QBE Re boosts US financial and professional lines with Swiss Re hire

QBE Re has announced the expansion of its US casualty treaty hub with a hire from Swiss Re.

Salvatore Samà joins as senior vice president, treaty underwriting - FINPRO, based in New York.

In this newly created role, Salvatore will be responsible for driving the development and advancement of QBE Re’s US financial and professional lines treaty portfolio and the building of the US FINPRO underwriting team.

He brings more than 15 years of insurance and reinsurance experience to the role, and joins from Swiss Re, where he served as head of financial lines underwriting US. He will report to Christopher Larson, the company’s head of global casualty.

Larson said: “Sal is a great addition to the business. He will work alongside the QBE Re team in New York to further develop our product offering in the market. This new hire marks a notable expansion for the FINPRO specialty in the US.”

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