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Rama Chandran

Rama Chandran

Marine Underwriter

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head of Marine

QBE Asia
08.2015 - Current

Manages the marine portfolio

Oversees a team of Underwriters across multiple jurisdiction

Manages the portfolio optimization across the various lines of businesses within Marine

Steers the strategy for Marine

Manages the Underwriting guidelines for each of the classes of Marine

Provide training for the team and the market.

Class Underwriter

Argo Syndicate
01.2015 - 06.2015

Underwriting of Marine Hull, Marine Cargo, Marine Liabiliy, Offshore Energy and Onshore Energy across Asia Pacific.

Head of Marine

Asia Capital Reinsurance Pte Ltd
01.2007 - 12.2014

Managed a portfolio of both facultative and treaty marine and energy contracts spanning from Turkey, MENA , Asia, Australia and New Zealand. At the peak USD 125 Million was the portfolio size.

Senior Underwriter

Swiss Reinsurance Company
01.2003 - 12.2006

Managed the Marine Hull and liability portfolio.

Managing Director

Ritchie and Bisset (Far East) Pte Ltd
03.1991 - 01.2003

Managed a team of Marine consultants for several Hull underwriters and P&I Clubs. Represented several flag states and represented several classification as a non exclusive surveyor.

Marine Engineer ( Chief Engineer)

Neptune Orient Lines
05.1984 - 03.1991
  • Maintained a safe working environment for all personnel through strict adherence to safety protocols and procedures during daily operations of engineering equipment on board the vessel.
  • Reduced operational costs through effective management of spare parts inventory on board the vessel.
  • Optimized fuel consumption through regular monitoring and adjusting of propulsion systems and auxiliary equipment.
  • Minimized downtime by swiftly troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing complex machinery issues onboard vessels.
  • Served on various types of vessels but predominantly Tankers from cadet to Chief Engineer

Education

MBA -

University of Leicester
06.1994 - 06.1998

Class 1 Marine Engineering

Singapore Marine Department
07.1989 - 06.1990

Singapore Polytechnic
01.1986 - 06.1986

Awards

In 2020, Rama was named the sixth most influential person globally in Marine Insurance by Lloyd’s List. In 2024, Rama was conferred the Fellow for Insurance by the Institute of Banking and Finance of Singapore.

Accomplishments

Named as the 6th most influential in Marine Insurance globally by Lloyd's list in 2020.

Named as the 10th most influential in Marine Insurance globally by Lloyd's List in 2019

Affiliations

Rama was the Chairman of the Ocean Hull Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) from 2018 until 2022 and is currently a member of the committee. Rama was until 2022 also a member of the Marine Committee at the General Insurance Association of Singapore and was the Legal and Insurance Committee at SSA and Local Chapter at Singapore Arbitration Centre until 2022.

CUST

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Timeline

Head of Marine

QBE Asia
08.2015 - Current

Class Underwriter

Argo Syndicate
01.2015 - 06.2015

Head of Marine

Asia Capital Reinsurance Pte Ltd
01.2007 - 12.2014

Senior Underwriter

Swiss Reinsurance Company
01.2003 - 12.2006

MBA -

University of Leicester
06.1994 - 06.1998

Managing Director

Ritchie and Bisset (Far East) Pte Ltd
03.1991 - 01.2003

Class 1 Marine Engineering

Singapore Marine Department
07.1989 - 06.1990

Singapore Polytechnic
01.1986 - 06.1986

Marine Engineer ( Chief Engineer)

Neptune Orient Lines
05.1984 - 03.1991
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