Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), has appointed Pedro Mairos and Sean Mannion as head of marine and head of property for the UK and Ireland.

Prior to joining BHSI, Mairos most recently served as UK deputy chief underwriting officer (CUO) and head of marine cargo underwriting at Axa Corporate Solutions, UK branch.

Marios previously held marine insurance roles at Axa in Paris, Hong Kong and Dubai and has two decades of industry experience.

Additionally, Mannion, with more than 35 years’ experience joins BHSI from Zurich where he was head of property & energy lines, Commercial Insurance UK.

Chris Colaham, head of UK and Europe BHSI said: “With Pedro and Sean leading our teams, we are bringing to market marine and property solutions built with deep local expertise, and grounded in stellar financial strength and claims service,”

Adding: “Our new line of flexible marine products marks an important advance in providing broad, multi-line solutions for customers and brokers in the UK and Ireland.”