Samson Rathaur
London, 26 August – Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Samson Rathaur as Senior Marine Risk Consultant. He will report to Dennis Murphy, Allianz Risk Consulting Regional Manager and support Capt. Rahul Khanna, Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting. Based in London, Samson will support clients globally.
Samson has 20 years’ experience in the marine industry. He is a graduate from the Warsash Maritime academy, a Master Mariner and he has worked on a variety of different vessels ranging from passenger ferries to bulk carriers and container ships. In recent years he has worked onshore, establishing an operational support centre, refining sailing plans and carrying out risk assessments on new ports of call.
Capt. Rahul Khanna, Global head of Marine Risk Consulting said: “The marine market is changing rapidly with ever increasing vessels sizes and new routes opening up. The industry is critical to the global economy with 90% of trade estimated to be transported by sea. This is why we are growing our field of experts in this area. Samson brings on-the-ground knowledge of the marine market having worked across the industry. His recent sailing experience on board high-tech passenger vessels and risk assessments of ports will be a true asset.”
About Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is the Allianz Group’s dedicated carrier for corporate and specialty insurance business. AGCS provides insurance and risk consultancy across the whole spectrum of specialty, alternative risk transfer and corporate business: Marine, Aviation (incl. Space), Energy, Engineering, Entertainment, Financial Lines (incl. D&O), Liability, Mid-Corporate and Property insurance (incl. International Insurance Programs).
Worldwide, AGCS operates in 29 countries with own units and in more than 160 countries through the Allianz Group network and partners. In 2014 it employed more than 3, 500 people and provided insurance solutions to more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies, writing a total of €5, 4 billion gross premium worldwide annually.
AGCS SE is rated AA by Standard & Poor’s and A+ by A.M. Best.
