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BHSI Launches Management Liability & Association Liability Cover in New Zealand

Apr 13 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) has expanded its executive & professional lines offerings in New Zealand with the introduction of Management Liability and Association Liability Insurance...

BHSI Launches Professional Technology Liability Cover in Australia, New Zealand

Apr 6 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has launched Professional First Technology Liability Insurance policies in Australia and New Zealand. Both policies offer broad, customizable professional...

BHSI Expands Team in Spain, Tapping Lovera from Chubb, RSA’s Sanchez

Feb 26 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced two appointments in Spain, naming Alejandro Lovera as head of Executive and Professional Lines and Silvia Sanchez as head of Operations.Lovera has spent nearly 15...

BHSI Taps Swiss Re’s Weinmann to Head Customer & Broker Engagement in Germany

Feb 20 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced further expansion of its European team, naming Daniel Weinmann as head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Germany.Weinmann comes to BHSI with more than 20 years...

BHSI Taps AIG’s Browne as Ireland Country Manager, Head of Casualty, U.K. & Europe

Jan 7 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has named Hilary Browne to the dual role of country manager for Ireland and head of Casualty for U.K. and Europe.Browne comes to BHSI with nearly 20 years of...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Taps AIG’s Adams as Head of Surety, Canada

Dec 5 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its global surety team with the addition of Andrew Adams as head of Surety in Canada.In this new role, Adams will establish and expand BHSI’s...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Offers Commercial Crime Cover in Asia Market

Dec 2 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it is introducing Commercial Crime Insurance in Asia, a new policy designed to help companies address the exposures of a changing fraud landscape.BHSI’s...

BHSI Taps Warrior, Formerly with Hiscox, as Head of D&O Underwriting, UK & Ireland

Nov 26 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has expanded its European team with the addition of Chris Warrior as head of directors’ & officers’ liability underwriting for UK &...

BHSI Taps Villalba from Zurich Insurance as Head of Claims in Spain

Nov 4 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has named Javier Villalba to its expanding leadership team in Spain as head of Claims.Villalba comes to BHSI with nearly 20 years of claims experience. He was most...

BHSI Forms Construction, Casualty Teams in France, Led by AXA XL’s Antiphon, Bonifay

Oct 29 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has commenced underwriting casualty and construction insurance in France and filled two key in-country leadership posts, naming Olivier Antiphon as head of...

BHSI Enters Australia Surety Market, Hiring Griffiths from Liberty Specialty to Lead Team

Oct 21 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is entering the surety market in Australia and has named Jonathan Griffiths as head of Surety, Australia.BHSI will focus on providing contract surety solutions for...

BHSI Names 3 Product Line Leaders in Spain, Hired from RSA, Chubb and Allianz

Oct 17 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has filled three key leadership positions in Madrid, naming Diego Espinosa as head of Property, Juan Madrid as head of Casualty, and Tomás Blas as head of...

BHSI Opens Office in Spain, Names Almazan from RSA as Country Manager

Sep 24 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has further expanded its global footprint, opening a new office in Madrid, naming Ignacio Almazan as country manager for Spain.BHSI will initially underwrite...

BHSI Taps Executives from AIG and AXA XL as Claims & Product Line Leaders in France

Sep 19 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its leadership team in France, naming Katell Pouliquen as head of Claims, Louis du Ché as head of Property and Ludovic Ruiller as head of...

BHSI Enhances Executive First D&O Liability Insurance in Asia

Aug 13 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has enhanced its Asia Executive FirstDirectors & Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance to include a provision that reinstates policy limits exhausted by...

BHSI Opens Office in Germany, Names QBE’s Krause as Country Manager

Jul 11 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Andreas Krause as country manager for Germany and established a new office in Cologne.With an existing office in Munich, BHSI said it underwrites property,...

BHSI Names QBE’s Walker as UK Head of Customer and Broker Engagement

Jun 26 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its team in the UK with the appointment of Mark Walker as head of Customer and Broker Engagement.“I’m extremely pleased to have Mark...

BHSI Opens Office in S. Australia, Taps Holland from Chubb as Underwriting Manager

Jun 12 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its presence in Australia to South Australia, opening an office in Adelaide and naming Monica Holland as underwriting manager.Holland will work...

BHSI Gets French Insurance License, Names d’Huart from AXA XL as Country Manager

Jun 11 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has received its insurance license in France, established a new office in Paris, and appointed François-Xavier d’Huart as country manager.Beginning...

BHSI Offers Transactional Liability in Asia/Middle East; Pembroke’s Harwood Leads Team

Apr 8 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced that it has begun offering transactional liability insurance through its Asia and Middle East (AME) regions and appointed Steven Harwood as the head of...