Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance launches casualty platform

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. said Tuesday that it is introducing public and products liability insurance in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Southern Europe, and employer’s liability insurance in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The specialty insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. also named Martin Leeks to the new position of senior vice president of casualty for the U.K. and southern Europe.

Mr. Leeks, who will be based in London, has 26 years of casualty underwriting experience, most recently at Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s of London, Boston-based BHSI said in a statement.

Along with local casualty coverage in the U.K. and southern Europe, BHSI will provide multinational programs and underwrite certain targeted trades via coverholders, according to the statement.

“Under Martin’s leadership, we look forward to building out our casualty team in the region and bringing to market creative solutions with the financial strength and long-term underwriting focus of BHSI,” Tom Bolt, president of BHSI for the U.K. and southern Europe, said in the statement.