Berkshire Hathaway opens London office with ex-AIG, Allied World execs

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has established a new office in London and filled key leadership roles with former AIG, Allied World, Chubb and Marsh executives.

Richard Nathan has been appointed as head of property lines; Patrick Brown as head of executive and professional liability; and Andrew Walker as head of claims, for BHSI in the UK and Southern Europe.

The new office will serve brokers and customers in the UK and Southern European countries, including Ireland, Spain, France and Italy.

“We are pleased to expand our specialty insurance operations with a new London office and a growing team of professionals with excellent capabilities and character,” said Tom Bolt, president, UK and Southern Europe, BHSI. “Richard and Patrick will deliver bespoke specialty solutions backed by financial strength, while Andrew will ensure that excellent in-house claims expertise is available for customers from day one."

Nathan joins from Allied World, where he was most recently the corporate property manager for UK & Europe, underwriting on Lloyd’s and company market platforms. Prior to that, he was the head of corporate property at Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s, and underwriter property and packages at Chubb Insurance Company of Europe.

Brown comes to BHSI from Travelers Europe, where he was the head of management liability and financial institutions, underwriting on Lloyd’s and company market platforms. Before that he was the product manager of FINPRO practice, and international D&O placement broker at Marsh UK. Brown has also held various underwriting positions at AIG UK.

Walker has worked in commercial lines claims, as a handler of high profile cases and regional leader of claims teams. Before joining BHSI, he was the head of casualty claims for AIG Europe, and prior to that, head of liabilities claims for AIG in the UK.

Tom Bolt, president of BHSI, UK and Southern Europe, said: "We are pleased to expand our specialty insurance operations with a new London office and a growing team of professionals with excellent capabilities and character.

"Richard and Patrick will deliver bespoke specialty solutions backed by financial strength, while Andrew will ensure that excellent in-house claims expertise is available for customers from day one."

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