Bermudian-based Sompo International Holdings Ltd, the global specialty property and casualty re/insurer, has appointed Billy Moore as senior vice-president of agency management for AgriSompo North America.

The organisation is Sompo International’s North American crop insurance platform.

The company said Mr Moore will report to Bob Haney, executive chairman of AgriSompo and chief executive officer of AgriSompo North America, the newly combined crop insurance operation made up of ARMTech and Diversified Crop Insurance Services.

Sompo said Mr Moore will be responsible for the overall management of agency relationships and the marketing of the company’s risk management offerings.

A graduate of Auburn University, Mr Moore has more than 25 years of crop insurance leadership and risk management experience, the company said.

His experience in the industry includes loss adjusting, sales and marketing, training, and general operations.

Most recently, Mr Moore served as chief operating officer and president of insurance for Ag Resource Management, a niche provider of agricultural finance and risk management products.