Charles Taylor realigns US marine business to drive growth

Insurance services firm Charles Taylor has aligned its US marine portfolio under the leadership of Kuhrt Wieneke in a move designed to drive efficiency, consistency, and quality across its marine surveying and consultancy business.

Wieneke has been appointed managing director of Charles Taylor Adjusting’s US marine division, in addition to his existing role as president of Charles Taylor Marine Technical Services (CT MTS).

He joined the company in April 2020 with the creation of CT MTS, which brought together the marine surveying and technical marine consultancy businesses of Bowditch Marine, Pilot Marine and the marine surveyors of Charles Taylor Adjusting US, as one cohesive marine surveying and consultancy service provider. CT MTS supports sector clients, including vessel owners and charterers, hull & machinery insurers, P&I Clubs, cargo owners and re/insurance underwriters.

In his expanded leadership role, Wieneke will be responsible for overseeing and managing CT MTS’ team of marine surveyors and technical consulting specialists, as well as CTA’s experienced marine adjusters, integrating the management and growth strategy of Charles Taylor’s marine businesses.

Through collaboration with members of Charles Taylor’s US executive team, Wieneke will also be tasked to integrate CT MTS into the suite of technical services businesses based out of the US that comprise Charles Taylor Technical Services.

CT Technical Services will now include Charles Taylor Engineering Technical Services (CT Engineering) and SBSA, LLC, a Charles Taylor Company. Together, these entities will offer a full suite of pre- and post-loss multi-disciplinary engineering, architectural, and construction and project management services, as well as CT MTS capabilities.

Vince Cole, chief executive officer of CT Adjusting and Technical Services – US, said: “With the addition of Kuhrt in a key U.S. leadership role and the alignment of our marine services in the U.S., we are well positioned to serve the marine sector and ignite continued growth in this part of our business. I am pleased to welcome Kuhrt to our team.”