Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Launches Surety in Spain, Names Jesús Barbero as Head of Surety
July 22 2024 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced
that it has entered the surety market in Spain and appointed Jesús
Barbero to lead the product line as Head of Surety.
"We are excited to lead BHSI’s entry into the European surety
market,” said Constanza Gállegos, Country Manager, BHSI in Spain.
“By bringing BHSI’s long-view commitment, credit rating and
financial strength to the surety market in Spain, we are answering
an expressed need of our customers and brokers.”
BHSI will build and provide different surety solutions for a
variety of projects and risks in Spain.
Jesús has more than 20 years of experience specializing in
surety bonds. He most recently spent 15 years leading surety at
another major insurer. Jesús is based in Madrid and can be reached
at jesus.barbero@bhspecialty.com.
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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