10 February 2021Insurance

Berkshire's BHSI names head of property in Spain

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Tomas Blas to head of property, Spain.

Blas will be responsible for BHSI’s entire property lines portfolio in Spain, which includes corporate business property insurance for all industries and technical insurance solutions focused on construction, power, energy and engineering risks.

Blas, who has 17 years of industry experience, joined BHSI in 2019 as head of technical lines in Spain. Prior to that, he was regional head of engineering lines, mediterranean region, at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), and head of engineering lines for Spain & Portugal and global practice group leader of utilities, services, IT & communications, at AGCS.

Chris Colahan, head of UK & Europe, BHSI, said: “Tomas has been instrumental in expanding our property portfolio in Spain and delivering on the BHSI commitment to service excellence and our Claims Is Our Product philosophy countrywide. I look forward to his continued great work for our organisation, our customers and our brokers in his newly expanded leadership role.”

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