QBE moves Byerly to UK financial lines business

Specialist insurer QBE has appointed Rob Byerly as director of financial lines for the UK.

Byerly joins from QBE North America where he was vice president of directors and officers (D&O) liability for the past five years.

In his new role, he will be responsible for all UK financial lines portfolios, overseeing teams for professional indemnity, cyber and legal expenses business.

He will be based in London and report to Cécile Fresneau, executive director of QBE UK.

Fresneau said: “I am delighted to welcome Rob to the team. As issues surrounding risks such as cyber and professional indemnity become ever more important to our UK customers, Rob’s expertise will be valuable in managing and looking for new opportunities for our financial lines portfolios.”