Axis hires from Berkshire for head of new inland marine unit

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. on Thursday named former Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. executive Kristen Hunter to head its newly launched inland marine business in North America.

New York-based Ms. Hunter reports to Mike McKenna, head of North America at Axis.

Ms. Hunter was previously vice president, marine, and inland marine unit leader at Berkshire Hathaway.

Former Berkshire Hathaway marine executives Ciara Nolan, Sinead O’Shea and Saoirse McNulty have been hired to serve in underwriting roles in the unit, Axis said. They are based in Boston.