West of England Club has named David Griffiths as Regional Head of Underwriting in Singapore, while appointing Xuanlun (XL) Cai to the role of Regional Head of Underwriting in Hong Kong.
West P&I Club, a global leader in marine insurance, has today announced the promotions of David Griffiths and Xuanlun (XL) Cai.
West P&I Group CEO Tom Bowsher said that “since joining West, XL and David have excelled in their respective roles. These promotions reflect David and XL’s hard work in their respective regions over many years and we are delighted to see them advance to these senior positions.”
Griffiths initially worked in West’s Hong Kong office for five years before helping establish West’s Singapore office in 2017. In his previous role he had underwriting responsibility for a number of the Club’s Members across Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan Area, Hong Kong Area and Southeast Asia.
Cai graduated in law from Shanghai Maritime University and spent several years practising law in mainland China. He then gained an MA in Law at Bristol, joining West’s Hong Kong office in 2013, where he handled P&I and FD&D claims. He transferred from Claims to the Underwriting team six years ago and since then has had increasing responsibility for the
underwriting of the Club’s Chinese Members.
Both their duties included writing the full range of products on offer at West, including covers for Mutual P&I, Fixed P&I, Charterers and Traders, FD&D, and Extended Liabilities, as well as promoting the products and services offered by West’s partners Nordic, Astaara
and Qwest.
