Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Katharina Rütz Head of Commercial Lines E&P in Germany

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COLOGNE, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Katharina Rütz to Head of Commercial Lines E&P in Germany. She was previously Senior Underwriter, D&O, in Germany.

“BHSI’s commitment to serving our Executive & Professional Lines customers and business partners in Germany and throughout the DACH region is stronger than ever,” said Andreas Krause, Head of DACH, BHSI.

“I am pleased to have Katharina leading our talented team as we build long-term relationships in our marketplace with stable E&P solutions, backed by our long-view underwriting, financial strength, and CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT philosophy,” said Carsten Keune, Head of E&P, Germany, at BHSI.

Katharina, who joined BHSI in 2021, has more than 13 years of experience in the German insurance market. She holds a law degree from Westfälische Wilhelms-University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cologne University of Applied Sciences. She will continue to be based in Cologne and can be reached at [email protected] and (+49 221 4555 1931).

BHSI offers a broad range of Executive & Professional Lines solutions in Germany, including Directors & Officers Liability Insurance and Errors & Omissions Insurance.

In Europe, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) trades under Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI) and Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL). BHEI is an Irish domiciled Designated Activity Company, Registration Number 636883 and Registered Office at 2nd Floor, 7 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin D02 KW81. Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL), an incorporated England and Wales limited liability company, Registration Number 3230337 and Registered Office at 8 Fenchurch Place, 4th Floor, London EC3M 4AJ, United Kingdom. BHEI and BHIIL are affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSIC), a Nebraska USA domiciled corporation, which provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident and health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. BHSIC, BHIIL and BHEI are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity group of insurance companies, which hold financial strength ratings of A++ from AM Best and AA+ from Standard & Poor’s. Based in Boston, BHSI has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Ramon, Seattle, Stevens Point, Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Brussels, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Lyon, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, and Zurich.

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