COBALT - Key Persons


John Williams

Job Titles:
  • Director of Cobalt Insurance Holdings Limited & Cobalt Underwriting Services Limited
Mr. Williams has over thirty years of worldwide insurance and reinsurance industry experience. Mr. Williams co-founded Trebuchet Group Holdings Limited (formerly Armour Group Holdings and Brevan Howard P&C Partners Limited), in 2007 and is the President. He was co-founder and President of Castlewood Limited, a leading provider of run-off products for the insurance industry which he started in 1993.Mr. Williams started his insurance career in the London market before moving to Bermuda in 1981 and served as a the Underwriter and chief operating officer of one of Bermuda's largest independent reinsurers Mr. Williams currently serves on the Insurance Advisory Committee appointed by the Minister of Finance and previously served as the Chairman of the Bermuda Independent Underwriters Association and was a member of the Insurance Admissions Committee which is appointed by the Bermuda Minister of Finance.

Max Taylor - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Max began his career with Willis Faber and Dumas in 1970, and has more than 40 years of industry experience covering both broking and underwriting organisations. He is a previous Chairman of Lloyd's of London and Deputy Chairman of Aon Corporation's UK operations and Chairman of BIBA (British Insurance Brokers Association). Apart from Cobalt Insurance Holdings Chairman, he is also Chairman of Islamic Insurance Association of London.