Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Makes Key Leadership Appointments in Canada

BOSTON & TORONTO — Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Andrew Knight as Country Manager, Amanda Sorsak as Head of Claims, and Paul Emerson as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Canada.

“BHSI has achieved excellent growth in Canada, fueled by the strength of the BHSI brand and balance sheet, and the talent of our teammates,” said Sanjay Godhwani, Head of North America, BHSI. “Andrew, Amanda and Paul have played leading roles in this success. As we move into a new phase of growth, I’m pleased to appoint them to leadership positions where their outstanding work will further elevate BHSI Canada and our products, services, and customer and broker relationships.”

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Andrew joined BHSI in 2016 as Head of Financial Institutions, Executive & Professional Lines (E&P), in Canada and was promoted to Head of Executive & Professional Lines in 2021. He will retain this role, while also assuming the newly created position of Country Manager. In this role, he will oversee BHSI’s expansion into new customer market segments, products, and distribution channels in Canada. Andrew has more than 20 years of industry experience. He will continue to be based in Toronto and can be reached at Andrew.knight@bhspecialty.com.

Amanda was previously Head of First Party Claims in Canada. In her new role, she will oversee both first and third-party claims, delivering on our CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT philosophy across all lines of business. Amanda joined BHSI in 2015 as Head of Property, Energy & Marine Claims, and has nearly 20 years of industry experience. Amanda will continue to be based in Toronto and can be reached at Amanda.sorsak@bhspecialty.com.

Paul Emerson, who was previously Head of Third Party Claims, has transitioned full time to his role as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in Canada. In this position, he will focus on bringing all the advantages of BHSI – our financial strength, technical underwriting, and service excellence – to the marketplace. Paul joined BHSI in 2015 as Head of Liability Claims and has more than two decades of industry experience. He continues to be based in Toronto and can be reached at Paul.emerson@bhspecialty.com.

In Canada, BHSI underwrites property, casualty, marine, surety, and E&P lines and provides multinational programs through its office in Toronto and a recently opened office in Calgary.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance ( www.bhspecialty.com) 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. The actual and final terms of coverage for all product lines may vary. In Canada it underwrites on the paper of National Liability & Fire Insurance Company, a part 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, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Lyon, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto, and Zurich.