Marine insurer North makes multiple leadership appointments to boost service
Global marine insurer North has made a number of appointments to strengthen and clarify its service to members and brokers.
On June 1, 2019, Thya Kathiravel took up the position of chief underwriting officer for North and Sunderland Marine based in Newcastle.
At the same time, Kathiravel’s predecessor in the role, Savraj Mehta, was appointed as chief commercial officer. Operating from North’s London office, this new position aims to enable a more dedicated emphasis on the continuing delivery of North’s commercial strategy. Mehta will continue to work closely with North’s underwriters who look after its members in Greece, the Middle East, India and Europe.
As chief underwriting officer, Kathiravel will oversee the continued success of the mutual P&I book but will also bring additional focus to the development of fixed premium product lines under the Sunderland Marine brand. Assisting Kathiravel will be Steve Rebair and Simon Main, both recently appointed as deputy global directors (underwriting).
North said it has already seen the benefits of its diversification strategy as a result of its merger with Sunderland Marine, which is now writing profitable business in the fishing, hull, and aquaculture sectors. With the launch of a new fixed premium P&I product earlier this month, Brian Davies has been appointed to the position of director (London) and will be responsible to Kathiravel for the successful development of this facility over the coming years.
On the mutual side of the business, a series of appointments have been made to bolster the service offering across all North’s regional teams. Emma Liddell and Mike Hustler have both been appointed as director (underwriting) to oversee North’s business interests in the Asia Pacific region, which currently provides 35 percent of North’s entered tonnage.
Sanchit Dutta is also appointed as a director (underwriting) and is tasked as lead underwriter with continuing to build North’s presence in the Middle East and Indian regions.
For North’s Greek membership, Phil Eccleston has been appointed as director (underwriting) and will be based in Newcastle. Nick Wolfe will also be joining the North underwriting team. He will be focusing on special projects and helping to build the fixed premium side of the business when joins the team in the New Year.
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