BHSI Enters Australia Construction Insurance Market; Appoints Team Execs

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) announced it is providing comprehensive insurance and services for the construction industry in Australia and named a team of executives to oversee key areas of its construction business.

BHSI said it is offering construction property, casualty, project professional indemnity, and project cargo insurance for construction classes in Australia and pairing coverage with in-house construction claims and engineering expertise.

“We are pleased to offer the Australian construction industry a multi-line insurance solution, backed by the deep expertise and financial strength of BHSI. Our team is rich in construction insurance experience and ready to provide sound, creative capacity and meaningful risk engineering to this important sector,” said Chris Colahan, president, Australasia Region, BHSI.

BHSI’s newly created construction team in Australia includes:

These new team members build on BHSI’s existing capabilities in project professional liability, led by Matthew Clarke, and Marine Project Cargo, led by Dimitry Zilberud.

All of these newly appointed executives are based in BHSI’s office in Sydney, except for Rob McNab who will be based in BHSI’s Melbourne office.

Source: Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company