QBE North America Appoints Coppola Chief Underwriting Officer
QBE North America has appointed Laura Coppola as Chief Underwriting Officer. Coppola joins the company with more than 25 years of technical underwriting experience in P&C insurance. Coppola is based in New York, New York, and will serve on the North America board. She will be responsible for portfolio optimization and management across QBE North America.
Prior to joining QBE, Coppola held senior underwriting positions at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and Arch Insurance Group.
Parametric Insurer FloodFlash Enters US Market with First Hire in the US
Parametric flood insurance company FloodFlash has named Mark Hara as CEO for North America. Hara joins the group to lead the company’s expansion into the US insurance market, the largest flood insurance market in the world. FloodFlash is headquartered in London, England.
As CEO of North America, Hara is responsible for developing and executing the US go-to-market strategy, initially launching for commercial properties in Florida, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana and California. . Hara is a seasoned marketing and insurance expert with a proven track record managing multi-billion dollar brands at P&G and Nationwide. He also led and successfully exited two insurtech startups, Mylo and BoldPenguin.
Liberty Mutual Insurance appoints Gosselin to newly created position of Global Leader, Energy & Transition Risk
Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Mike Gosselin as Global Leader, Energy and Transition Risk.
Based in London, England, Gosselin brings over 25 years of global underwriting experience in the energy sector, including 21 years at Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM). Most recently, he served as Director of LSM Underwriting for Specialty Lines, overseeing energy, marine, construction, real estate and aviation.
Liberty Mutual Insurance appoints Martin Construction Distribution Executive
Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Jeff Martin as Director of Construction Distribution for its Global Risk Solutions Division, which provides a full range of commercial and specialty insurance, bonding and reinsurance solutions to businesses worldwide .
Based in the Atlanta, Georgia area, Martin has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, the last six of which have been with Liberty Mutual. Most recently, Martin served as an elite underwriting director and managed a complex portfolio of profitable construction businesses. Beyond the carrier and broker experience, he owned an agency.
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