Airmic 2025 | Sompo

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Airmic
June 9-11
Liverpool
Stand #74

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Unlock the Ease of Expertise… join Sompo at Airmic

At Sompo, we leverage our vast experience to deliver not just exceptional service but also a seamless journey that simplifies your interactions with us.

With a focus on innovation and your evolving risk management needs, we provide a customised approach, blending deep local insights and broad global perspective.

Visit us at stand 74 to meet our team and explore how we can tailor solutions to your unique challenges. Let’s shape the future together.

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Bob Thaker

UK CEO

Bob Thaker

UK CEO

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Bob Thaker is CEO for Sompo UK, which writes local and international P&C and Specialty business from its London, Birmingham and Manchester offices. Bob has spent his career in financial services in a range of roles through banking and insurance. Prior to joining Sompo in 2023, he led several successful insurance businesses in both in the UK and Asia which operated across commercial and personal lines, developing digital capabilities and multi-channel distribution models.

Mike Reid

Head of Property and Casualty, UK

Mike Reid

Head of Property and Casualty, UK

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Mike Reid has worked in the insurance industry for more than 25 years, predominantly underwriting casualty business both in the UK and internationally. He joined Sompo in November 2021, initially to help establish a Casualty underwriting team for its Global Markets division. He now leads Sompo UK’s Property and Casualty business with a role that encompasses its core products across three key segments: Corporate, Middle Market and SME.

Allan Murley

Head of Distribution, UK

Allan Murley

Head of Distribution, UK

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Allan Murley joined Sompo in December 2024 as UK Head of Distribution from AXA XL where he spent 12 years in various senior Distribution roles. Prior to that he was Head of Development Management at Zurich Global Corporate. As Head of Distribution Allan sits on the UK Exec team and is responsible driving the strategic development and expansion of Sompo’s broker relationships in order to accelerate profitable growth across the UK.

Stef Green

Head of Client Management, UK

Stef Green

Head of Client Management, UK

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Stef Green is Sompo’s Head of Client Management for the UK. She joined Sompo in October 2023 to build on its client management strategy. With 14 years of experience in the insurance industry, Stef started her career at Marsh and has held roles in client engagement at AIG and also as a risk manager at bp.

Abbie Conneely

UK Client Relationship Manager

John Richards

Head of Financial Lines, UK

John Richards

Head of Financial Lines, UK

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Richard Brown

Head of Corporate Property, UK

Richard Brown

Head of Corporate Property, UK

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Richard Brown joined Sompo in January 2021 to build a new property business focused on writing UK, International and Multinational clients. In 2023 the team launched products for the UK corporate and Multinational sectors and began leading business. With 30 years of experience in the industry, managing multiple classes, he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of how to build and scale sustainable portfolios.

Laura Llewellyn Gray

Head of UK London, Corporate Property

Laura Llewellyn Gray

Head of UK London, Corporate Property

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Laura Llewellyn Gray joined Sompo in February 2024 as a Commercial Property specialist. A Chartered Underwriter with more than 20 years of insurance industry experience, Laura has a deep understanding of the complexities and nuances of the property insurance market.

Victoria Coe

Underwriter, Corporate Property, London

Victoria Coe

Underwriter, Corporate Property, London

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Victoria Coe started her career in the London Market almost 10 years ago, working at large global insurance companies within commercial property at both Zurich and Generali before joining Sompo in 2022. Her role is to grow Sompo’s UK and Multinational book providing comprehensive and innovative solutions by understanding the individual needs of each client with partnership at the core.

Christian Crozier

Head of Corporate Casualty

Christian Crozier

Head of Corporate Casualty

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Christian Crozier manages Sompo’s UK Casualty Commercial Lines portfolio. With 28 years of experience in the insurance industry, he is a casualty specialist focused on complex large corporate sector accounts, including self-insured captive and multinational business. Christian has a comprehensive understanding of the insurance landscape, which he brings to Sompo’s mid to large corporate sector.

Sally Roberts

Underwriter, Corporate Casualty

Andy Gillen

Senior Underwriter, Corporate Casualty

Andy Gillen

Senior Underwriter, Corporate Casualty

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Andy Gillen specialises in underwriting conventional and non-conventional liability accounts, both domestic and multinational structures, offering advanced solutions for clients. With more than 16 years of experience, his career has involved underwriting at large company houses and a Lloyd’s MGA, before joining Sompo in November 2023.

Lauren Folkard

Underwriter, Cyber

Lauren Folkard

Underwriter, Cyber

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Lauren Folkard is a Senior Underwriter responsible for developing and growing Sompo’s Cyber portfolio. With over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, Lauren has held roles at several leading insurers before joining Sompo in 2020. Since then, she has built her own book of business, enhancing Sompo’s already well-established suite of professional lines products. Lauren’s vision is to help position Sompo as a sustainable market leader, supporting larger, well-managed businesses with tailored, forward-thinking solutions.

