Arch Insurance Australia names head of professional indemnity
Arch Insurance Australia has promoted Aisling Hegarty (pictured) to head of professional indemnity, effective immediately. She is based in Melbourne and reports to regional manager Dominic Brannigan. In the new role, Hegarty is responsible for leading the professional indemnity (PI) team, setting underwriting parameters and overseeing portfolio development nationally. The PI portfolio serves a range of professions, including accountants, consultants, design and construction firms, engineers, environmental professionals, and law firms. Hegarty joined Arch in 2019 as a senior underwriter and later became southern regional underwriting manager, with responsibility for growing the PI portfolio in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Before joining Arch, she held financial lines underwriting roles at Chubb, Vero Insurance, and Zurich.