Lawcover has named Kerri Lalich as its new CEO, promoting her to the top role after more than seven years on the leadership team.

A subsidiary of the Law Society of NSW, Lawcover provides professional indemnity insurance to 19,000 lawyers at practices throughout NSW, the ACT and the NT.

Ms Lalich, who has been Lawcover’s COO since 2013, formerly spent almost nine years at QBE.

She started in law before moving into the general insurance industry in 2001 as team leader of the major claims unit at QBE. Prior to joining Lawcover she spent three years as manager of professional services at medical indemnity insurer MDA National.

She takes over from Michael Halliday, who has decided to stand down after eight years. The changeover is effective September 4.