Jack Lissamore

Underwriter, Cyber

Jack Lissamore

Underwriter, Cyber

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Jack Lissamore has spent nearly a decade working within the London Cyber and Tech E&O market. He joined Sompo in 2022 to help grow the Cyber and Tech E&O portfolio and to work closely with global clients and broking partners to deliver tailored solutions for each insured.

Angelique Styles

Senior D&O Underwriter – Management Liability London Market Insurance

Angelique Styles

Senior D&O Underwriter – Management Liability London Market Insurance

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Angelique Styles has been a financial lines underwriter for more than 20 years, holding roles at number of leading insurers before joining Endurance Worldwide Insurance in 2015, which was then acquired by Sompo in 2017.

Callum English

Head of Professional Indemnity

Callum English

Head of Professional Indemnity

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Callum English joined Sompo in February 2025 as the UK Head of Professional Indemnity. With over 20 years experience he was previously at CNA Hardy for 14 years where he led their Company and Syndicate portfolios as the Class Manager for PI in London.

Naoki Inoue

Manager, Japanese Interest Abroad Client Relations and Marketing

Naoki Inoue

Manager, Japanese Interest Abroad Client Relations and Marketing

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Naoki Inoue is Sales Manager for Sompo’s Japanese clients in London. His role involves delivering Sompo’s sophisticated products to its key Japanese clients across the UK and Continental Europe. Naoki started out in the insurance industry in 2007, spending 10 years as a relationship manager for major corporations, mainly in the automotive sector. He also spent six years managing sales for Japanese companies in New York.

Shinji Ogawa

Senior Deputy Manager

Matt Hoare

Head of Multinational Insurance EMEA

Matt Hoare

Head of Multinational Insurance EMEA

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Matt Hoare is Sompo’s Head of Multinational Insurance for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA.) He is responsible for designing and delivering client-centric multinational insurance solutions in a timely, simplified way, across Sompo’s full suite of products. Prior to joining Sompo in 2022, Matt held various positions with global carriers, most recently as Head of Multinational, Middle East and Africa for AIG.

Barry Beard

Head of Complex Risk

George Gatehouse

Senior Multinational Client Executive

George Gatehouse

Senior Multinational Client Executive

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George Gatehouse is a Senior Multinational Client Executive at Sompo with nearly a decade of insurance experience, specializing in delivering multinational solutions for prospective clients. George’s role involves developing and implementing global insurance programs for UK clients, leading a servicing team, and collaborating with Sompo’s broker partners. George also contributes to growing Sompo’s global multinational offering and focuses on a client-centric approach to complex global insurance needs.

Richard Wilkinson

Head of Risk Control, UK

Richard Wilkinson

Head of Risk Control, UK

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Richard Wilkinson is Head of UK Risk Control at Sompo. He joined the business at the end of 2023 having held risk control/engineering positions at a variety of multinational insurance carriers including: FM Global, Travelers and Liberty Mutual. His primary role is to provide strategic leadership and management of operations for Risk Control across Sompo’s UK business and to support the wider Sompo Global Markets team.

Richard Reid

Claims Manager

Jeremy Hewitt

Head of Third-Party Claims

Jeremy Hewitt

Head of Third-Party Claims

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Jeremy Hewitt is Head of Third-Party Claims for London and Europe. He is responsible for developing, delivering and monitoring the claims service for Sompo’s Professional Lines, Casualty, Accident & Health and Financial & Political Risk clients in its London and European Markets. A qualified solicitor, Jeremy has more than 20 years of experience in insurance disputes and claims handling in the London and Lloyd’s markets, holding leadership positions at global insurance companies and law firms in London and Singapore.

We are Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance.

Building on the 135 years of innovation and financial strength of our parent company, Sompo Holdings, we seek to deliver a unified approach to servicing and providing customised solutions for our clients, ensuring that we meet their needs efficiently and consistently.

Every day, we strive to enhance our engagement with clients and partners, leveraging our experts’ deep knowledge to navigate the evolving risk landscape swiftly and effectively. Our dedicated team of over 9,500 employees worldwide is committed to learning, improving, and providing clear answers to your complex challenges.

When you choose Sompo, you choose the ease of expertise, backed by proactive approach and unwavering commitment to your success.

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Overview

Unlock the Ease of Expertise… join Sompo at Airmic

Meet our team

Bob Thaker

Mike Reid

Allan Murley

Stef Green

Abbie Conneely

John Richards

Richard Brown

Laura Llewellyn Gray

Victoria Coe

Christian Crozier

Sally Roberts

Andy Gillen

Lauren Folkard

Jack Lissamore

Angelique Styles

Callum English

Naoki Inoue

Shinji Ogawa

Matt Hoare

Barry Beard

George Gatehouse

Richard Wilkinson

Richard Reid

﻿Jeremy Hewitt

Interested in meeting at Airmic?

Jeremy Hewitt