Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Opens Perth Office, Names Property and Casualty Line Leaders

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, a provider of commercial property, casualty, healthcare and executive and professional lines and marine insurance, issued the following news release:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has further expanded its presence in Australia, opening a new o ce in Perth, Western Australia, and naming Anthony Prindiville to lead its Casualty underwriting and Mark Shepard to lead the Property underwriting there.

"Expanding our footprint into Western Australia will enhance our ability to build lasting relationships with brokers and customers throughout the country," said Chris Colahan, President, Australasia. "We are pleased to have Anthony and Mark at the helm as we build our local team in Perth. We look forward to developing a full suite of insurance products, risk management and claims services in this region."

Like the BHSI o ces in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, BHSI's Perth o ce will underwrite casualty, property, mining, energy, construction, power, marine, transport and logistics, healthcare liability, accident and health, and executive and professional lines for a broad range of business segments.

Anthony comes to BHSI with over 30 years of insurance industry experience, most recently as Global Distribution Manager at Chubb Insurance Australia Limited. He holds a Senior Associate designation from ANZIIF. Anthony joins Mark Shepard, Manager - Property, who commenced in BHSI's Perth o ce in January. Mark has been in the industry for over 16 years, most recently as Underwriting Manager - Property, Technical Lines and Energy at Chubb Insurance Australia Limited.

For more information contact Anthony at anthony.prindiville@bhspecialty.com or Mark at mark.shepard@bhspecialty.com