Management Team

John Charman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, Inc. He joined the company in May 2013 with four decades of global experience in the insurance industry including senior underwriting positions since 1975 and a Chief Executive Officer role since 1981. Most recently, he founded and served for 11 years as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Axis Capital Holdings Limited.  Prior to that, Mr. Charman was the Chief Executive Officer of Tarquin plc, the parent company of the Charman Underwriting Agencies at Lloyd’s, which was sold to Ace Limited in 1998.  Mr. Charman was a Deputy Chairman of the Council of Lloyd’s and a member of the Lloyd’s Core Management Group and Lloyd’s Market Board between 1995 and 1997 during the financial crisis at Lloyds.