BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) today announced
that it has appointed Jeff Meyer as Sales & Distribution Leader, Medical
Stop Loss, East, and Michael Hopkins as Sales & Distribution Leader,
Medical Stop Loss, West. Michael and Jeff will share the sales &
distribution leadership responsibilities for the country and collaborate
to create a team that will bring optimal value to BHSI’s producers and
customers.
“These appointments mark another milestone for our Medical Stop Loss
business,” said John Snyder, Head of Medical Stop Loss, BHSI. “We are
pleased to expand our team with two experienced market leaders, who will
put our financially strong capacity to work for customers nationwide.”
In March, BHSI announced the establishment of a Medical Stop Loss
business based in Irvine, California. The business has since established
a second underwriting office in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Jeff Meyer joins BHSI with over 25 years of experience in the Life &
Health industry, with a focus on Medical Stop Loss. He was most recently
Vice President of Sales, Stop Loss and Organ Transplant, at another
major insurer. Over the course of his career, he has developed strong
relationships with numerous national production sources. He has
extensive expertise in the Taft Hartley market. Jeff holds a bachelor’s
degree from Christopher Newport University and served with distinction
in the U.S. Air Force. Jeff is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Michael Hopkins comes to BHSI with two decades of experience
specializing in employee benefits, technology and self-funded medical
plans. He previously held a variety of positions of increasing
responsibility in the industry, including Vice President, Captives,
Student Health Plans, ACO’s and Stop Loss at a major insurer. Prior to
that, Michael served in leadership positions at software companies and
as an insurance stop loss wholesaler. Michael holds a bachelor’s degree
from Colorado State University and is based in BHSI’s office in San
Francisco, California.
For more information on BHSI’s Medical Stop Loss solutions, contact Jeff
at 617.902.7159 or jeff.meyer@bhspecialty.com,
or Michael at 415.659.5573 or michael.hopkins@bhspecialty.com
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (www.bhspecialty.com)
provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional
liability, executive and professional lines, surety, travel, programs,
medical stop loss and homeowners insurance. The actual and final terms
of coverage for all product lines may vary. Medical stop loss
will be underwritten 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, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, San
Francisco, San Ramon, Stevens Point, Auckland, Brisbane, Hong Kong,
Melbourne, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto. For more information, contact info@bhspecialty.com.
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