Sompo International has announced the opening of its first Canadian branch in Toronto, with Rohan Dixon serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial P&C Insurance, Canada.
Dixon has over two and a half decades of industry experience and joins Sompo International from AON plc, where he most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer of reinsurance operations in Canada and the Caribbean.
In the new role, Dixon will be responsible for developing and driving strategy for the commercial insurance business across Canada.
He will report to Christopher Sparro, Chief Executive Officer, North America Commercial P&C Insurance, Sompo International, who commented, “We are proud to expand on the business that Sompo Japan has built over the last 25 years.
“Today, Sompo International has the capabilities to underwrite domestic commercial and specialty lines risks in Canada, and through its Multinational platform, places risks worldwide for our Canadian clients.
“We are delighted to have Rohan lead our commercial insurance business in Canada where he can apply his depth of experience and insight into this market.”
Dixon himself added, “I am delighted to be working with our global leadership team to bring Sompo International to Canada.
“Together with Melissa Plaxton, our newly appointed Chief Operating Officer for Canada, we are building a strong national offering and we have assembled an expert team of local underwriters and underwriting professionals claim.
“I look forward to bringing Sompo International’s strong reputation for collaboration, portfolio diversity and providing dynamic solutions for clients and brokers to the Canadian market.”
