QBE names CEO for North America

QBE has appointed Julie Wooden as CEO of the corporate’s North America division.

Wooden, who joined QBE in 2023 as group head of distribution, had been serving as interim CEO for the reason that exit of predecessor Todd Jones in August.

She beforehand held senior roles at Marsh, the place she served as a member of the corporate’s US government committee. Previous to Marsh, Wooden spent greater than 15 years in senior government roles at Zurich Insurance coverage Group, together with in world buyer administration and underwriting management.

“Julie brings deep business experience with a powerful buyer focus, underwriting experience and information of the North America market,” Andrew Horton, QBE group CEO mentioned.

Wooden is predicted to proceed the insurer’s North American concentrate on crop, specialty, and industrial insurance coverage.

“Her appointment highlights the bench power of excessive caliber leaders inside QBE and displays the main focus we’ve on expertise and management,” Horton mentioned.

Wooden’s appointment stays topic to regulatory approval and he or she stays on the insurer’s group government committee, reporting to Horton.

Wooden joins QBE North America as CEO on again of ‘disappointing’ half

QBE North America reported gross written premiums (GWP) of $5 billion within the first half of 2023, which noticed the division slammed by disaster hits.

In an unique interview with Insurance coverage Enterprise following the outcomes dialogue, Horton mentioned that whereas there was extra work to do on the US enterprise, “it’s a way more easy enterprise than it’s ever been.”

“It’s not that many strains of enterprise, so we haven’t acquired too many areas to concentrate on to enhance it,” he informed Insurance coverage Enterprise in August.

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