Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has officially appointed Edwin Sim as vice president and head of executive and professional in Singapore.

Sim initially joined BHSI in 2017 as assistant vice president for executive and professional lines in Singapore. In 2020, he was promoted to vice president for executive and professional lines in Singapore. He comes to the role with more than 25 years of industry experience.

According to his LinkedIn, Sim had previous roles with Chubb, ACE Insurance, Willis, Marsh, and many others. He holds a master’s degree in financial services from the Glasgow Caledonian University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in risk management from the same university.

“Our executive and professional lines capabilities continue to expand in Singapore and throughout Asia. Edwin has been integral to this expansion, while also delivering BHSI holistically, with multi-line solutions and multinational programs, to our customers and brokers throughout the region,” said Scotland Walsh-Riddle, BHSI Asia regional head of executive and professional lines. “I look forward to working with Edwin and our stellar Singapore team to bring our expansive, simply worded policies and customized executive and professional lines capacity to the marketplace.”

Recently, the specialty insurer also announced another promotion, with Jean-Francois Leandri being elevated as the company’s new global risk control officer.

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