QBE Intl to launch US Inland Marine offering with key hires

QBE International Markets is set to launch a new US Inland Marine offering by 2025, making it available in all 50 states as part of its expansion of specialty products and the addition of a new team.

The team and product will be added to QBE International Market’s growing Ocean Marine and Energy divisions, based in Houston, Texas, led by Kristina Bush.

This team and product will enhance QBE International Markets’ existing Ocean Marine and Energy divisions, based in Houston, Texas, and led by Kristina Bush.

Primerano joins from AIG, where she worked for three years, most recently serving as Head of Inland Marine, North America; Inland Marine Global Product Line Executive. Before that, she worked as a Change Agent at The Hartford and held various leadership roles at firms including Allianz, OneBeacon Insurance, and Chubb.

Tiffany Lewis has been named Vice President, Marine. She joins from AIG, where she was a Marine Manager. Previously, she spent 14 years at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), most recently as an Executive Inland Marine Underwriter. She has also served as a Senior Marine Underwriter at Liberty International Underwriters.

Lastly, Max Dambach joins QBE as an Inland Marine Underwriter, also coming from AIG, where he most recently served as an Underwriter.

Sean Dollahon, Vice President, US Marine Manager for QBE’s International Markets, said, “We’re pleased to announce the new QBE Inland Marine offering in the US, expanding upon our existing marine and energy portfolios.”

Commenting on the new appointments, Dollahon stated, “Sharon Primerano is an Inland Marine market veteran with experience managing some of the largest and most successful Inland Marine portfolios in the US. The team is further boosted by the hires of Tiffany and Max who also have several years of experience underwriting ocean marine and Inland Marine between them.”

He continued, “The new suite of Inland Marine products, available by January 2025, seek to complement our growing marine proposition and means we will be delivering a broad set of solutions to meet the needs of our clients and brokers.”

All three new hires joined QBE International Markets in late September 2024. Sharon is based in New York, while Tiffany and Max are based in Houston.

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