According to News Assurances’ sources the current Managing Director of QBE in France is to retire in March of 2012. He will be replaced, by Jean-Philippe Pagès, current Managing Director at broker Marsh, the source says.
According to reports confirmed by several sources familiar with the matter, John Bassett, general manager of the insurer QBE has recently asserted his right to retire. After 15 years in the Australian company’s French offices, the man interviewed a few weeks ago (see our video in French) officially leaves in March 2012.
According to an anonymous source, Jean-Philippe Pagès, managing director at Marsh broker since 2009 will replace Mr. Basset by mid-January 2012. He previously held the position of managing director for the broker’s Marine and Energy lines since 2002.
