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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company Names Jeff Meyer and Michael Hopkins to Lead Medical Stop Loss Sales in the U.S.Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Jeff Meyer as Sales & Distribution Leader, Medical Stop Loss, East, and Michael Hopkins as Sales & Distribution Leader, Medical Stop Loss, West. Michael and Jeff will share the sales & distribution leadership responsibilities for the country and collaborate to create a team that will bring optimal value to BHSI's producers and customers. "These appointments mark another milestone for our Medical Stop Loss business," said John Snyder, Head of Medical Stop Loss, BHSI. "We are pleased to expand our team with two experienced market leaders, who will put our financially strong capacity to work for customers nationwide." In March, BHSI announced the establishment of a Medical Stop Loss business based in Irvine, California. The business has since established a second underwriting office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jeff Meyer joins BHSI with over 25 years of experience in the Life & Health industry, with a focus on Medical Stop Loss. He was most recently Vice President of Sales, Stop Loss and Organ Transplant, at another major insurer. Over the course of his career, he has developed strong relationships with numerous national production sources. He has extensive expertise in the Taft Hartley market. Jeff holds a bachlor's degree from Christopher Newport University and served with distinction in the U.S. Air Force. Jeff is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Michael Hopkins comes to BHSI with two decades of experience specializing in employee benefits, technology and self-funded medical plans. He previously held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in the industry, including Vice President, Captives, Student Health Plans, ACO's and Stop Loss at a major insurer. Prior to that, Michael served in leadership positions at software companies and as an insurance stop loss wholesaler. Michael holds a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University and is based in BHSI's office in San Francisco, California. For more information on BHSI's Medical Stop Loss solutions, contact Jeff at 617.902.7159 or [email protected], or Michael at 415.659.5573 or [email protected] Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (www.bhspecialty.com) provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, surety, travel, programs, medical stop loss and homeowners insurance. The actual and final terms of coverage for all product lines may vary. Medical stop loss will be underwritten 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, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Ramon, Stevens Point, Auckland, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto. For more information, contact [email protected].
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