TOKIO MARINE HIGHLAND
CEO Patrick Blandford is joined by four other executives from Tokio Marine Highland to discuss its rebrand , digital transformation , and cultural alignment
Amainstay in US-based property and casualty underwriting ( P & C ), Tokio Marine Highland has nurtured a celebrated industry reputation based on the breadth and quality of its speciality risk management solutions , such as private flood , construction and lenderplaced products .
Originally founded as WNC Insurance Services in 1962 , Tokio Marine Highland recently opted to rebrand in order to capitalise on the brand prestige of its parent company Tokio Marine Kiln ( itself part of Tokio Marine Holdings ), which completed its acquisition of WNC in 2018 . “ It ' s really enhancing the reputation that we ’ ve already built as WNC ,” explains Joshua Clifton , Vice President of Marketing and Communications . “ We see this as a great opportunity to enter new markets , attract talent , and seek new acquisitions and capacity partners .”
At the helm guiding the company through this exciting time is Patrick Blandford , CEO , who originally joined in 2004 as a board member and took on the CEO role in 2018 . Characterising his role as assembling the best team possible and overseeing Tokio Marine Highland ’ s overall performance ,
28 October 2021