QBE Insurance Australia names chief underwriting officer

QBE Insurance Australia has appointed Declan Moore to the role of chief underwriting officer, effective August 22.

Moore has over 25 of insurance and actuarial experience in Australia and Europe, having most recently served as group chief actuary at QBE.

Prior to this, he served as QBE Australia operation manager for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

Pat Regan, QBE Australia and New Zealand chief executive officer, said: “We are fortunate to have Declan take up this important new role in the Australian and New Zealand business, which will report directly to me.

“First and foremost Declan will focus on driving underwriting performance. Tight management of underwriting performance will set us up for future success, ensuring we meet the needs of both our customers and the market.

“This role has been created to further advance our technical ambitions and capability and to ensure we can build on the ground work already laid to improve our underwriting process.

“Declan will take on responsibility for underwriting, product, reinsurance and accreditation and work across all of our distribution channels to ensure we continue to deliver the dynamic products and pricing our customers expect from us.”

Moore added: “I am looking forward to working within the Australian business continuing to ensure that we have a clear understanding of our customers’ needs and are best placed to respond to these with the products they require.”