QBE Europe has appointed Stephen Johnson as head of trading for the South-East region.

In the newly created role, Johnson will lead the regional underwriting teams in London and Chelmsford, engaging with broker partners and customers.

Johnson reports to Andy Fitzgerald, director UK regions for QBE Europe and takes on the role from the QBE Property team where he was underwriting manager, commercial property. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry with previous roles at Chubb, RSA and Brit.