Shrimpton Named as Catlin’s Senior Marine Hull Underwriter
Bermuda’s Catlin Group Limited has promoted Simon Shrimpton to senior marine hull underwriter in its London office. He will head Catlin’s six-person team, underwriting hull business on behalf of the Catlin Syndicate, the largest syndicate at Lloyd s, and Catlin UK.
Shrimpton has been a Catlin class underwriter specializing in marine hull business since July 2003. Prior to joining Catlin he was a marine hull underwriter from 2001 to 2003 with Royal & Sun Alliance, with joint responsibility for one of the largest accounts in the London market.
He entered the insurance business in 1986 when he joined the composite Lloyd s marine syndicate managed by L G Cox & Co, where he served as claims manager before joining the underwriting team in 1992, writing both short-tail commercial and marine hull business.
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Catlin is one of the largest London based hull underwriters, both by premium and individual risk capacity, and has written marine hull coverages since Catlin began underwriting in 1985. The Company leads almost half of the marine hull business it underwrites and insures vessels of all sizes.
Source: Catlin – www.catlin.com