Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) on Monday (26 Aug) announced two senior appointments in Asia, promoting Kiran Prakash to Head of First Party Lines and elevating Jessie Yuen to Head of Energy for the region.
Prakash joined BHSI in 2015 as Vice President, Regional Head of Engineering and Builders Risk for Asia, a position he will continue to hold in conjunction with his new responsibilities, BHSI said.
In this new role, Prakash will oversee the region’s Energy, Construction, and General Property lines of business, BHSI said.
Yuen first joined BHSI in 2019 as a Property Energy Underwriter and will now oversee BHSI’s Property Energy business in Asia, providing solutions for power, mining, and oil & gas customers throughout the region.
She succeeds Min Ong, who has relocated to London as Underwriting Manager, Energy Property, at BHSI.
Marc Breuil
Head of Asia and the Middle East at BHSI“BHSI has seen strong profitable growth in Asia,” commented Marc Breuil, Head of Asia and the Middle East at BHSI. “Kiran, building and developing our Construction business, and Jessie, strategically positioning our Energy Property portfolio in the market, have been pivotal to our expansion.”
“Our success is a credit to their excellent work bringing the ‘BHSI story’ to the marketplace and building strong relationships,” Breuil added.
Prakash is a mechanical engineer by training and has nearly 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, while Jessie Yuen has more than 20 years of experience with first-party lines.
In its announcement, BHSI noted that Jess Au will also continue in her role as Head of General Property for Asia.
