ArgoGlobal has appointed Michael Scala as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for Asia-Pacific. He will report to Veronica Grigg, CEO of ArgoGlobal Asia.

“Mike is a talented leader with experience across the Asia-Pacific region,” Grigg said. “At ArgoGlobal, we see Asia-Pacific as a key growth area, and with Mike joining the Asian leadership team we are confident of achieving our ambitious plans for the region.”

Scala brings over 35 years’ experience in the insurance industry to his new role. In 1994, he joined QBE and progressed through a series of senior roles. He began as a commercial manager in Western Australia, and then served as general manager, insurance brokers, at QBE Asia-Pacific, before eventually becoming head of US property and casualty at QBE Insurance North America in 2010. Since 2014, he has been a management consultant for high performance broking.

ArgoGlobal is a Lloyd’s insurer and a member of Argo Group, an international provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products.