22 January 2015 Insurance

BHSI boosts US team

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Travis Bethune as head of customer and broker engagement, Western US region.

He previously served as vice president, national distribution executive, at Fireman's Fund.

Prior to this, Bethune held various positions at Chubb, including marketing manager for Northern California. He was also underwriting manager at Chubb Specialty Insurance, where he led a team of management liability underwriters.

Bethune will be based in BHSI's San Francisco office.

"Travis will lead our efforts to drive growth strategies and deepen relationships with our customers and brokers in the western United States," said Lori Spoon Rafkin, senior vice president, customer and broker engagement, BHSI. "With his extensive industry experience and strong market relationships, Travis is an excellent addition to our team and to our efforts to forge ever stronger relationships in the marketplace."

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