Sompo Canopius Re today announces the appointment of Chris topher Gray as Head of P&I Reinsurance, effective immediately. He joins from Swiss Re and reports to Andy Gladwin, Global Head of Marine Treaty.
According to the insurance company Sompo Canopius Re already plays a lea[ds_preview]ding role in the world wide marine and specialty treaty market, writing through London, Singapore and Zurich. Christopher Gray will be developing a portfolio that adds diversification and also complements the account already written.
Chris Gray has had a distinguished international career in the marine insurance business. He is a qualified lawyer by training and spent the early part of his career as a solicitor specialising in marine insurance in Germany. He subsequently became an underwriter for Zeller and Associates in Hamburg, before joining Munich Re as a Marine Underwriter focused on P&I in Munich and since 2011 at Swiss Re where he headed the marine treaty team in London.
Andy Gladwin comments: »Chris is a respected leader in the marine P&I market with a fantastic track record and many solid relationships that he has built over time.«
Sompo Canopius is a global specialty (re)insurer which is wholly-owned by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, one of the top three Japanese insurers with a market share in Japan of 28%. This company is a subsidiary of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, which has total assets of about 99 bn $. In the marine sector the company offers insurance, including cargo, liability, property, specie, niche hull and space, e.rnergy insurance, including property, liability, OEE/COW, construction and renewable.
