QBE North America, an operating division of QBE Group, has appointed Cynthia Oard to senior vice president and underwriting leader of health care. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Oard will report to specialty insurance president Jeffrey S. Grange.
“We're pleased to have Cynthia join our leadership team at QBE,” said Mr. Grange. “A market-leading health care underwriting leader with a strong track record of underwriting profitability, Cynthia is a proven health care executive with a national following with our key distribution partners across all channels and with health care customers.
“Cynthia's appointment signals QBE North America's entry into the health care space. Cynthia is the right leader to build another solid and talented underwriting team focused on delivering innovative, creative, and relevant solutions to our health care customers and our producer partners. Cynthia and team will launch another strong and profitable specialty insurance franchise in early 2017,” added Mr. Grange.
Ms. Oard has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, primarily in the highly specialized health care production and underwriting arena. She joined QBE from Allied World Assurance, where she served as senior vice president and health care practice lead. Prior to joining Allied World Assurance, Ms. Oard held positions with Darwin Professional Underwriters, Chubb, and Executive Risk.
She holds a B.S. in marketing and management from DePaul University, in Chicago.
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Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].