New Non-Executive Director Appointed to QBE Blue Ocean Re & Equator Re Board

QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Harris as Independent Non-Executive Director to the QBE Blue Ocean Re & Equator Re Board, effective May 1, 2024. 

Christopher will serve as successor to Mike Angelina, Independent Non-Executive Director on the QBE Blue Ocean Re & Equator Re Board, who will retire on July 31, 2024, after providing 10 years of exceptional service.

Equator Re is QBE’s Bermuda domiciled captive reinsurer, and QBE Blue Ocean Re is the captive reinsurer for its North American operations.

“We are thrilled to welcome Christopher Harris to the board,” said David Duclos, Non-Executive Director, Chair of QBE Blue Ocean Re and Equator Re. “With his extensive expertise and leadership background in the reinsurance sector, he will be an asset to the board’s operations.” 

Christopher currently serves as CEO and board member for Monarch Point, a private specialty reinsurer. Prior to that, he spent more than 13 years at Montpelier Re in progressive positions as Chief Actuary, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Underwriting Officer, before being appointed CEO. 

Christopher sits on the boards of Catalina Holdings, an Apollo Global Management portfolio company, and Oceanview Reinsurance, a Bayview Asset Management portfolio company. Additionally, he is a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He previously sat on the boards of James River Group, Hiscox Insurance Company Bermuda, Hiscox Re, Montpelier Re and Blue Capital Reinsurance.