Arch Insurance Australia has appointed Michael Faulkner to the newly created role of distribution and engagement lead.

He will be responsible for strategic relationships with brokers across the Pacific market and driving business activity and distribution growth in all product lines.

Mr Faulkner joins from Vero Insurance, where he was a strategic relationship manager for the international and strategic commercial partners team. He also previously worked at QBE as a business relationship manager. 

He will be based in Sydney and work closely with chief strategy and distribution officer Simon Williams, reporting to regional manager Dominic Brannigan.

“With a wealth of experience and a strong track record of building strategic and long-lasting broker relationships, Michael is the perfect fit for this new role,” Mr Brannigan said. “He is well respected in the market and will enhance our ability to drive further growth across our underwriting portfolio, build our relevance and continue to deliver outstanding service for our broker partners.”