Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Expands Team in Spain, Names Heads of Executive and Professional Lines & Operations

BOSTON & MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced two appointments in Spain, naming Alejandro Lovera as Head of Executive and Professional Lines and Silvia Sanchez as Head of Operations.

“We are pleased to continue to expand our team in Spain with these two highly experienced professionals. Alejandro will oversee our financial lines underwriting, bringing policies backed by BHSI’s stability and financial strength to customers in Spain, while Silvia will enhance our ability to provide excellent and efficient service,” said Ignacio Almazan, Country Manager, Spain, BHSI.

Alejandro has spent nearly 15 years in the commercial insurance industry, most of it specializing in financial lines. Before joining BHSI, he was Financial Lines Manager, Iberia & Portugal at Chubb European Group in Spain. He holds a law degree from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid.

Silvia comes to BHSI with 15 years of experience in operations, legal and compliance in the commercial insurance industry, most recently as Operations Director for RSA in Spain. Silvia holds a law degree from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid.

Alejandro and Silvia are based in BHSI’s office in Madrid. Alejandro can be reached at [e-mail], Silvia can be reached at [e-mail].

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 One Grant’s Row, 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, BHIIL 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, Madrid, Melbourne, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto.