Barton Phillips

Barton Phillips is an accomplished professional in the insurance and risk management sector, currently serving as the Head of Transport & Logistics at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance since October 2015, where Barton leads a market-leading practice for the transport and logistics industries in Australia and New Zealand. Prior experience includes roles as National Manager for Marine & Transport Liability Insurance at Zurich Financial Services Australia from February 2009 to September 2015, and National Manager for Hull & Liability Insurance at Zurich subsidiary Associated Marine from February 2005 to February 2009. Barton also held the position of Managing Director at Thomas Miller Australasia from February 1990 to September 2003. Academic qualifications include a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton and dual degrees of Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) and Bachelor of Laws from The University of Queensland. Early education was completed at Brisbane Grammar School.