Global insurance company QBE has announced the appointment of Reuben Lee as Head of Asia Trading Responsibility, effective March 19, 2026.
In this newly created role, Lee will provide strategic guidance for portfolio underwriting in Asia, with a focus on growth and risk management in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance space.
He is based in QBE’s Singapore office and reports to Arati Varma, QBE’s head of financial operations and responsibility for Asia.
Lee brings deep M&A and transaction risk expertise, built on a legal background and experience in global brokerage and underwriting roles.
Prior to joining QBE, he served as Brokerage Director at WTW, where he led the M&A risk advisory practice in Singapore, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining WTW, he was a senior underwriter at Ryan Transactional Risk. He also established the Singapore office and led the Asia offering for Transact Risk Partners (trading as Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited) prior to Castel’s acquisition by Ryan Specialty, which completed in May 2024.
Lee’s appointment is part of QBE’s wider expansion into the traded liabilities market, with Asia forming an integral part of its global growth strategy.
Toria Lessman, Global Head of Transaction Liability at QBE, said: “We are delighted to welcome Reuben and we believe his legal expertise and senior underwriting experience will make him an asset to QBE. TLI continues to be an area of expansion for us and we are excited to bring the next stage of growth to Asia.”
Varma added: “Reuben’s appointment highlights the growing importance of Asia in QBE’s global transaction liability strategy. His regional expertise and strong underwriting base will help us deepen our business and better support Asia’s rapidly evolving M&A landscape.”
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