QBE North America has promoted Jordan Atkinson because the president of its crop insurance coverage arm, NAU Nation Insurance coverage Firm.
Atkinson will succeed Jim Korin, who has determined to retire, and report back to QBE North America CEO Julie Wooden, turning into a member of the chief administration board.
Wooden mentioned: “We’re extraordinarily grateful for Jim’s 25 years of service and the invaluable management he has offered throughout his tenure at NAU Nation. He has performed a vital position in constructing the NAU Nation model as a market-leading supplier of multiple-peril crop insurance coverage. We want him nicely in his upcoming retirement.”
With greater than 20 years of expertise in US agriculture and farming trade, Atkinson latterly served as NAU Nation’s govt vice-president and chief advertising and marketing officer, overseeing advertising and marketing, department administration and claims groups.
Wooden added: “All through his 15-year tenure, Jordan has constructed and fostered robust trade and agent relationships, amassed deep enterprise and institutional data, and established himself as a trusted and revered chief inside our organisation.
“This mixed together with his substantial technical and trade experience will probably be instrumental in additional strengthening the profitability and efficiency of NAU Nation.”
NAU Nation specialises in multi-peril crop insurance coverage and has a valuation of $4bn.
The corporate, headquartered within the US, holds licences in 48 states and employs a staff of greater than 1,200 subject and workplace employees.
Final month, QBE Asia and the Worldwide Finance Company collaborated to deal with climate-related dangers within the Asia-Pacific property insurance coverage sector.
