GR–NEAM Hires Harold Hawkins

<p><location value="LU/us.ct.farton" idsrc="xmltag.org">FARMINGTON, Conn.</location>--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mr. <person>Jerry Lynch</person>, Chairman and CEO of General Re–New England Asset Management, Inc. (GR–NEAM) announced that Mr. <person>Harold Hawkins</person> has joined GR–NEAM as a Municipal Bond Asset Class Specialist. <person>Mr. Hawkins</person> is responsible for management, trading and surveillance of GR–NEAM’s municipal bond portfolio, reporting to <person>Vincent J. DeLucia</person>, Asset Class Specialist, GR–NEAM. </p><p><person>Bill Rotatori</person>, President of GR–NEAM, commented “It is a unique time in the evolution of the U.S. municipal bond market and we felt it was important to continue to build our expertise in this area. We are very excited to have Hawk join our municipal team. We are confident that he will help us add value to our insurance company client portfolios by taking advantage of the opportunities that are emerging in the municipal asset class.” </p><p><person>Mr. Hawkins</person> has over 9 years of investment industry experience and began his investment career as a municipal bond trader at <org>Duration Capital Management</org>, a hedge fund located in the <location value="LU/us.pa.phldph" idsrc="xmltag.org">Philadelphia</location> area. Prior to joining GR–NEAM, <person>Mr. Hawkins</person> worked at the <org value="ACORN:1195368088" idsrc="xmltag.org">Hartford Investment Management Company</org> as a municipal bond trader and co-managed the company's municipal bond portfolio. <person>Mr. Hawkins</person> graduated from <org>Wake Forest University</org> with a B.S. degree in Analytical Finance and earned his MBA from <org>Carnegie Mellon University</org>. </p><p><i>GR–NEAM is an <org>SEC</org>-registered investment advisor that specializes in offering capital and investment management services primarily to the insurance industry. GR–NEAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of <org value="ACORN:2268023371" idsrc="xmltag.org">General Re Corporation</org>.</i></p><p><i><org value="ACORN:2268023371" idsrc="xmltag.org">General Re Corporation</org>, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations that operate under the brand name of <person>Gen Re</person>.</i></p><p><img alt="" src="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20110919006074r1&sid=acqr4&distro=nx" /><span class="bwct31415" /></p><p> GR–NEAM<br /><person>Jerry T. Lynch</person>, 860-676-8722 </p><p>Source: <org>General Re-New England Asset Management, Inc.</org></p>