Berkshire Hathaway Specialty bolsters European team with Swiss Re hire

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has expanded its European team with the appointment of Daniel Weinmann as head of customer & broker engagement in Germany.

Weinmann will be based in BHSI’s office in Munich.

He comes to BHSI with more than 20 years of insurance industry experience. He was most recently head of sales, Germany, for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. Prior to that, Weinmann was head of general aviation & aerospace EMEA and worked on the broker side as well, as head of casualty at Marsh in Munich.

Andreas Krause, country manager for Germany, BHSI, said: “With our broad range of products, financial strength and excellent service, BHSI brings a strong value proposition to the European marketplace. We are pleased to have Daniel, with his extensive experience and industry knowledge, delivering this value and expanding BHSI’s relationships with customers as well as global and domestic brokers in Germany.”