Accident and Health International (AHI) has appointed Danny Byrnes as CEO, following the departure of Peter Banks.

Mr Byrnes has been recruited from IAG, where he most recently led CGU’s national authorised representative strategy.

CGU owns and underwrites AHI.

Mr Byrnes has more than 27 years’ industry experience, having held senior management roles at IAG across sales, distribution strategy, underwriting and strategic relationship management.

He will divide his time between the Melbourne and Sydney AHI offices, and starts in the position tomorrow.

As previously reported by insuranceNEWS.com.au, Mr Banks left the underwriting agency last month after two years as CEO and 18 years with the company.

He was appointed to the role in July 2015 after AHI founder David Epper sold the remaining 50% of the company to CGU, which already owned 50% it had purchased from him in 2010.