Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Announces Healthcare Professional Liability Leadership Appointments

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced two promotions within its Healthcare Professional Liability business. Effective immediately, Jarek Chmielowski has assumed the role of Healthcare Institutions Portfolio Manager. At the same time, Greg Struhar has been promoted to National Underwriting Manager, Healthcare Institutions, reporting to Jarek. 

“Jarek and Greg are leaders who have each played an important role in the growth and success of our Healthcare business,” said Leo Carroll, Head of U.S. Healthcare, BHSI. “Jarek brings exceptional underwriting expertise, strategic vision and market perspective to his new role as Healthcare Institutions Portfolio Manager. Greg’s deep healthcare experience, leadership capabilities and commitment to underwriting excellence make him ideally suited to serve as National Underwriting Manager, Healthcare Institutions. Together, they will help further strengthen our capabilities and continue delivering the responsive service, expertise and long-term value our customers and broker partners expect from BHSI.” 

In his new role, Jarek will lead BHSI’s Healthcare Institutions portfolio strategy, underwriting performance and continued market expansion across the United States.

Greg will oversee national underwriting execution for the Healthcare Institutions business, working closely with underwriting teams across the country to deliver specialized solutions and exceptional service to customers and brokers.

In the U.S., BHSI’s Healthcare Professional Liability capabilities include tailored solutions for a wide range of healthcare risks, including hospitals and health systems, long-term care, managed care, physician groups, miscellaneous facilities, allied health providers and life sciences organizations.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (www.bhspecialty.com) provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident and health, employer stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. The actual and final terms of coverage for all product lines may vary.  It underwrites on the paper 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, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Plymouth Meeting, San Francisco, San Ramon, Seattle, Stevens Point, Adelaide, Auckland, Barcelona, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Lyon, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto, and Zurich.