BHSI appoints Chris Polechronis head of financial institutions, US

BHSI announced that Chris Polechronis has been promoted to Head of Financial Institutions in the U.S.

“Chris is an excellent leader and relationship-builder who has been pivotal to the profitable growth of our financial institutions portfolio over the past decade,” said Shelley Norman, Executive & Professional Lines Field Leader, U.S., BHSI. I look forward to working with him in his expanded role, continuing to deliver BHSI’s long-term underwriting and excellent, CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT service across multiple market segments.”

Chris joined BHSI in 2014 and has nearly 25 years of industry experience focused on financial institutions. He was most recently Co-Head of Financial Institutions at BHSI. In his new role he will be responsible for the company’s financial institutions business nationwide.

In the U.S., BHSI underwrites the Executive First suite, which provides executive liability coverages for a wide range of financial institutions. The suite includes D&O liability, Side A DIC D&O liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability and fidelity/crime coverage. The company’s Professional First suite provides professional liability insurance for asset managers, banks, insurance companies, life agent broker-dealers, real estate companies and private equity firms.