1 April 2021News

Sompo strengthens its strategic distribution and development team

Sompo International Holdings has made a number of hires as it looks to build up its strategic distribution and development team in its international insurance business.

Maxine Goddard joins as senior vice president in its international insurance strategic distribution and development team, having previously spent 20 years with Zurich Insurance, most recently as director and senior commercial operations business partner.

Rachael Dobie also joins Sompo as assistant vice president of strategic distribution and development for international insurance. Dobie joins from Liberty Specialty Markets.

Mohiuddin Hossen has been promoted to projects and strategy analyst, strategic distribution and development for international insurance.

The business development team is led by Brendan Plessis, executive vice president of strategic distribution and development, international insurance. It focuses on the strategic development of broker and client relationships, maximising profitable growth and potential new business opportunities in London, Europe and Bermuda.

Plessis said: “We continue to make significant progress in building our business across all of our London and European platforms through better communications, expanding our product offering and building wider networks.”