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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Caoimhe Gormley as Country Manager and Ciaran Reddin as Head of Executive & Professional (E&P) Lines in Ireland.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Louise Kidd to the newly created role of Head of Underwriting in Europe.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has promoted Anthony Tatulli to the expanded role of Head of Liability, Executive & Professional Lines. In this new role, he will continue as the Head of BHSI’s Executive & Professional (E&P) Lines business along with the additional oversight of BHSI’s Casualty and Healthcare business as well as Customer & Broker Engagement in North America.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Theresa Biedermann has been promoted to Head of Executive & Professional (E&P) Lines Claims in the U.S. She was previously Head of Commercial D&O & Financial Institutions Claims in the U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced several leadership promotions as it scales up its U.S. retail general property organization into four distinct regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, and West.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Megan Howe to the expanded role of Head of Claims, Australasia.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Simeon Seamer to lead its builder’s risk business in the U.S. in addition to his current role leading builder’s risk in the UK.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance today announced that it has further expanded its management team and local underwriting capabilities in Milan, appointing Francesco Longobardo as Head of Casualty in Italy.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance today announced that it has appointed Bertrand Le Gall as Head of Casualty in France.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced two executive appointments, welcoming Andrew Hopper as Head of Financial Institutions, UK, and promoting Chris Nixon to Underwriting Manager, Executive & Professional Lines, UK. Chris Warrior, who is currently the Underwriting Manager for Executive & Professional Lines, UK is retiring at year end.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today 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.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Kristina Målarbo has joined the company as Head of Claims, Nordics.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced a pair of leadership promotions, naming Lars Messutat to Head of General Property, DACH, and Juliane Klein-Walbeck to Head of Energy & Construction, DACH.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced it has named Thomas Pache to lead its newly launched PI and Cyber Insurance lines in the DACH region, and Kim Schumacher as Senior Property Underwriter. Additionally, the organization has opened an office in Hamburg to be closer to its broker partners and customers – both Thomas and Kim will be located in the new Hamburg office.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced it has named Caroline Alder-Smurthwaite to its Global Underwriting Office for Casualty & Healthcare and promoted Charlotte Behar to succeed Caroline as Head of Casualty, UK.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has opened an office in Milan and named Leonardo Castrichino to oversee its business in Italy as Country Manager, along with several additional leadership appointments.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Andrew Knight as Country Manager, Amanda Sorsak as Head of Claims, and Paul Emerson as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Canada.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Theresa Biedermann to SVP, Head of Commercial Lines (Public) and Financial Institutions Claims for Executive & Professional Lines Claims, in the U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Kiran Prakash Head of First Party Lines, overseeing Energy, Construction and General Property in Asia, and promoted Jessie Yuen to Head of Energy, Asia. Jessie succeeds Min Ong who has relocated to London where she is Underwriting Manager, Energy Property, at BHSI. Jess Au continues in her role as Head of General Property in Asia.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has entered the surety market in Spain and appointed Jesús Barbero to lead the product line as Head of Surety.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has expanded its operations to the Nordic countries, opening an office in Stockholm, and naming Anna Green as Head of Nordics. BHSI has also appointed Karin Bryner as Head of Executive & Professional Lines and Anton Holmgren as Head of General Property, for the Nordics.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is pleased to announce the promotion of Galan Riley to Senior Vice President, Casualty, in Canada. He was previously Vice President, Casualty. In his new role, Galan succeeds Darryl DeSouza, who is retiring after nearly 10 years with the company.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Hart Humble to the newly created role of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement (C&BE) for the South Central U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it is expanding its global marine capabilities in the U.S., launching Ocean Marine Insurance, and welcoming Ben Wyatt as Head of Marine, and Chris Frick as Head of Marine Claims, in the U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Louis du Ché to the additional role of Country Manager, France. He is currently Country Manager, Belgium.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Amy Bowman to Head of Multinational. She was previously Vice President of Multinational.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Ingo Lorber to Head of Claims for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH). He was previously Head of Property Claims, Germany.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has expanded its global Transactional Liability team, welcoming Chres Lee as Head of Transactional Liability in Canada.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Daniela Peeters as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Germany. She was previously Customer & Broker Engagement Manager for Northern Germany.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Fiona Merton as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement, UK. The position was previously held by Mark Walker, who was recently named Head of National Business, UK, at BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Jess Au has joined the company as Head of General Property in Asia. Based in Singapore, she succeeds Ophelia Szeto who is retiring from the role after nearly a decade with the company.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Nick Holding to lead the ongoing growth of its marine portfolio as Head of Marine, UK.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Kelly Perry to the newly created position of Vice President, Head of Underwriting Support for its Surety business.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced several enhancements to its multinational capabilities, including expanding its partner network and internal team of multinational experts, adding multinational products, and adopting a new technology platform to elevate service.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance today announced two promotions and one new addition to its North American claims team: Courtney Koch has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Healthcare and Casualty Claims, Kathryn Ridenour has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Professional and Construction Claims, and Anthony Pizzonia has joined the company as Vice President, Healthcare Claims.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Jeff Jubera to Head of Surety Claims. He was previously Vice President, Surety Claims, at BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the promotion of Courtney Turnage Walker to the newly created role of U.S. Head of Contract Surety. She was previously Senior Vice President, Surety Underwriting.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Donagh Regan to Head of Casualty in Ireland.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Sami Jaghbir as Underwriting Manager, Queensland.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Ana Fuertes has joined the company as Head of Energy and Construction in Spain.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Angela Meyer to Head of Product Liability in North America. She was previously Head of Life Sciences in North America.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Pascal Carrer has joined the company as Head of Casualty in Switzerland.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Edwin Sim as Vice President and Head of Executive & Professional Lines in Singapore.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Kiki Hinrichsen to the additional role of Head of Healthcare in Germany. She will also retain her role as Senior Underwriter, Casualty, at BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Jean-Francois Leandri has been promoted to the position of Global Risk Control Officer, part of BHSI’s Chief Underwriting Office, reporting to Dean LaPierre, Chief Underwriting Officer, Property & Marine, BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Louis Bidmead as Head of Transactional Liability Insurance for Asia and the Middle East. In this role he will work with BHSI’s global transactional liability team to provide BHSI’s comprehensive line of coverages to manage the risks of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. He will report to Scotland Walsh-Riddle, Head of Executive & Professional Liability for Asia, BHSI.

