Daniel Franzetti has joined QBE North America as chief claims officer. In this role, Mr. Franzetti will serve on the executive management board and will have responsibility for leadership of QBE North America's claims function.

Working from QBE's New York City office, Mr. Franzetti will report to QBE North America's chief executive officer, Dave Duclos.

In a career that has spanned nearly 20 years, Mr. Franzetti most recently served as chief claims officer for Zurich Australia Insurance Limited. He previously led Zurich's claims technical shared services in North America as a senior vice president. Prior to this role, he was head of global claims vendor management for Zurich's global general insurance practice.

“I'm confident Daniel's extensive industry knowledge and customer orientation – in addition to his disciplined use of data, along with his commitment to fostering employee engagement and development – will help underscore QBE's claims service as integral to our customer value proposition,” said Mr. Duclos.

He added, “Daniel's appointment underscores QBE North America's commitment to adding top talent as we build a world-class, customer focused specialty insurance and reinsurance operation.”

Mr. Franzetti holds a B.A. from Colgate University, an M.B.A. from Rutgers University-Newark, and a J.D. from New York Law School.

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Victoria Spears

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].

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