David Bresnahan Archives - Carrier Management

Building a Specialty Carrier: Does Culture Beat Strategy, or Is Culture Strategy?

After getting the go-ahead to build a new insurance company, BHSI's founding executive team—Peter Eastwood, president and CEO; David Bresnahan, executive vice president; David Fields, executive ...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Emerges as Serious Player in 2013

The year 2013 has been quite eventful for Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI)—or half of a year, anyway. Since opening its doors for business in June with much fanfare, the new venture ...

It’s Not About AIG, Says Berkshire’s Peter Eastwood

When a veteran of CNA joined Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance to lead the new venture's professional liability division last week, the news did not receive the press that the followed the first ...

AIG Moves Quickly to Replace Key Execs Lured by Berkshire

American International Group (AIG) announced replacements for three of the four high-level executives who jumped ship last Friday to join Berkshire Hathaway insurance operations and potentially ...