Insurer QBE has appointed Andrea Marega (pictured) to the newly created role of European product manager for professional indemnity. He is tasked with shaping and developing QBE’s European PI portfolio. He joins from Allianz Commercial where he was senior global financial lines underwriter.

Naintara Agarwal, Europe director of underwriting and portfolio management, said: “With Andrea on board, we are looking to further our reach in the Professional Indemnity practice across Europe.

“Andrea has an impressive track record in PI and his cross-country European experience will help us to enhance our service to our customers and brokers while improving QBE’s presence in this important portfolio. He’s a great addition to the team and I am thrilled to have him on board.”