Chubb has promoted Chris Gough to head of Property & Casualty for Australia and New Zealand, replacing Peter Kelaher who became the local Country President in March.

Mr Gough has been Chubb’s local Casualty Manager since 2017. He has two decades of insurance industry experience and joined Chubb in Hong Kong in 2013 to build its Employee Compensation Insurance portfolio.

His new role is responsible for Energy, Construction, Casualty, Financial Lines, Surety, Environmental Liability, Marine, Property and Industry Practice Solutions. It also oversees Chubb’s client segments: Small Commercial, Middle Market and Major Accounts.

“Chris has demonstrated leadership in underwriting, analytics and portfolio management during his successful tenure as our Casualty manager,” Mr Kelaher said. “He is a proven leader with a strong vision for the business.”