Boston and Toronto, May 23, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Galan Riley has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Casualty, Canada. He previously served as Vice President of Disaster. Mr. Galan replaces Darryl DeSouza, who is retiring after nearly 10 years with the company.
“Our casualty team and casualty business have experienced tremendous growth over the past decade, and Galland and Darryl have played pivotal roles in developing and executing our expansion strategy,” said Cathy Reed, head of North American casualties at BHSI. “I'm excited to work closely with Galland as he leads this important business into the future, and I wish Darryl all the best in his retirement.”
Galan will oversee all of BHSI's casualty lines in Canada, including energy, product, general casualty, commercial vehicle, construction, contractor specialist and pollution liability. He has more than 20 years of experience underwriting casualty risks in the Canadian market. Galan joined BHSI in 2014 as Assistant Vice President, Energy Casualties and was promoted to Vice President in 2019. He is based in Toronto and can be contacted at Galan.Riley@bhspecialty.com.
In Canada, BHSI provides general liability, principal liability and excess liability insurance to companies in a variety of industries, with a focus on high severity accounts. The company also specializes in construction (practical and project), energy and manufacturing liability solutions.
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (www.bhspecialty.com) offers commercial property, casualty, medical liability, officers and professionals, trade liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident and health, and medical. We offer stop-loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. . Actual and ultimate coverage terms for all product lines may vary. In Canada, the company is insured by the National Liability & Fire Insurance Company, part of Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity Group, and holds financial strength ratings of A++ from AM Best and AA+ from Standard & Poor's. are doing. Based in Boston, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Plymouth Meeting, San Francisco, San Ramon, Seattle, Stevens Point, We have offices in Adelaide and Auckland. , Barcelona, Brisbane, Brussels, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Lyon, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, Zurich.
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