Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Elevates Jean-Francois Leandri to Global Risk Control Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Jean-Francois Leandri has been promoted to the position of Global Risk Control Officer, part of BHSI’s Chief Underwriting Office, reporting to Dean LaPierre, Chief Underwriting Officer, Property & Marine, BHSI.
“Our risk engineering expertise is integral to our ability to provide superior technical risk underwriting to our customers,” said Dean. “Jean-Francois’ leadership will ensure a consistent level of excellence in the risk control function that is foundational to our sustainable, long-term underwriting, worldwide.”
Jean-Francois joined BHSI in 2020 as Risk Engineering Manager in France. Trained as both a Boiler & Machinery and Fire Prevention Consultant, he has more than 25 years of engineering experience spanning a wide range of occupancies and geographies. He continues to be based in Paris and can be reached at Jf.leandri@bhspecialty.com.
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. It underwrites on the paper 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, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, and Zurich.
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