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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 International underwriting income up 25% in 2022 to $532m

19th May 2023

P&C re/insurer Sompo International has reported a 2022 underwriting income of $532 million, up 25% YoY due to margin improvement and top-line growth. For the fiscal year 2023, Sompo anticipates underwriting profit to increase to $789 million, led by loss ratio improvement in Agriculture and other insurance businesses. Meanwhile, gross premiums written ... Read the full article

Sompo International names Hyland President of North America Reinsurance

17th April 2023

P&C re/insurer Sompo International has promoted Margaret Hyland to President of North America Reinsurance, succeeding Steven Hanke, who is departing the firm after almost a decade of service. Hyland has over 30 years of experience in the North American (re)insurance industry, having held leadership positions with various companies including Allied World, ... Read the full article

Sompo International appoints Cañellas insurance Country Manager, Iberia

13th April 2023

P&C re/insurer Sompo International has appointed Jamie Cañellas as Country Manager of its insurance operations in Spain and Portugal. Cañellas most recently served as Head of Distribution for Europe, having first joined Sompo International in 2018. His storied career boasts long tenures at global firms such as AXIS Capital and WTW. Collectively, ... Read the full article

Sompo International expands Switzerland operations

4th April 2023

Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, is expanding its operations in Switzerland with the granting of a Swiss insurance branch licence to write primary insurance by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). According to Ralph Brand, President Continental Europe Insurance for Sompo International, ... Read the full article

Sompo International opens new Birmingham office

22nd March 2023

Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the opening of a new office in Birmingham, England. Located at The Colmore Building in the Colmore Business District, Sompo’s new office has become its first location in the UK outside of London. The insurance giant Read the full article

Sompo International names Nicolas Burnet new CFO

7th March 2023

Sompo International has appointed Nicolas Burnet as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing company veteran Michael McGuire, who has decided to step down. Burnet joins Sompo International from Partner Re, where he most recently served as CFO. Before this, ... Read the full article

Sompo International drives UK growth with Birmingham office

20th January 2023

Insurance giant Sompo International has announced the opening of a new office in Birmingham, England, making it the firms first UK office outside of London. Located at The Colmore Building in the Colmore Business District, Birmingham’s main business area, the office will be led by Matt Cullen, VP Retail Property and ... Read the full article

Sompo Intl. announces two new appointments for AgriSompo

13th January 2023

Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer P&C re/insurance, has announced two new leadership appointments for the firm’s multinational crop insurance platform, AgriSompo. Brad Leighton has been named President of AgriSompo North America and Marji Guyler-Alaniz has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of AgriSompo North America and President ... Read the full article

Sompo Intl names O’Neill President of Commercial Lines, Insurance, Asia Pacific

9th January 2023

Sompo International, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer P&C re/insurance, has appointed Paul O’Neill as President of Commercial Lines, Insurance, Asia Pacific. Within the role, he will report to Julian James, Sompo International’s CEO, Global Markets, Commercial P&C, and Daniel Neo, CEO, Asia Pacific, Sompo International. Sompo Intl stated that ... Read the full article

Sompo Intl. names Crozier Head of UK Retail Casualty

22nd December 2022

Sompo International, a global Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty re/insurance, has appointed Christian Crozier as Senior Vice President, Head of UK Retail Casualty. Based in London, he will predominantly focus on the UK, and will have responsibility for leading the company’s retail casualty segment. Additionally, working alongside colleagues from other ... Read the full article

Sompo International completes sale of EAL business to RiverStone

20th December 2022

Insurance giant Sompo International has completed the sale of its run-off business Endurance at Lloyd’s (EAL) to RiverStone Holdings. The firm said in a statement that it had received regulatory approval from the UK Presidential Regulation Authority, following its previously communicated strategic objective to consolidate its UK presence into one company ... Read the full article

Sompo appoints Lawrence Doyle as global markets COO

12th December 2022

Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Lawrence Doyle as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Global Markets. In his new role, he will be responsible for operational performance and executing on key transformational programs across multiple functions, products and geographies in ... Read the full article

Sompo Intl. appoints Ron Willett to new North American role

1st December 2022

Sompo International has appointed Ron Willett to be its executive vice president for field management in the North American region, commercial insurance. The firm said in a statement that Willett will report to Jonathan Monks, executive vice president, head of distribution, business development and client engagement for North America. Willett, the company ... Read the full article

Sompo International sets sights on overseas growth

29th November 2022

Sompo International has signalled its intentions to expand and grow within Canada, continental Europe, and southeast Asia. The moves were intimated during a presentation given last Friday in Japan to senior executives at Sompo Holdings. It said that this will be achieved through the opening of new branch locations, expanding relationships ... Read the full article

Sompo Intl. names new Head of Insurance Claims for North America

25th November 2022

Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of P&C re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Glen Bronstein as Executive Vice President and Head of Insurance Claims for the North America Region – Bermuda, Canada, Mexico and the US. In his new role, Bronstein will be a member of the regional insurance executive ... Read the full article