29 July 2020Insurance

Arch Australia hires senior underwriters from QBE and Chubb

Arch Insurance Australia, a part of Arch Insurance International, has appointed Melissa Ahern and Simon Reid as senior underwriters within its accident & health (A&H) division.

Ahern will be based in Melbourne and Reid will be based in Sydney. They will be responsible for providing targeted solutions for individuals, programmes, facilities and associations across a broad range of A&H products, as well as developing new opportunities for growth. They will both report to Atele Toma, A&H underwriting manager.

Ahern has almost 20 years of insurance market experience and was most recently a senior underwriter within the A&H division at QBE Insurance.

With a 15-year career in the insurance industry, including 10 years in the A&H sector, Reid was most recently a senior underwriter within the A&H team at Chubb Insurance Australia.

Dominic Brannigan, regional manager Arch Insurance Australia, said: “We pride ourselves on the depth of underwriting talent across our team. Melissa and Simon bring a wealth of sector experience and will significantly bolster the underwriting capabilities within our A&H team. We look forward to working with them to further enhance the service and solutions that we provide to our brokers and their clients.”

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