Bermuda-based Sompo International will launch a new European specialty insurance underwriting operation initially focused on management liability, professional indemnity and financial institutions lines of business.
The company also plans to roll out additional professional lines products and underwriters to the new operation over the next few months.
Executive Vice President Thomas Mannsdorfer will lead the team, which will partner with brokers across continental Europe. Senior Vice President Mathieu Borneuf will join Mannsdorfer. Both will be based in Barcelona.
Before joining Sompo International, Mannsdorfer served as chief underwriting officer, international, at specialty lines provider ANV Global Services. Borneuf was previously head of management and professional liability for continental Europe as well as Paris branch manager at Navigators.
