Marine Insurance People
Reporting on the new appointments in the marine insurance and interviews with the executives shaping the industry.
- West appoints Bart Mertens as Chief Underwriting Officer September 11, 2024Group P&I Club West has announced the appointment of Bart Mertens as its new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective early 2025. Mertens has more than 30 years of experience in the ....
- Markel names O’Neil as senior underwriter for marine and energy liability September 4, 2024Markel, part of Markel Group Inc, has announced the appointment of Rhys O’Neill as Senior Underwriter, Marine & Energy Liability, International Specialty, with immediate ....
- New maritime disputes expert at WFW in Athens September 4, 2024Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has recruited maritime disputes expert Natalie Jackson as a partner, based in in Athens. Jackson has more than 18 years’ contentious experience working at .....
- Henriksen named new chief claims officer at Norwegian Hull Club September 3, 2024Bergen-headquartered marine and offshore energy insurance provider Norwegian Hull Club’s Deputy Chief Claims Officer (DCCO) Rune Henriksen will take over from Åge Solberg as Chief Claims ....
- Markel names Grant Smith director, marine & energy liability August 16, 2024Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group, has announced the appointment of Grant Smith as Director, Marine & Energy Liability, International Specialty, with immediate ....
- Marine round-up : 16th August 2024 August 16, 2024Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has re-affirmed Group Club and marine insurer Skuld’s ‘A’ (stable) rating. S&P said on August 14th that “the stable outlook indicates that we expect ....
- Marine round-up :15th August 2024 August 15, 2024The US Coast Guard medevaced two men from lift boat / offshore support vessel Brazos (IMO 9695303) on Sunday August 11th when it was about 40 miles offshore from Marsh Island, Louisiana ....
- Marine round-up : 14th August 2024 August 14, 2024Following Saturday’s news of a dockers’ strike in Freetown, Sierra Leone the local office of Budd has reported that, following successful negotiations, work had resumed .....
- Talbot claims first-ever all-female Hull Underwriting team August 2, 2024Jenna Hales has joined Talbot as Class Underwriter. She had previously been Marine, Energy and Specialty Claims Manager at Hiscox. It would appear to make it Lloyd’s first and so-far-only ....
- West P&I to open new office in Dubai August 2, 2024West P&I Club is to become the first International Group Club to have a presence in Dubai. West said that this emphasized the importance of the Dubai area to the Club, as well as its ....