People Moves: QBE Hires ERGO’s Peerdeman to Launch Marine Insurance in Netherlands; HDI Global Appoints 2 New Leaders in Long-Tail Segment

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE and HDI Global.

A summary of these new hires follows here.

QBE Hires ERGO’s Peerdeman to Launch Marine Insurance Biz in Netherlands

International business insurer QBE has hired marine insurance expert Paul Peerdeman to launch its marine products in the Netherlands.

Peerdeman has more than 35 years of insurance experience, including the launch of other marine practices. His most recent position was as head of marine at ERGO Netherlands. Peerdeman started his career as a broker for Aon, then became an underwriter at HDI Gerling and a manager at Chubb. Back at Aon as a director, he moved to Allianz for further leadership roles.

Peerdeman joins QBE Netherlands as head of marine underwriting from August 1. Based in Amsterdam, he is tasked with rolling out the marine cargo and fine art & specie products, which are already live in France (since October 2022), the Nordics (April 2023) and Germany (November 2023).

QBE’s marine insurance product covers domestic and international trade for customers who want to be serviced locally. The Netherlands’ cargo market is one of the oldest and most relevant marine markets.

Peerdeman reports to Tania Bensoussan-Arthur, QBE’s marine practice lead – Europe.

“We’re thrilled to have Paul on board. He is highly skilled and well known in the Dutch market, so we’re delighted he’s going to help us launch our marine products in the Netherlands,” commented Bensoussan-Arthur. “As international trade is facing increasingly complex challenges, our customers want global expertise combined with local knowledge – and that’s what our European team are keen on delivering.”

Sebastiaan Lambalk, QBE Netherlands general manager, added: “We’re excited to welcome Paul. Our Dutch branch opened two years and a half ago and keeps expanding its product offering. While transport is often an international activity, many businesses prefer to be serviced in the country where they are based, and we are glad to deliver this for our customers. With the addition of marine to our product offering, we are now able to service clients and brokers in all key lines of businesses.”

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HDI Global Appoints 2 New Leaders in Long-Tail Segment

Corporate and specialty insurer HDI Global announced it has appointed Dennis Siebrasse as head of Liability Underwriting Europe, while Dr. Pascal Nef is taking over as head of Technical & Strategic Services – Long Tail.

Both will report directly to Dr. Mukadder Erdönmez, member of the Executive Board of HDI Global, responsible for liability, cyber, and motor. The appointments are effective on November 1.

Siebrasse, previously responsible for Technical & Strategic Services – Long Tail in Erdönmez’ division, will lead underwriting in the European core markets.

Nef will succeed Siebrasse as head of Technical & Strategic Services – Long Tail. Nef brings over 10 years of experience in analytics within corporate insurance to HDI Global. At Swiss Re, he most recently led the Risk Consulting & Analytics team for the EMEA region. His work focused on data-driven support for leading corporate and commercial insurers – particularly in enhancing profitability, developing growth strategies, and strengthening technical Underwriting Excellence.

Mark Appleton had taken over the management of all local liability units on an interim basis since March 2025, making a significant contribution to the further development of HDI Global’s liability portfolio, the company said.

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