- Rich Soja steps up from Regional Head of Marine in North America
- Soja joined Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial in 2017 and has over 35 years of experience in Marine insurance
- Ulrich Kadow who previously led the Global Marine unit has moved to a new leadership role in Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial
Richard Soja
Â鶹´«Ã½app CommercialÌýconfirms a key appointment to its global Specialty leadership team taking effect immediately. Rich Soja, currently Head of Inland Marine/Regional Head of Marine North America, is appointed as Global Head of Marine reporting to Gordon Browne, Global Head of Specialty. Soja will continue to oversee his Regional North America and Inland Marine responsibilities until a successor is confirmed at a later date.
With over 35 years’ experience in Marine insurance, Rich Soja has been with Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial in his current leadership role since 2017. Prior to joining Â鶹´«Ã½app Group, he was in increasingly senior Marine underwriting roles for Chubb, Aspen Insurance, and Tokio Marine.
Soja’s predecessor, as Global Head of Product Management and Underwriting Transformation. He and his team are focusing on harnessing the potential of technology and digitalization for the benefit of Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial, enabling underwriters to assess risks and service clients and brokers as effectively as possible.
Gordon Browne, Global Head of Specialty at Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial, highlights the importance of the appointment:Ìý“I am absolutely delighted to have Rich joining the leadership team for this key position. With his extensive knowledge of both our business and the Marine sector, he is perfectly placed to build on the excellent foundations that Ulrich Kadow established with the team and lead our Marine business in the future.â€
Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial has an extensive global Marine portfolio, covering Hull & Liability risks, Cargo, and (in North America) Inland Marine, and supporting customers from smaller businesses and private vessel owners up to the largest international blue-water fleets and logistics operators.Ìý
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Â鶹´«Ã½app CommercialÌýis the center of expertise and global line of Â鶹´«Ã½app Group for insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises and specialist risks. Among our customers are the world’s largest consumer brands, financial institutions and industry players, the global aviation and shipping industry, as well as family-owned and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of the economy. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind parks, infrastructure projects or Hollywood film productions.
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The trade name Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial brings together the large corporate insurance business of Â鶹´«Ã½app Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and the commercial insurance business of national Â鶹´«Ã½app Property & Casualty entities serving mid-sized companies. We are present in over 200 countries and territories either though our own teams or the Â鶹´«Ã½app Group network and partners.ÌýIn 2023, the integrated business of Â鶹´«Ã½app Commercial generated around €18 billion in gross premium globally.
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