International insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Simon Højmark as Europe product manager for Cyber and Dr Patrick Seul as Europe product manager for Management Liability and Financial Institutions.
Højmark has been with QBE for 13 years, having joined the company as finance controller before becoming assistant underwriter and then underwriter for Casualty and Financial Lines.
In 2015, he launched QBE’s cyber offering in the Nordic region and in 2020, he took up the position of Financial Lines portfolio manager for the Nordic region.
The executive’s career has also seen him serve as cyber subject matter expert for Continental Europe and latterly as European technical manager for Cyber.
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Højmark will be taking over his new role on July 1, 2024.
Seul brings 14 years insurance industry experience, having most recently served as portfolio manager Financial & Specialty Markets for Germany and Austria at QBE and has served as European technical manager for D&O and Financial Institutions since 2029.
Prior to QBE, he worked as AIG, verseeing D&O Commercial/Crime for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, following his role as a D&O broker at Aon and eventually advancing to broking manager for South Germany.
Naintara Agarwal, director of underwriting and portfolio management, QBE Europe, commented: “Our ongoing strategy is to focus on our Financial Lines practice across the Continent and the UK, ensuring that our clients have a comprehensive suite of products and receive the excellent service they have come to expect from us. With Simon and Patrick on my team, our commitment to that endeavour is strong.”
