23 February 2021Insurance

Berkshire's BHSI hires casualty head in Germany from MSIG

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has named Mathias Neumann as its head of casualty in Germany.

He is based in BHSI’s office in Cologne.

Mathias has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry in Germany. He spent the last 14 years at MSIG Insurance Europe AG, where he was most recently chief underwriter for casualty & specialties. Prior to that, he was deputy head of casualty & specialties at MSIG.

“Mathias brings exceptional casualty expertise and local market knowledge to BHSI in Germany,” said Andreas Krause, country manager Germany at BHSI. “We are so pleased to have him leading our casualty team as we provide customers of all types across Germany with stable and transparent casualty underwriting, backed by BHSI’s excellent service and financial strength.”

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