Rob Bygrave, the CFO for Klapton, met the new team at the Anglophone regional hub in Nairobi, Kenya.The team is headed by Chris Kiragu as CEO, an experienced insurance professional…
Eitan Yanuv appointed to the board as a non-executive director
The board of Klapton Insurance Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Eitan Yanuv to their board as a non-executive director. Eitan brings with him a wide business and capital markets experience having taken rolls as CEO, CFO, Chairman, Finance Director, Business Development Director in private and publicly listed companies. He currently serves as […]
Changing Dynamics of Ship Finance
It is possible to mitigate against the risks inherent in the industry The ship finance landscape has changed fundamentally over the past decade since the turmoil in the global financial markets and the beginning of the shipping crisis. Several then-industry leading banks have exited or significantly scaled down their shipping activities amid soaring losses. Historically […]
Formation of new Klapton claims committee
To reflect the increasing importance and complexity of the claims being received, as a consequence of Klapton’s expanding portfolio (in size, geography and breadth of product lines), Klapton has decided to form a sub-committee to the Risk, Underwriting and Claims Committee, being the Claims Committee.
South Africa introduces new Policyholder Protection Rules
Policyholder requests for information must be given Failure to carry out a client’s instructions: Where a client has signed the necessary authority for another broker to obtain sufficient information on his policies to provide another quote, you may not refuse to provide ALL information requested by the other and this includes replacement advise as well […]
Klapton launches a new surety product: Maritime Residual Value Guarantee
Klapton Insurance Company Ltd (“Klapton”) launched its newest surety product, aimed to give marine vessel owners (and/or financiers) the ability to manage future asset value risk.
Klapton firmly believes…
Danny Joffe appointed to the board as a non-executive director
The board of Klapton Insurance Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Joffe to their board as a non-executive director to provide assurance to the shareholders, board and any other stakeholders that all compliance requirements with respect to company, insurance and corporate law is carefully adhered to. Danny has been involved in the […]
Justin Tuson appointed as CTO
The board of Klapton Insurance Company Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Justin Tuson as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with immediate effect. For the past few years, Justin has been working earnestly with Klapton in the capacity of Non-Executive Director and Board Advisory Committee Chairman of the IT, Systems and PR Committee […]
Klapton approves 2018 Financial Statements
Rob Bygrave, the CFO of Klapton announced that the 2018 Financial Statements have been approved by the Board. This is after completion of the audit, signed off for the second year running with a clean audit report by SECC, a leading West African audit firm. Mr Bygrave commented that the Financial Statements showed a 2.5% […]
Klapton’s CEO and CFO visit Klapton Management Africa Sarl (“KMA”) in Cote d’Ivoire
Klapton’s CEO, Shay Reches and CFO, Rob Bygrave, visited the office of Klapton Management Africa Sarl (“KMA”) in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, and met with the KMA team: Achille Sosso Bille (CEO of KMA), Obroh Timothée N’Guessan (KMA Chief Underwriter), Laetitia Assamoi Aya (KMA PA), Konan Guedou (KMA CFO) and Ibrahim Koulibaly (KMA Head of Francophone […]