Calibre Commercial Insurance has appointed David Simpson as Head of Underwriting.

He joins from Hollard, where he was head of underwriting for nearly 12 years.

Mr Simpson’s career in general insurance spans several decades in Australia and New Zealand, and includes a six-year stint as short-tail portfolio manager at QBE.

Calibre CEO Mike Hooton says Mr Simpson’s experience will “complement our focus on delivering electronically underwritten business package insurance to brokers”.