Sompo International Holdings Ltd has appointed Michael Carroll senior vice-president and deputy head of life sciences for Sompo Global Risk Solutions.The Bermudian-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance said that as a key member of the Sompo GRS senior leadership team, Mr Carroll will be responsible for driving the continued development of the company’s life sciences platform. He has more than 30 years of technical underwriting experience at Chubb, including 19 years building and leading underwriting practices focused on serving the biotechnology and life sciences industries. He also served as Chubb’s subject matter expert for contract research organisations. Mr Carroll will initially be based in Raleigh, North Carolina.