Head of Customer & Broker Engagement, South Central
26th April 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a property and casualty insurer (P&C), has announced the appointment of Hart Humble to the newly created position of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement for the South Central U.S. In her new role, Humble will focus on fostering and maintaining strong relationships with brokers and ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) appoints Louis du Ché as Country Manager, France
17th April 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has recently appointed Louis du Ché to the additional role of Country Manager for France, alongside his current position as Country Manager, Belgium. Alessandro Cerase, Head of Europe at BHSI, remarks, “Louis has been instrumental in establishing our stellar team and growing our presence in Belgium.” Cerase ... Read the full article
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