BHSI names property and energy & construction leads for DACH

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced dual appointments to its DACH team, naming Lars Messutat as head of general property, DACH, and Juliane Klein-Walbeck as head of energy & construction, DACH.

Messutat joined BHSI in 2018 and was previously head of property, corporate customers. He will continue to be based in Munich. Based in Cologne, Klein-Walbeck has worked at BHSI since 2021 and has been promoted from her previous role as head of construction.

Andreas Krause, head of DACH for BHSI said: “BHSI’s strength in the DACH region rests not only on our strong balance sheet, underwriting acumen and ‘claims is our product’ philosophy, but also on the excellence of our team.

“Lars and Juliane exemplify this excellence. I look forward to working with them in their expanded roles to continue to grow our business and our customer and broker relationships.”