Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Carlos Beltran as senior vice president and global property underwriting officer.

Beltran joined BHSI in 2018 as vice president and property underwriting manager for the Middle East before taking the role of head of first-party lines for Asia.

Prior to joining BHSI, he spent nearly 16 years at Chubb, holding increasingly senior positions. Beltran will relocate from Singapore to the US for his new role.

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“As our property portfolio continues to grow, we are expanding the leadership that oversees our disciplined, long-term approach to underwriting around the globe,” said Dean LaPierre, chief underwriting officer for property and marine at BHSI. “Carlos has exceptional experience and expertise accumulated over more than 24 years in the global property insurance market. We are pleased to welcome him to our global property leadership team.”