QBE Re has appointed Will Moss as head of marine, energy, and aviation for its London office. The reinsurer has made a string of specialist hires as it continues to expand its leadership across key lines.
Moss joins from Aspen Re, where he most recently led the marine, energy, terror, agriculture, and cyber portfolio. He brings 22 years of reinsurance experience to the role. Moss will report to Mark Jackaman, QBE Re’s executive director for international.
The appointment fills a vacancy created by an internal move. Shane Lawlor, who previously held the London marine, energy, and aviation brief, stepped up to a global remit in 2025. He now serves as executive director, global specialty, overseeing accident and health, life, marine and aviation, and other specialty lines.
Lawlor’s move was part of a broader structural overhaul QBE Re completed in July 2025. The reinsurer reorganised around three regional markets and three product lines, creating a new tier of executive directors.
Jackaman was named to lead the international market, covering the Lloyd’s and Bermuda units. Lawlor, who joined QBE in 2015 from Catlin, had been head of specialty in London before moving into the global role.
Moss’s hire is one of several senior appointments QBE Re has made in quick succession. In October 2025, long-serving head Chris Killourhy was promoted to group chief financial officer.
Nick Hankin also took over as managing director of QBE Re from 1 January 2026. Hankin joined from his role as chief underwriting officer of QBE International, a position he had held since March 2021.
The reinsurer has also been adding specialist roles across geographies. In May 2026, QBE Re created a new MENA leadership position as part of a Gulf expansion. Dubai and Singapore have been positioned as twin growth hubs.
A new insurance operation in Bermuda followed in March 2026, targeting large corporate risks across casualty and financial lines.
The parent group reported 11% premium growth in the first quarter of 2026 despite a competitive environment. QBE said its exposure to the Middle East conflict is limited, with approximately $60 million in estimated claims to date.
Net catastrophe claims for the four months to April 2026 totalled approximately $300 million. The figure sits below the group’s first-half allowance of $517 million.
Investment income for the same period reached approximately $500 million. The core fixed income yield rose to 4.1% from 3.7% at full-year 2025. QBE reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance of mid-single-digit gross written premium growth and a 92.5% combined operating ratio.
