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Sompo is a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions. SompoRe is the reinsurance underwriting arm and provides global reinsurance solutions to its clients.
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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
Sompo International names Head of Property Insurance for Iberia
4th July 2023
P&C re/insurer Sompo International has appointed Jesús García Matas as the Head of Property Insurance for Iberia. García Matas will be based in Sompo International's newly established office in Madrid and will report to Jamie Cañellas, the Country Manager Insurance, Iberia. Expressing his enthusiasm about the new addition to the team, Cañellas ... Read the full article
Sompo International names new Head of Marine & Specialty Insurance
14th June 2023
P&C re/insurer Sompo International has appointed René Huber as Head of Marine & Specialty Insurance for Continental Europe. He has over 25 years’ experience in multinational business, with a focus on specialty and marine products. He joins the company from AXA XL, where he most recently was Senior Manager of their ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. adds Monica Cramér Manhem to European Board of Directors
8th June 2023
Commercial property and casualty (P&C) re/insurer, Sompo International, has added Monica Cramér Manhem, formerly of SiriusPoint International, to the board of its subsidiary SI Insurance (Europe). Manhem, who recently retired from SiriusPoint International, where she served as CEO, will serve as an Independent Non-Executive Director for SI Insurance (Europe). She brings a ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. adds Claire Cordell to UK Board of Directors
7th June 2023
Sompo International, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance has appointed Claire Cordell as Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Audit Committee for Sompo International’s UK subsidiary board of directors. Overall. Cordell brings more than 25 years of industry experience towards the role. In her most recent role, ... Read the full article
Sompo International names Country Manager Insurance for Italy
7th June 2023
P&C re/insurer Sompo International appointed Simona Fumagalli as Country Manager Insurance for Italy. Based in Milano, she will report to Ralph Brand, President Continental Europe Insurance. The company recently opened an office in Milano. “Simona is the latest in an on-going series of high-caliber appointments that Sompo International is making as we ... Read the full article
QBE and Sompo the latest re/insurers to quit NZIA
26th May 2023
QBE and Sompo Holidngs have both announced their resignations as a member organisation from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance. This news takes the total now exited from the NZIA to nine major insurance and reinsurance players. The QBE and Sompo Holdings exits come right after two other big firms, namely AXA ... Read the full article
Sompo International opens first Canadian office led by Rohan Dixon
23rd May 2023
Sompo International has announced the opening of its first Canadian branch in Toronto, with Rohan Dixon serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial P&C Insurance, Canada. Dixon holds over two and a half decades of industry experience and joins Sompo International from AON plc, where he most recently served as ... Read the full article
Sompo International names Risa Ryan as CUO to strengthen global underwriting capabilities
22nd May 2023
P&C re/insurer Sompo International appointed Risa Ryan as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and member of the executive team, effective May 15. In this newly created position, Ryan will be responsible for establishing a collaborative global framework that incorporates best-in-class underwriting and pricing tools. This framework aims to ensure a consistent approach to ... Read the full article
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