Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Irfan Esa to Head of National Business, UK

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BOSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2025--

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced it has named Irfan Esa as Head of National Business in the UK.

“Irfan has been instrumental in driving the strategic build out of our National Property business over the past five years,” said Nick Major, Country Manager, UK, BHSI. “With his keen eye for untapped opportunities -- and his excellent capabilities and strong character – he is the ideal candidate to lead the continued growth of our National business, bringing our property, casualty and specialty lines solutions to customers outside the London market.”

Irfan joined BHSI in 2020 as Manager of National Property, UK. Prior to that he spent 12 years in increasingly senior positions at another insurer. He has more than two decades of UK insurance industry experience. Irfan is based in Manchester and can be reached at [email protected].

BHSI in Manchester provides property, casualty, and executive & professional lines, backed by BHSI’s stellar financial strength and CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT philosophy.

In Europe, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) trades under Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI) and Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL). BHEI is an Irish domiciled Designated Activity Company, Registration Number 636883 and Registered Office at 2nd Floor, 7 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin D02 KW81. Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL), is an incorporated England and Wales limited liability company, Registration Number 3230337 and Registered Office at 8 Fenchurch Place, 4th Floor, London EC3M 4AJ, United Kingdom. BHEI and BHIIL are affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSIC), a Nebraska USA domiciled corporation, which provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident and health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. BHSIC, BHIIL and BHEI are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity group of insurance companies, which hold 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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