North P&I revamps claims leadership as global director Andrew Taylor departs

Marine liability insurer North P&I Club has made several new appointments to strengthen its protection and indemnity insurance claims leadership team following the departure of global claims director Andrew Taylor after 36 years.

Taylor is retiring on September 20, having led the P&I claims department since 1988. He will be replaced by Matthew Moore and Mike Salthouse, who will assume the role of joint global directors, claims.

Moore began his career with the Club in 1995, subsequently spending four years in the Hong Kong office. He re-joined the company in 2014 with particular responsibility for casualty related matters. Salthouse joined North’s FD&D department in 1992 and has been involved in P&I claims management since 2005. He is currently responsible for the management of all P&I claims and is the chairman of the International Group’s Sanctions Sub Committee. He also represents North on a number of other International Group committees and working groups.

Additionally, Iain Gilchrist and Gagan Dhillon have been appointed as directors for Asia Pacific and the Greek P&I teams, respectively.

Gilchrist joined the Club in 2005 following time at sea as a deck officer on container ships, bulk carriers and oil tankers. He is responsible for admiralty, pollution, cargo and hull and machinery claims.

Dhillon, a Master Mariner on board oil tankers until joining North in 2010, will lead the Greek P&I claims team in Newcastle.

Paul Jennings, chief executive of North P&I, said: “Andrew has made a significant and lasting impact to the growth of the Club’s P&I team over the last three decades. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Andrew for his work throughout the years and congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement. His legacy is North’s unrivalled global reputation for excellent service, which has remained paramount throughout North’s growth over the last twenty years.”

Taylor added: “Over the last 36 years, I have had the privilege to work with a wonderful team of colleagues and have witnessed North’s P&I department grow from strength to strength. While it is time for me to take a step back, I have no doubt that the excellent service Members have come to expect from North will continue.”

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