Feb 6 (Reuters) - Specialty insurer Brit Ltd, a unit of Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd FFH.TO , named Tim Chesson senior vice president of Brit Global Specialty USA (BGSU), effective Jan. 23.
Prior to joining BGSU, Chesson worked at Axis Capital Holdings as president of U.S. division.
Chesson will be based in Alpharetta, Georgia and report to Noreen Metcalfe, executive vice president of BGSU's property and marine unit.