The product will be available in all 50 states and will be added to the company’s growing Ocean Marine and Energy divisions based in Houston, Texas.

Leading the new US Inland Marine team is industry veteran Sharon Primerano, who has been appointed as Vice President and US Inland Marine Manager. Joining Primerano are Tiffany Lewis as Vice President, Marine, and Max Dambach as Underwriter. The team brings extensive experience from their previous roles at AIG.

All three joined QBE International Markets in late September 2024. Sharon is based in New York. Tiffany and Max are based in Houston.

QBE International Markets’ expansion into US Inland Marine demonstrates the company’s commitment to providing comprehensive insurance solutions to its clients. This new offering will further strengthen QBE’s position in the specialty insurance market.

Sean Dollahon, Vice President, US Marine Manager for QBE’s International Markets said: “We’re pleased to announce the new QBE Inland Marine offering in the US, expanding upon our existing marine and energy portfolios. Sharon Primerano is an Inland Marine market veteran with experience managing some of the largest and most successful Inland Marine portfolios in the US.”

He added: “The team is further boosted by the hires of Tiffany and Max who also have several years of experience underwriting ocean marine and Inland Marine between them. The new suite of Inland Marine products, available by January 2025, seek to complement our growing marine proposition and means we will be delivering a broad set of solutions to meet the needs of our clients and brokers.”