Speaking on Quinn’s appointment, head of trade credit and surety for QBE Europe Trevor Williams expressed his excitement.
“We are pleased to welcome Aidan to London to lead the commercial underwriting for our trade credit team. His appointment will help to ensure our customers continue to receive a best-in-class service,” said Williams.
Prior to his new role, Quinn was part of QBE’s Australia division as its head of commercial underwriting where he was based in Melbourne for more than four years. Before that, he took on the position of national relationship manager and new business underwriter.
Quinn began his career in the trade credit industry as the senior manager, new business, of Atradius Credit Insurance, where he stayed for more than five years. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance at the Queen’s University Belfast.
In his new role, he will oversee the service and renewal of the firm’s existing commercial portfolio. He will also be responsible for its growth through the addition of new businesses. He began his role in March and is currently based at the Fenchurch Street offices of QBE in London.
Aside from Quinn’s appointment, QBE also recently announced Catalina Romero as its newest senior risk underwriter and Iain Bird as head of surety.
Romero joined the team with 15 years of experience as she previously held roles at Coface, Allianz, and Barclays Bank. Bird comes with more than 25 years of experience and previously worked for insurance firms such as Great American, Travel and General, and Correlation Risk Partners.
QBE Europe provides coverage for property, casualty and financial & specialty lines to brokers and clients in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.
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