Blain Waterford has been appointed Head of Accident and Health at Chubb Australia and New Zealand.

He takes over from Ben Howell, who was recently named Deputy Head of Accident and Health for Asia-Pacific.

Mr Waterford was most recently COO for Thailand, and has held other senior management roles with Chubb in the Asia-Pacific region.

He will be based in Sydney and report to Country President Jarrod Hill.