Specialist liability underwriter Delta Insurance Group has appointed Lloyd’s former Asia-Pacific regional head Kent Chaplin as COO as it expands further beyond New Zealand.

Mr Chaplin, who was appointed to Delta Group’s Advisory Board in August 2019, spent 14 years at Lloyd’s, around half based in Singapore, and more recently held a senior sales role at NYSE-listed DXC Technology. He was also a board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Financial Centre Advisory Panel.

Auckland-based Delta grew its business almost 25% locally last year, and double that rate in the Asia-Pacific region.

“That growth has encouraged us to significantly broaden our footprint in Asia-Pacific and beyond, becoming more global in our outlook,” Group MD Ian Pollard said. “We see [Kent’s] appointment in this more direct, full-time role as a key to taking us to that next level.”