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BHSI names Ana Fuertes Head of Energy and Construction in Spain

10th October 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a global insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Ana Fuertes as Head of Energy and Construction in Spain. Based in Madrid, Fuentes joins BHSI with two decades of insurance industry experience. Her career has included several leadership roles in construction, energy and technical lines at ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) promotes Angela Meyer to Head of Product Liability NA

4th October 2023

Specialty insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the promotion of Angela Meyer to Head of Product Liability in North America (NA). Meyer previously served as the Head of Life Sciences in North America at BHSI. Meyer is a market veteran with more than two decades of insurance industry experience. She joined ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) appoints Pascal Carrer as Head of Casualty in Switzerland

28th September 2023

Specialty insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Pascal Carrer as the Head of Casualty in Switzerland, based in Zurich. Leander Metzger, Country Manager in Switzerland, BHSI, commented on the appointment, "I am excited to welcome Pascal to our leadership team in Switzerland. "Together, we will continue to ... Read the full article

BHSI names Kiki Hinrichsen Head of Healthcare in Germany

30th August 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Kiki Hinrichsen to the additional role of Head of Healthcare in Germany. Hinrichsen, who joined BHSI in 2021, has almost two and a half decades of industry experience, much of it focused on casualty, life science and healthcare risks. BHSI offers customised medical liability solutions ... Read the full article

BHSI promotes Jean-Francois Leandri to Global Risk Control Officer

22nd August 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the promotion of Jean-Francois Leandri to the position of Global Risk Control Officer, part of BHSI’s Chief Underwriting Office. He will continue to be based in Paris andi will be reporting to Dean LaPierre, Chief Underwriting Officer, Property & Marine, BHSI, who commented: “Our ... Read the full article

BHSI names Louis Bidmead as head of Transactional Liability Insurance for Asia &Middle East

8th August 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a global insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Louis Bidmead as the new Head of Transactional Liability Insurance for Asia and the Middle East. In his new role, Bidmead will collaborate closely with BHSI's global transactional liability team to ensure the delivery of tailored and ... Read the full article

BHSI names Mark Walker UK Head of National Business

19th July 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has named Mark Walker as Head of National Business, UK, a Manchester-based role. With this appointment, the firm stated, BHSI culminates the build-out of its dedicated National Business underwriting team in the United Kingdom. Walker is currently Head of Customer & Broker Engagement, UK, at BHSI, and ... Read the full article

BHSI names David Corrigan UK Head of Property

12th July 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of David Corrigan as Head of Property for the UK. In his new role, based in London, Corrigan will oversee underwriting of BHSI’s comprehensive line of property coverage for a wide range of risks, including Construction, Energy and Mining. He joins BHSI with ... Read the full article

BHSI names Dimitry Zilberud Head of Marine, Retail US

3rd July 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced that Dimitry Zilberud, Head of Marine, Australasia, has been appointed to the additional role of Senior Vice President, Head of Marine, Retail US. Zilberud has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience. Based in Sydney, he joined BHSI in 2015 as Head of ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) hires Head of Customer & Broker Engagement for US Central

16th June 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Gabriel Poppie as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement for the US Central Region. Based in Chicago, Poppie joins BHSI with more than two decades of experience within the insurance industry. Throughout his career he has held numerous sales leadership, distribution and customer relationship roles ... Read the full article

BHSI appoints Emerson to lead customer & broker engagement in Canada

7th June 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced that Paul Emerson is assuming the additional role of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Canada. Currently, Emerson serves as Senior Vice President, Head of Third-Party Claims, Canada, and will retain that role as well. BHSI has confirmed that in his dual roles, Emerson ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) makes two key underwriting leadership promotions

4th May 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced two key underwriting leadership promotions. The company has confirmed that Hilary Browne has been promoted to the role of Deputy Global Chief Underwriting Officer, and Cameron Holmes has also been named Global Underwriting Officer, Property for Energy and Construction. Browne brings nearly 25 years of ... Read the full article

Berkshire BHSI appoints regional leaders for Europe & Middle East

4th May 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced that it has appointed two leaders to regional leadership positions. Alessandro Cerase has been named President & Head of Europe Region, and Neeraj Yadvendu is now Head of Middle East and subject to regulatory approval, will concurrently take on the role of Senior Executive ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) promotes James Byrnes to Head of Construction Professional, NA

27th April 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted James Byrnes to Head of Construction Professional, North America. Previously, Byrnes held the role of Vice President, Construction, for BHSI’s US Eastern Region. Overall, Byrnes has nearly 20 years of experience within the industry. Before he joined BHSI, he spent more than a decade on ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) promotes Ruddlesdin to Head of Professional Indemnity & Cyber, UK

20th March 2023

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Ben Ruddlesdin to Head of Professional Indemnity & Cyber (UK), where he will continue to be based in London. In his most recent role at the firm, Ruddlesdin served as Senior Underwriter, PI & Cyber. Overall, he brings nearly 10 years of industry experience towards ... Read the full article