Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Makes Two Customer & Broker Engagement Appointments in the U.S.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has named Gabe Poppie as Strategic Growth Broker Leader and named Brian Cummins as Customer & Broker Engagement Leader for the U.S. Northern Central region.

“Strong, lasting relationships are foundational to BHSI and have driven our formidable growth nationwide. In his newly created role, Gabe will focus on the further buildout of our relationships with regional and global brokers across the U.S., taking these partnerships to new heights, while Brian leads the ongoing expansion of our customer and broker relationships in the Northern Central U.S.,” said Travis Bethune, Customer & Broker Engagement Leader, North America, BHSI.

Gabe joined BHSI in 2023 as Customer & Broker Engagement Leader for the U.S. Central region. His 25 years of industry experience spans both the brokerage side of the business and several senior level positions at other insurers. He is based in Chicago and can be reached at gabriel.poppie@bhspecialty.com.

In his new role, Brian will expand on the experience and strong relationships he has built leading BHSI’s Central region’s property team for more than a decade. He joined BHSI in 2013 as Vice President, Property, and has nearly 30 years of industry experience as both a broker and property underwriting leader. He is based in Chicago and can be reached at brian.cummins@bhspecialty.com.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (incorporated in Nebraska, USA) NZ company No. 5737531, FSP 445946 (www.bhspecialty.com) provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident & health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. The actual and final terms of coverage for all product lines may vary. In New Zealand it underwrites on the paper of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, which holds 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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