Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Renee Yozzi has joined the company to lead Customer & Broker Engagement for the Eastern U.S. Region.

“As a former risk manager and broker, Renee has unique insight into our customers’ needs and experiences. Renee is exceptionally well equipped to work in partnership with our customers and brokers, fortifying relationships and bringing in the expertise and creativity of our team.” said Lori Spoon, Head of Customer & Broker Engagement, BHSI. “Renee will hit the ground running. We’re thrilled to have her out front bringing the team’s capability, long-term commitment, and Claims Is Our Product philosophy to the U.S. insurance marketplace.”

Renee brings nearly 20 years and an excellent duality of experience to BHSI. She most recently held the title of Director, Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management, at Benjamin Moore & Co. Before that, Renee was Director of Enterprise Risk Management at Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NJ, and also spent a decade as an Account Executive at Willis. Renee holds a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.

Renee is based in BHSI’s New York office and can be reached at renee.yozzi@bhspecialty.com or at 917.960.2456.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (www.bhspecialty.com) provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident and health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. The actual and final terms of coverage for all product lines may vary. It underwrites on the paper of Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity group of insurance companies, which hold 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, Houston, Indianapolis, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Ramon, Seattle, Stevens Point, Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto.