Berkshire Hathaway Specialty names life sciences chief

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. on Tuesday promoted Angela Meyer to head of life sciences for North America.

The Boston-based insurer’s former head of life sciences John Parente left last month to join Aon PLC, a spokeswoman for the brokerage confirmed.

Ms. Meyer was previously head of life sciences for the southeastern region of the U.S., the specialty insurer said in a statement.

Based in Atlanta, she joined Berkshire Hathaway Specialty in 2014.