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Sompo Intl. hires Chubb’s Jérôme Gossé as Head of Cyber Insurance, Continental Europe
22nd September 2023
Sompo International, a global property & casualty reinsurer, has appointed Jérôme Gossé as Head of Cyber Insurance, Continental Europe. In the role, he will report to Mathieu Borneuf, Head of Professional Lines, Insurance, Continental Europe. Gossé joins the company after a nearly six year tenure at Chubb European Group, ... Read the full article
Sompo names Eric Herbelin Country Manager Insurance, Switzerland
18th September 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has appointed Eric Herbelin as Country Manager Insurance, Switzerland. Herbelin brings over 20 years of senior leadership and international management experience in the insurance industry, with particular expertise in strategy, finance, corporate development and risk management. He will be ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. appoints new leadership for UK commercial P&C insurance segment
15th September 2023
Global Property and Casualty re/insurer, Sompo International, has announced a new leadership team for its UK commercial P&C insurance unit, with Bob Thaker being named as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the segment. Thaker will be reporting to Julian James, CEO of Global Markets for Sompo International. Additionally, Thaker has been appointed ... Read the full article
AgriSompo appoints Mondale Smith as SVP and International Operations Deputy
13th September 2023
Property and casualty re/insurer Sompo International has announced the appointment of Mondale Smith as AgriSompo’s Senior Vice President and International Operations Deputy. AgriSompo is the company’s multinational crop insurance platform. Smith will report to Marji Guyler-Alaniz, President of AgriSompo International. In this newly created role, Smith’s remit will include oversight of AgriSompo’s day-to-day ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. makes key appointments to its North America Reinsurance leadership team
12th September 2023
Sompo International, a global leader in commercial and consumer property and casualty (re)insurance, has made key appointments to its North America Reinsurance leadership team. Apundeep Lamba has been named Head of Reinsurance, Canada, while Denise Sheehan has joined as Senior Vice President, Head of North America Accident & Health Reinsurance. Margaret Hyland, ... Read the full article
Sompo International appoints Carlos Ortega Head of Casualty Insurance, Iberia
8th September 2023
Sompo International has appointed Carlos Ortega as Head of Casualty Insurance, Iberia. The role will be based in Madrid and Ortega will report to Jamie Cañellas, Country Manager, Insurance, Iberia. Ortega is an industry expert who joins Sompo International from QBE European Operations where he served as an Underwriter, International Casualty. Throughout his career, ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. bolsters insurance leadership team in Italy
5th September 2023
Sompo International, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property & casualty re/insurance, has added five members to its insurance leadership team in Italy. The company has confirmed that all of the appointees will be based in Milan, where they will report to Simona Fumagalli, Country Manager Insurance, Italy. At the ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. appoints Vicky Sarjeant as Head of Energy Insurance, APAC
30th August 2023
Sompo International, the global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Vicky Sarjeant as Head of Energy Insurance, Asia Pacific. Sarjeant will be based in Singapore, and report to Paul O’Neill, President of Commercial Lines, Insurance, Asia Pacific. O’Neill commented on her appointment, “With 17 ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. hires Zurich’s Weiss as Head of Property & Energy Insurance for Continental EU
24th August 2023
Sompo International, a provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has hired Angela Weiss as Head of Property & Energy Insurance for Continental Europe. Her appointment is effective from September 1, 2023. In the role, Weiss will be based in Zurich, where she will report to Ralph Brand, President Continental ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. names Walker Regional Head of Distribution, Insurance, APAC
23rd August 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer P&C re/insurance, has appointed Alasdair Walker as Regional Head of Distribution, Insurance, Asia Pacific. Walker joins Sompo International from Allianz, where he held positions in London, Johannesburg and most recently Singapore as Regional Head of Distribution, managing a team across seven locations. In ... Read the full article
Sompo hires Dittmann as Country Manager, Insurance for Germany and Austria
17th August 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has appointed Malte Dittmann as Country Manager of its insurance operations in Germany and Austria. Joining from HDI Versicherung, where he was a member of the board, Dittmann will be based in Cologne and report to Ralph Brand, ... Read the full article
Sompo International sees underwriting income growth in Q1 2023
9th August 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has reported its first quarter of 2023 financial results, which saw an increased underwriting income of $150m, compared to the same period last year. This 27% increase, according to the re/insurer, was due to overall top-line growth and ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. hires Emily Poh as Head of Professional Lines Insurance, Asia Pacific
1st August 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance has appointed Emily Poh as Head of Professional Lines Insurance, Asia Pacific. In the role, she will be based in Singapore, where she will report to Paul O’Neill, President of Commercial Lines, Insurance, Asia Pacific (APAC). Overall, Poh brings ... Read the full article
Emmanuel Brulé joins Sompo International as CRO
17th July 2023
Emmanuel Brulé has joined property and casualty (P&C) insurer and reinsurer Sompo International as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), based in Bermuda. Brulé previously served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sanlam's Pan Africa General Insurance division, and earlier held the role of Deputy CEO of Saham Finances, part of ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. names Barcellos Head of Risk Control Services, Global Markets Insurance
13th July 2023
Sompo International has announced the appointment of Renata Barcellos as Head of Risk Control Services, Global Markets Insurance business. Barcellos holds almost two and a half decades of risk control insurance experience spanning various products and geographies. Before accepting this position, she served as Sompo International’s Head of Risk Control Services, Latin ... Read the full article