Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance News

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Names Emerson to Head Liability Claims in Canada

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has named Paul Emerson as head of liability claims in Canada. Emerson comes to BHSI from the law firm of Clyde & Co Canada LLP. “As an attorney with extensive experience handling casualty, executive and …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Launches Crime Protection Policy in Canada

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced a crime protection policy along with a new executive impersonation coverage endorsement for large public and private companies in Canada. “Designed by BHSI executives with more than three decades in the fidelity and …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Expands D&O Policies to Canada

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has introduced the Canadian editions of the Executive First Directors & Officers Liability insurance policy and the Executive First Side A DIC Directors & Officers liability policy, designed to provide customizable coverage for the complex risks …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Head of Singapore Energy Business

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced another key addition to its leadership team in Asia, naming Min Ong as Asia regional head of energy, based in Singapore. Malin Fredriksson, Asia regional head of first party lines, said, Ong has …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Fills 2 Key Positions in Singapore

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced two appointments to its leadership and underwriting team in Asia, naming Malin Fredriksson as Asia regional head of first party lines, and Kiran Prakash as Asia regional head of engineering and construction, both based …

Berkshire Hathaway Names Gupta Head of Cat Engineering in California

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has named Akshay Gupta senior vice president and head of catastrophe engineering and analytics. Gupta is based in the San Francisco Bay area. Gupta has more than 20 years of experience in catastrophe risk analysis, engineering, …

BHSI Lowers Casualty Minimum Premiums, Adds Deductible Options

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is broadening its casualty appetite in the U.S., lowering its minimum policy premium for eligible products liability, general casualty, energy and trucking risks, while introducing deductible options for primary general liability and product liability policies. …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Enters Singapore, Names Key Leaders

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has received its non-life insurance license in Singapore, and named Marc Breuil as regional president, Marcus Portbury as head of third party lines, and Peter McKenna as head of energy and construction …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Unveils New D&O Policy

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has unveiled its Executive First Side A Difference-in-Conditions (DIC) Directors & Officers Liability Policy, which provides protection for individual directors and officers in a concise form. “The Executive First Side A DIC D&O Liability Policy …

CNA’s Kocaj Joins Berkshire Hathaway Specialty

Specialty insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Tom Kocaj as vice president and head of Financial Institutions, Executive and Professional Lines. Kocaj joins BHSI with a quarter century of experience in the insurance industry in all types of …