TMHCC names BHSI’s Hamlin as president of US hospital professional liability unit

By Mia MacGregor

Feb 10 - (The Insurer) - Tokio Marine HCC has brought in Greg Hamlin from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance as president of its newly launched healthcare professional liability business.

Based in New York City, Hamlin will report to Susan Rivera, CEO of TMHCC.

Hamlin joins the company after more than a decade at BHSI, where he most recently served as senior vice president, institutional accounts.

Prior to that, Hamlin spent 15 years at Zurich Financial Services, where he led the company’s large hospital and medical facilities segments.

He began his career at AIG in Atlanta in 1994.

In his new role, Hamlin will oversee development and focus of the new business unit, which will offer excess professional and umbrella liability cover to hospitals and health systems across the US.

“Market dynamics have seen capacity become increasingly constrained for the healthcare industry and now is the ideal time for us to apply our disciplined and proven underwriting techniques into the sector and provide new cover that will enhance resilience,” said Rivera.

Earlier this month, TMHCC International announced that it had appointed Stuart Heath to the newly created role of head of distribution, international.