Cole has 25 years industry experience and will be promoted from his position of Global Head of Underwriting Management and Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer, Marine.
Claims to be well in excess of GXL US$100m attachment point, leaving reinsurers bearing bulk of insured cost, but risk understood to be spread across 80 reinsurers.
Container ship collided with bridge, causing it to collapse and sending people and vehicles into the Patapsco River, with initial estimates suggesting damage could run into the billions.
