QBE appoints Mike East as Claims Technical Director

News release
Date: 14 January 2015
Pages: 1
QBE appoints Mike East as Claims Technical Director
QBE European Operations, the business insurance specialist, has announced the
appointment of Mike East as Claims Technical Director. Based in London and
reporting to Dominic Clayden, Claims Director, Mike is expected to take up his role in
April 2015.
Mike has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance claims environment and joins QBE
from Canopius where he has been Head of Claims since 2006.
Dominic Clayden, Claims Director said: “I’m delighted to have attracted someone of
Mike’s calibre and experience to QBE. His proven track record of managing high value
and complex claims as well as implementing successful claims strategies will be
invaluable as we redefine our proposition to put our clients at the heart of a marketleading claims service. ”
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Notes to editors
QBE Insurance Group is Standard & Poor’s A+ rated and one of the world’s leading international insurers
and reinsurers with operations in all the key insurance markets and over 16,000 staff worldwide. Listed on
the Australian Securities Exchange, QBE is a lead underwriter in its chosen markets, setting rates and
conditions. For the year ended 31 December 2013, QBE’s gross written premium was US$18 billion.
QBE European Operations, which accounts for over 25% of the group’s turnover, is a specialist in
business insurance. Active in both the Lloyd’s and company markets, QBE offers considerable diversity
and distribution power to its UK and European customers.