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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Appoints Megan Howe Head of Claims, Australasia

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BOSTON & SYDNEY & AUCKLAND, New Zealand--BUSINESS WIRE--

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has promoted Megan Howe to the expanded role of Head of Claims, Australasia.

“Over the past decade, Megan has set the standard for Claims excellence,” said Mark Lingafelter, President, BHSI Australasia. “Megan’s technical expertise and commitment to excellent service reflect our drive to deliver a superior and differentiated offering. Megan’s leadership has really brought to life our “CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT” commitment to our customers and brokers.”

“The regional leadership team have been working alongside Megan for some time, and we look forward to continuing the partnership as Megan takes on a wider leadership role across our region,” he added.

In her new role, Megan will report to Mark and Dave Crowe, Chief Claims Officer, BHSI.

Megan joined the company in 2015 as Head of Claims, New Zealand. Megan assumed responsibility for Claims relating to our global Program business in 2021. She has served as a member of the Australasia leadership team since 2019. Prior to BHSI, she spent 20 years as a lawyer, where she specialized in defense, coverage and regulatory work for insurers and professionals. Megan is based in Auckland and can be reached at [email protected].

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (incorporated in Nebraska, USA) NZ company No. 5737531, FSP 445946 (www.bhspecialty.com) provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident & health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. The actual and final terms of coverage for all product lines may vary. In New Zealand it underwrites on the paper of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, which holds 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.


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