Following high interest from the local insurance market, QBE European Operations (QBE) has hired two senior women to lead operations for the company's Amsterdam-based Netherlands branch.

Joyce Peters takes on the role of Operations Manager, while Karin Bouman is named Head of Liability.

Shaping the Netherlands branch

As Operations Manager, Joyce Peters will shape the new branch of QBE in the Netherlands, ensuring the systems and processes are in place to support high quality service delivery to both broker partners and customers. Joyce has over 20 years’ experience in insurance, and joins from MS Amlin where she was most recently Head of Underwriting Administration.

Growing QBE's liability portfolio 

As Head of Liability, Karin Bouman is tasked with growing QBE’s liability portfolio, with an extensive 30 year+ career in insurance, with a variety of roles across claims, broking and underwriting. Karin was Senior Underwriter and Underwriting Manager Middle Market International Casualty at AXA XL, roles she held since 2006.

Expanding Europeans operations

The opening of the Netherlands office is part of QBE’s overall growth plans for Europe. The ambition is to position QBE Netherlands as one of the key players in the local market, providing robust solutions to Corporate and Middle Market customers that require a broad range of coverage and support for their international footprint.

“We are delighted with the progress we are making setting up the QBE Netherlands branch, and the great job the team, led by Sebastiaan Lambalk, is doing. We are encouraged by the level of interest both from great talent wanting to join our operation and from brokers welcoming an alternative option. Our expansion into the Netherlands is part of our overall development strategy in Europe where we have been steady building our presence," said QBE Director of Insurance, Bea Valenti. 

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QBE European Operations helps forge a more resilient future, and the company is always searching for talented women leaders to help fulfill this ambition.

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