BHSI appoints Pedro Mairos as global underwriting officer, marine

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Pedro Mairos as the global underwriting officer, marine.

Mairos was previously BHSI’s head of Marine for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

“Our large global footprint, coupled with the substantial growth of our marine business, made now the optimal time to deepen the global leadership of our marine underwriting team worldwide.

“We are pleased to have such talents across both underwriting and claims sections to service our marine customers and brokers in local markets around the globe,” said BHSI’s Property and Marine chief underwriting officer, Dean LaPierre in a statement today.

Mairos joined BHSI in 2019, and has more than two decades of experience in the global marine market, including Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

BHSI offers a full range of marine insurance products worldwide, including inland transit, motor truck cargo, warehouse legal liability, builder’s risk, contractor’s equipment, ocean cargo, stock throughputs, project cargo and marine equipment, including subsea equipment.

-- BERNAMA