Aquaculture insurer strengthens team
Global marine insurer North has added two new faces to its team at Sunderland Marine, which offers insurance cover to fish farmers.
Peter Thomas joins as deputy business claims manager and Laura Gilbert as underwriter in a significant expansion of Sunderland Marine’s London-based team, North said a press release.
Thomas has many years of experience in senior claims roles with several mutual and fixed marine insurers in the London market and Singapore, and Gilbert has considerable underwriting experience after more than seven years with British Marine, as well as particular insights into global OFP (owners’ fixed premium) markets including the UK, Russia and Australasia.
Diversification
“We are delighted to welcome Laura and Pete to the OFP team as we drive North’s diversification goals forward,” said Nick Wolfe, North’s deputy global director (underwriting), who is leading a strategy to grow diversified lines as a proportion of North premiums.
North’s chief underwriting officer, Thya Kathiravel, said: “North’s transformation from monoline P&I (protection and indemnity) Club to diversified global marine insurer through Sunderland Marine continues and these appointments reaffirm our support for Nick and his team.”
