Berkshire Hathaway Specialty bolsters executive line-up with new global COO

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has bolstered its executive leadership in the US with two new appointments.

Sanjay Godhwani has been named president for the North America region, and David Bresnahan (pictured) as global chief operating officer (COO).

Based in Boston, Godhwani will be responsible for all North America Region underwriting and underwriting support groups, customer & broker engagement, and BHSI’s global catastrophe engineering & analytics group. He has more than 25 years of industry experience and is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Bresnahan, who has more than three decades of insurance industry experience, will oversee real estate and administration, finance, audit, information technology and operations throughout BHSI’s global platform. He will also continue to be based in Boston.

“Sanjay and Dave have been pivotal in the building of BHSI since our launch in 2013, helping to build our product lines, our talented team and our positive culture,” said Peter Eastwood, president and CEO of BHSI.

“In their new roles, they will have a continued positive impact on our team and our ability to bring certainty and service excellence to our customers and distribution partners around the globe.”

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