Culminating the build-out of its dedicated National Business underwriting team in the UK, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has named Mark Walker as Head of National Business, UK. He is currently Head of Customer & Broker Engagement, UK, at BHSI, and will retain that role until a replacement is named.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named David Corrigan as Head of Property for the UK, where he will oversee underwriting of BHSI’s comprehensive line of property coverage for a wide range of risks, including Construction, Energy and Mining.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Dimitry Zilberud has been appointed to the additional role of Senior Vice President, Head of Marine, Retail U.S. He is also Head of Marine, Australasia, at BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Gabriel Poppie has joined the company as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement for the U.S. Central Region.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Paul Emerson is assuming the additional role of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Canada. He is currently Senior Vice President, Head of Third-Party Claims, Canada, and will retain that role as well.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced two leadership promotions: Hilary Browne has been promoted to the role of Deputy Global Chief Underwriting Officer, and Cameron Holmes is now Global Underwriting Officer, Property for Energy and Construction.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed two BHSI leaders to regional leadership positions. Alessandro Cerase has been appointed 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 Officer of the Dubai International Financial Centre Branch.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted James Byrnes to Head of Construction Professional, North America. He was previously Vice President, Construction Professional, for the U.S. Eastern Region at BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named three executives to claims leadership roles in Germany.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Ben Ruddlesdin to Head of Professional Indemnity & Cyber (UK). He was previously Senior Underwriter, PI & Cyber.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Bart De Wilde to lead its growing property underwriting team and portfolio in Switzerland.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced it has appointed Nick Major to the position of Country Manager, BHSI UK.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the following leadership appointments in its UK Executive & Professional Lines business: Jess Kirby has been named Head of Executive & Professional Lines, responsible for the management and leadership of BHSI’s Commercial Management Liability, Financial Institutions and Professional Indemnity businesses. Jess is stepping into the role previously occupied by Chris Warrior who will focus on driving technical underwriting excellence across each of BHSI’s Executive & Professional Lines segments. Additionally, Tom Harris has been named Head of Commercial Management Liability, replacing Jess Kirby.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Cathy Miller to Head of North America Property and announced several other promotions within its North America Property team.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced a pair of promotions on its U.S. Executive & Professional Lines team, naming Shelley Norman, Senior Vice President, Management Liability, U.S., and Jason Preston as Senior Vice President, Management Liability, Central Region.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Pedro Mairos as Global Underwriting Officer, Marine. He was previously Head of Marine for the UK & Ireland at BHSI.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Anselm Waigand as Head of Risk Engineering, Germany. He was previously Senior Risk Engineer at BHSI in Frankfurt, Germany.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed several claims executives to new roles within its North American region.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced a pair of promotions in Ireland: Shane O’Neill has been named Head of Property, while Ciaran Reddin has been appointed Head of Professional Indemnity and Cyber.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the introduction of new Property Damage, General Liability, D&O, Professional Indemnity and Marine Cargo Insurance policies in Spain.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has opened a new office in Brussels, Belgium, and made several senior-level appointments.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Mohammed Hannoun Head of Casualty for the Middle East, based in Dubai.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Ben Barker as Head of Claims, UK, and Maeve Kelleher as Head of Executive & Professional Lines Claims, UK.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it is introducing Executive & Professional (E&P) Lines coverages and named Christoph Kammermann as Head of Executive & Professional Lines in Switzerland.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it is expanding into the Commercial Hull segment in Australasia and has named Jake Hesson, Underwriting Manager, Marine.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has further expanded its local transactional liability underwriting capabilities worldwide with the addition of Nicholas Ferrari as Head of Transactional Liability Insurance in Australasia.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has opened a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, and appointed Leander Metzger as Country Manager.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Eduardo Guinea has joined the organization as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Spain.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has introduced a proprietary Directors & Officers Insurance policy in France.