West P&I Club, an insurance provider to the global maritime and offshore industries, has announced the promotions of David Griffiths and Xuanlun Cai as Regional Heads of Underwriting for Singapore and Hong Kong respectively.
According to the firm, the new appointments will strengthen two of its key regional offices, building on the relationships that West enjoys in Asia, and in turn, further supporting its Members across the globe.
West suggests that both Griffiths and Cai (XL) have had great success as senior underwriters, adding that the promotions highlight the firm’s commitment to supporting promising colleagues throughout their careers and into prominent positions at West.
Griffiths, who holds a degree in economics, initially worked in West’s Hong Kong office for five years before helping establish West’s Singapore office in 2017.
In his previous role, Griffiths had underwriting responsibility for a number of the Club’s Members across Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, XL graduated in law from Shanghai Maritime University and spent several years practising law in mainland China.
After gaining an MA in Law at Bristol, he joined West’s Hong Kong office in 2013, where he handled P&I and FD&D claims.
XL, who also was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, transferred from Claims to the Underwriting team 6 years ago and since then has held increasing responsibility for the underwriting of the Club’s Chinese Members.
Tom Bowsher, Group CEO of West P&I, commented on the promotions, “Since joining West, XL and David have excelled in their respective roles.
“These promotions reflect David and XL’s hard work in their respective regions over many years and we are delighted to see them advance to these senior positions.”
