Australian insurer QBE has appointed Jamie Kelly as its Group Chief Compliance Officer, following Ed Rainsford’s recent transition to the role of Chief Risk Officer, AUSPAC.

In the new role, Kelly reports to Fiona Larnach, the Group’s Chief Risk Officer. Kelly brings enterprise knowledge gained through most recently serving as the Interim Executive/Group Head of Risk Culture and Conduct for QBE, combined with deep compliance expertise to the role as he leads QBE’s global compliance function.

During his tenure as Interim Executive/Group Head of Risk Culture and Conduct, Kelly supported QBE’s Chief Compliance Officer by focusing on Risk Culture and Conduct initiatives across the organisation.

Before joining QBE, Kelly was an Associate Partner at EY, where he assisted clients in developing and implementing compliance and conduct programmes.

He also held senior roles at Westpac Group, serving as Chief Compliance Officer for over four years and leading Australian Banking Compliance, Regulatory Change, and Implementation at Westpac Banking Corporation.

Kelly began his career as Senior Transactions Counsel at GE in 1999. He later served as Group Head of Legal and Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore and worked as a Regulatory Compliance Consultant at King & Wood Mallesons.

Yesterday, QBE, in its latest performance update, revealed that its gross written premium growth in the nine months to September 30th was 2% on the prior period, on both a reported and constant currency basis.

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