QBE Relocates Wulff to Hong Kong, Anticipating Growth of Credit & Surety in Asia

QBE Emerging Markets – Asia Pacific announced that its group general manager of Credit & Surety, Richard Wulff, will be relocating to Hong Kong from Singapore, effective January 2016.

Wulff is relocating to support the Asia Pacific teams and the increasing number of clients located across Asia, QBE said. He remains responsible for the group’s trade credit, surety and political risk portfolios in Australia & New Zealand, Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America as well as Austral Mercantile Collections, an agency active in Australia.

Prior to joining QBE in 2009, Wulff worked in India as chief underwriting officer for HDFC ERGO, writing all major non-life lines of business. He received his business degree in his native country of Holland and, after spending a decade with NCM in Amsterdam and Dublin in direct underwriting and reinsurance, he moved to Munich Re. There he led various groups in the credit, surety and political risk reinsurance area.

David Fried, chief executive officer, Emerging Markets, QBE Insurance Group, said, “Richard brings extensive global experience to our region which will enable us to better support our partners and clients.”

Wulff commented that he was thrilled to be able to work in “one of the world’s most vibrant environments to grow QBE’s trade credit insurance and surety business.”

Source: QBE Emerging Markets – Asia Pacific