QBE North America Names Two Executives
QBE North America has named Christopher Castaldo as chief financial officer, subject to the completion of regulatory requirements.
Castaldo will transition into his new role in March and will also serve as a member of the QBE North America executive committee. He will be based in New York and report to Todd Jones, chief executive officer, QBE North America.
Castaldo has almost 20 years of experience in the financial services and property/casualty insurance field. He has been with QBE for eight years, most recently as group head of FP&A, based in Australia. Prior to joining QBE, Castaldo spent five years at American International Group in a series of roles.
Also, QBE North America named Tom Fitzgerald as president, specialty and commercial.
Fitzgerald was to begin his new role in February. One of the largest businesses within QBE North America, the specialty and commercial division consists of commercial property/casualty and specialty products and services.
Fitzgerald has almost 30 years of experience and most recently served as chief executive officer of Aon Risk Solutions' global broking operations. His other roles at Aon included CEO of retail operations, chief broking officer of U.S. commercial risk and president of private risk management. He also led Aon's entry into the technology industry with the creation of the Aon risk solutions technology practice.