LONDON, 01 July 2025 - We are delighted to announce that John Crawford has joined CNA Hardy as UK Marine Class Manager on 1 July 2025.
John will lead our UK Marine team with a focus on driving profitable growth across our portfolio of Marine Cargo, Stock Throughput, Transport & Logistics and Subsea Equipment business. He brings over 17 years of insurance experience in Marine underwriting to CNA Hardy, where his previous role saw him lead Marine Development Underwriting for the UK business at RSA.
David Legassick, VP, Commercial Underwriting at CNA Hardy said:
‘‘We are delighted that John is joining CNA Hardy. With a strong background in Marine underwriting and trading, John is ideally placed to build on the success of our Marine business in the UK where we enjoy an enviable reputation.”
CNA Hardy is one of a select few insurers that has the technical capabilities to provide Transport & Logistics as both a standalone product and as a package with Business Interruption, Employers, Public and Product Liability cover included. CNA Hardy is also one of a select few who specialise in the Subsea sector providing All Risks cover to offshore contractors.
David Legassick continued:
“Combine our Transport & Logistics and Subsea specialisms with our core Cargo and Stock Throughput products, and you have the comprehensive Marine offering that we make available to our clients today. We are excited to welcome John to the business and look forward to him bringing his knowledge, expertise and experience to take us forward to even greater success.”
John Crawford, UK Marine Class Manager at CNA Hardy said:
“With global capabilities, broad appetite, and meaningful capacity to deploy across the portfolio, I am very excited to be joining CNA Hardy and leading the Marine team in this next chapter of its growth and development. I am looking forward to the opportunity and working with the team, our broker partners and our clients.”