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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance One Lincoln Street, 23rd Floor Boston, MA 02111 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE EXPANDS UNDERWRITING TEAM IN SPAIN WITH THREE NEW HIRES BOSTON, MADRID – September 29, 2020 – Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) continues to grow its local underwriting capabilities in Spain, most recently with the additions of Josefa Diaz as Marine Senior Underwriter, Mayte Maldonado as Technical Property Senior Underwriter and Maria Satrustegui as Healthcare Underwriter. “We are pleased to continue to build our stellar team in Spain with the addition of these three seasoned underwriters focused on key market sectors – namely marine, technical property and healthcare,” said Ignacio Almazán, Country Manager, Spain, BHSI. “We continue to expand our capabilities to provide customers in Spain and throughout Europe with sustainable insurance solutions, backed by nancial strength, underwriting expertise and service excellence.” Josefa joins BHSI from MAPFRE Global Risks, where she was Marine Cargo Senior Underwriter. She holds a Master of Laws Degree in Maritime Law and Shipping from IME-ICADE Business School. Josefa is based in BHSI’s oce in Madrid and can be reached at [email protected]. Mayte was most recently Energy Underwriter at AXA XL. She holds a Master in Chemical Engineering Degree from Univer- sidad Politécnica de Madrid and a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de Murcia. Mayte is based in BHSI’s oce in Madrid and can be reached at [email protected]. Maria comes to BHSI from Aon, where she was most recently Senior Specialist Health & Pharma. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Universidad Carolos III de Madrid. She is based in BHSI’s oce in Madrid and can be reached at [email protected]. In Europe, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) trades under Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI) and Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL). BHEI, is an Irish domiciled Designated Activity Company, Registration Number 636883 and Registered Oce at One Grant’s Row, Dublin D02 HX96. BHEI is an aliate of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSIC), a Nebraska USA domiciled corporation, which 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, and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHIIL), an incorporated England and Wales limited liability company, Registration Number 3230337 and Registered Oce at 8 Fenchurch Place, 4th Floor, London EC3M 4AJ, United Kingdom. BHSIC, BHIIL and BHEI are part of Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity group of insurance companies, which hold nancial strength ratings of A++ from AM Best and AA+ from Standard & Poor's. Based in Boston, BHSI has oces 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. ### MEDIA CONTACT JoAnn Lee / +1 617.936.2937.

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