BOSTON & LONDON & PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), in coordination with its
affiliate, today announced that it has received its insurance license in
France, established a new office in Paris, and appointed François-Xavier
d’Huart as Country Manager.
“We are pleased to continue our strategic expansion in Europe, with our
new office in France and François-Xavier leading our efforts to bring
BHSI’s underwriting and claims acumen, financial strength, and long-term
focus to the French market,” said Chris Colahan, President, BHSI in
Europe and the UK. “François-Xavier brings extensive experience to BHSI,
and I am so pleased to have him at the helm as we build our product line
and team in Paris.”
Beginning immediately, BHSI is underwriting property, casualty, and
executive & professional lines in France. The company expects to launch
several other products in France in the months ahead.
François-Xavier comes to BHSI with 15 years of industry experience. He
was most recently Head of Client and Broker Management for France at AXA
XL (previously XL Catlin). Before that he was Chief Executive Officer,
Office Lyonnais d’Assurances and Interassur, at SATEC, and Head of
Marine Cargo & Hull for Asia at AXA Asia.
François-Xavier holds a master’s degree in Engineering from SUPELEC and
a master’s degree in Economics and Management from the IFP School. He
received his actuarial degree from Centre d’Etudes Actuarielles.
BHSI’s Paris office is located at 88 & 92 Avenue Charles de Gaulle,
92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
François-Xavier can be reached +33 (0)6 72 28 24 30, or via email at [email protected]
In Europe, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) trades under
Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI), an Irish domiciled
Designated Activity Company, Registration Number 636883 and Registered
Office at One Grant’s Row, Mount Street Upper, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin
D02 HX96. BHEI is an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway
Specialty Insurance Company (BHSIC), a Nebraska USA domiciled
corporation, which provides commercial property, marine, casualty,
healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines,
surety, travel, programs, accident and health, medical stop loss and
homeowners insurance and is a subsidiary of 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. BHSIC, BHILL and BHEI are part 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, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London,
Macau, Melbourne, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto.
Contacts
JoAnn Lee / +1 617-936-2937
