BHSI Launches in Italy, Names Country Leader and Key Team Members
September 23 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced
that it has opened an office in Milan and named Leonardo
Castrichino to oversee its business in Italy as Country Manager,
along with several additional leadership appointments.
“Since opening our first European offices in 2016, BHSI has been
growing thoughtfully and strategically across the region, always
with an eye on bringing sustainable, long-term solutions to the
marketplace,” said Alessandro Cerase, Head of Europe, BHSI. “We are
pleased to now expand into Italy with Leo leading our business,
building a team with exceptional talent, and bringing the BHSI
brand, balance sheet, and service to the marketplace.”
Leo comes to BHSI with nearly three decades of experience in the
European insurance market, where he has held numerous country and
regional level leadership positions and amassed deep knowledge
across multiple commercial lines and business segments. He was most
recently Chief Operating Officer for the Europe, Middle East and
Africa Region (EMEA) at another insurer. Leo can be reached at
Leonardo.castrichino@bhspecialty.com.
BHSI also announced the following additional leadership
appointments in Italy:
Marco Vantellino is Head of Executive & Professional Lines.
He joins BHSI with 20 years of industry experience focused on
Executive & Professional Lines and was most recently Head of
Financial Lines for the Mediterranean business at another global
insurer. Marco can be reached at
Marco.vantellino@bhspecialty.com
Thomas Tasso is Head of Property - Energy and Construction. He
has spent nearly two decades working across Europe and
demonstrating exceptional underwriting acumen across property and
engineered risks. Thomas was most recently Head of Property for the
Mediterranean business at another global insurer. He can be reached
at Thomas.tasso@bhspecialty.com.
Nicoló Mussi is Head of Commercial and Financial Institutions
for Executive and Professional Lines. He comes to BHSI with more
than 10 years of industry experience and will focus on building
BHSI’s Directors & Officers Liability and Financial
Institutions business in Italy. Throughout his career he has held
increasingly senior positions in financial institutions
underwriting, most recently Senior Underwriter & Financial
Institutions Practice Leader at another insurer. Nicoló can be
reached at Nicoló.mussi@bhspecialty.com.
Chiara Baldissara is Operations Manager. She was previously
Underwriting Technician at BHSI in London. Chiara joined the
company in 2017 and has more than a decade of industry experience.
She is relocating to Milan for her new role and can be reached at
Chiara.baldissara@bhspecialty.com.
BHSI continues to expand its team in Milan and provides a full
line of property, casualty, and executive & professional lines
products, including global multinational program capabilities.
In Europe, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) trades
under Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI) and
Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL). BHEI is
an Irish domiciled Designated Activity Company, Registration Number
636883 and Registered Office at 2nd Floor, 7 Grand Canal Street
Lower, Dublin D02 KW81. Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance
Limited (BHIIL), is an incorporated England and Wales limited
liability company, Registration Number 3230337 and Registered
Office at 8 Fenchurch Place, 4th Floor, London EC3M 4AJ, United
Kingdom. BHEI and BHIIL are affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway
Specialty Insurance Company (BHSIC), a Nebraska USA domiciled
corporation, which provides commercial property, casualty,
healthcare professional liability, executive and professional
lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs,
accident and health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and
multinational insurance. BHSIC, BHIIL and BHEI are subsidiaries of
Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity group of insurance
companies, which hold financial strength ratings of A++ from AM
Best and AA+ from Standard & Poor's. Based in Boston, Berkshire
Hathaway Specialty Insurance has offices in Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Irvine, Los
Angeles, New York, Plymouth Meeting, San Francisco, San Ramon,
Seattle, Stevens Point, Adelaide, Auckland, Barcelona, Brisbane,
Brussels, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Kuala
Lumpur, London, Lyon, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan,
Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto, and
Zurich.
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