SiriusPoint expands vitality and marine with key appointment

SiriusPoint has introduced a strengthening of its management group with the appointments of Chris Fenn as head of marine, London, and John Hopper as head of vitality.

Fenn joins SiriusPoint with over 25 years within the marine and vitality insurance coverage business. In his new position, Fenn will lead the event and execution of the corporate’s marine insurance coverage technique each in London and on a world scale.

Earlier than this, Fenn held a number of key positions at Markel Worldwide, together with senior legal responsibility underwriter marine and vitality, managing director, marine, and divisional managing director, marine, marking a 14-year tenure that started in 2008. Fenn additionally has expertise in reinsurance from his time at Sirius Worldwide in 1995.

He’ll report on to Steve Smyth, the worldwide head of marine and lively underwriter for Syndicate 1945, pending approval from Lloyd’s. Fenn’s appointment comes as a part of SiriusPoint’s ongoing effort to develop its marine portfolio, with Smyth having joined the corporate in September 2023.

Hopper, in the meantime, brings greater than three many years of expertise in marine, offshore, and renewable vitality underwriting to his position as head of vitality at SiriusPoint. He’ll concentrate on managing and increasing the corporate’s vitality insurance coverage enterprise, working from the London workplace and reporting to Robert Harman, basic supervisor of SiriusPoint London Department, and CEO & managing director of Sirius Worldwide Managing Company (SIMA).

Hopper’s earlier position was senior underwriter for the pure assets & sustainable energies group at QBE Europe, beginning in April 2023. His intensive background contains serving as head of vitality at AmTrust’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1861 from 2014 to 2019.

Moreover, SiriusPoint introduced Victoria Hopgood as senior underwriter for vitality, additional reinforcing the corporate’s experience on this sector. Hopgood transitions to SiriusPoint from Liberty Specialty Markets.

“Marine and vitality are very important parts of SiriusPoint’s technique to be a high-performing underwriter and to our general enterprise. We’re excited to welcome best-in-class underwriting expertise and market expertise to the corporate to assist help our formidable progress plans,” SiriusPoint Worldwide president and CEO Rob Gibbs mentioned.

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