Mark Cantin has joined QBE North America as president of field operations, the New York-based unit of QBE Insurance Group Ltd. announced Tuesday.
In the newly created role, effective March 30, Mr. Cantin will head the sales and marketing operations, including producer relationships, distribution strategies, brand management and development of the supporting field organization, QBE North America said in a statement.
Based in New York, Mr. Cantin is currently senior vice president and chief marketing officer at USI Insurance Services L.L.C., according to the statement.
“In his career, Mark has demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with brokers and agents on solutions to meet their clients’ unique needs,” Dave Duclos, CEO of QBE North America, said in the statement. “Mark’s addition to QBE North America’s executive team reflects our commitment to deepen our producer partnerships and keep the customer at the center of what we do.”
QBE North America, a unit of Sydney-based QBE Insurance Group Ltd., has created a transactional liability practice to protect directors, officers and companies against financial losses from a merger or acquisition.