Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has named Craig Taylor as its regional head of property for Australia and New Zealand.
Taylor joined BHSI in 2015 as the head of property for Australia, based in Sydney. He will retain this role in addition to his new responsibilities, and will remain in Sydney. He started his career in New Zealand and brings over 25 years of property underwriting experience to his new role.
Mark Lingafelter, head of Australasia at BHSI, said the appointment is part of the company's aim to grow its technical lines, corporate, and mid-market books throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Reflecting on Taylor's performance since joining the company, Lingafelter said: “Craig has led the development of our property and risk engineering team in Australia and developed a strong reputation for exceptional service and technical capability with our customers and brokers.
“Craig will now take on a wider role, leading our New Zealand and Australian property and risk engineering teams. We believe Berkshire brings unique capabilities to the market, and we are excited about the opportunity to further develop our property business across the region.”
BHSI provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident & health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. The announcement of Taylor's new role follows Pedro Mairos' promotion to global underwriting officer for marine.
