Travel Insurance Underwriting Veteran Joins Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection

STEVENS POINT, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP), a division of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, today announced that it has named Jill Groshek as vice president of underwriting. She was most recently vice president of underwriting and licensing at Travel Guard, where she worked for more than 20 years.

Groshek will oversee all underwriting and licensing procedures for Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection’s growing suite of travel insurance products. She will guide the process of product filing for future products as well as updates to existing policies. Groshek will also manage the company’s growing underwriting team and work directly with the company’s accounts to create customized plans and programs.

“Jill is a leading industry expert in the area of underwriting and licensing. We are extremely fortunate to have her join the Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection team,” said Dean Sivley, president. “She will be instrumental in paving the way for our continued growth and expansion of our portfolio of our innovative travel insurance products.”

Groshek is a graduate of University of Wisconsin – Green Bay and began working at Travel Guard in 1993, where she worked her way up to an underwriting role. In 2001, Groshek assumed a management role where she was responsible for licensing and corporate and agency licenses. In 2014, she began overseeing the product and compliance team responsible for the drafting and filing of preparation work. Groshek is also a member of the United States Travel Insurance Association (USTIA) licensing sub-committee.

About Berkshire Hathaway Specialty InsuranceBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (www.bhspecialty.com) is a division of the Berkshire Hathaway Group of Insurance Companies and provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, surety, travel, programs, and homeowners insurance. 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, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Ramon, Stevens Point, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. For more information, contact [email protected].

About Berkshire Hathaway Travel ProtectionBerkshire Hathaway Travel Protection is the marketing name for travel protection and services of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Concierge, LLC, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, part of the National Indemnity group of insurance companies. Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection created AirCare™ flight protection and other innovative products, and backs them with high-tech enhancements and industry-leading customer service. AirCare™ is written on the paper of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company or National Liability Fire Insurance Company. Visit bhtp.com for more information.

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Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection
Brad Rutta, 715-295-9030
[email protected]

Source: Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection

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