Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Representations and Warranties Insurance

Transactional Liability Representations & Warranties Insurance

Who It’s For

The current page lists manufacturing, financial institutions, technology, real estate, energy, healthcare and retail as transactional-liability target sectors. 1Company-reported. Portfolio target sectors, not R&W-only acceptability criteria.

Coverage Features

BHSI’s current U.S. Transactional Liability page and linked overview name Representations and Warranties Insurance as a product. 1,2Company-reported. Direct U.S. product listing; final coverage depends on transaction-specific contract terms.

The U.S. overview describes R&W insurance as adding protection beyond negotiated caps and survival periods and as potentially reducing seller escrow. 2Company-reported. Company-reported transactional use cases; not a promise of clean exit, outcome or standardized policy response.

Limits and Retentions

The 2025 U.S. Transactional Liability overview states portfolio capacity up to $25 million and says premiums/retentions vary with transaction size and risks. 2Company-reported. Portfolio-wide underwriting capacity, not a guaranteed R&W limit or quote; document dated 2025-05-16-A.

Other Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Coverage Lines

Sources

  1. Transactional Liability. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance; Product Highlights list R&W, tax, contingent-liability and class-action-settlement insurance; Top Targets list manufacturing, financial institutions, technology, real estate, energy, healthcare and retail, lines 6–27. The target list is for the transactional-liability portfolio, not exclusive R&W eligibility. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. Transactional Liability Overview. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance; PDF pp.1–2: R&W, tax, contingent-liability, and class-action-settlement products; portfolio-wide primary/excess and up-to-$25m capacity; premiums/retentions vary by transaction/risk; portfolio appetite and in-house claims group; R&W buyer-use descriptions; dated 2025-05-16-A. Product-specific limits and final terms not stated. Source version: 2025-05-16-A. Accessed 2026-09-28.

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