Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (“BHSI”) is moving into the surety market, focusing on contract surety business. The company has appointed Geoff Delisio as senior vice president of surety, reporting to David Bresnahan, the executive vice president of BHSI.
“Our credit quality and willingness to take on significant contracting exposure will get us off to a fast start in the surety marketplace. Along with a strong balance sheet, we bring to the table the trust and integrity long associated with the Berkshire Hathaway brand, values that resonate positively with our customers and brokers,” Mr. Bresnahan said.
“With Geoff on board, we will be building a multi-disciplinary team of surety underwriting, claims, and legal professionals to serve the needs of our construction customers and brokers for the long term,” he added.
Mr. Delisio joins BHSI with 13 years of surety experience, most recently as senior vice president of surety at Zurich. A certified professional engineer, Mr. Delisio spent a decade at a national geotechnical and civil engineering company.
He holds a master's degree in business administration from Northeastern University and a B.A. in civil engineering from The Ohio State University. Mr. Delisio will be based in BHSI's Boston office.
Learn more: www.bhspecialty.com.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].