Barclays Hires Insurance Chief for North America, Based in New York

Barclays Corporate appointed Karla Maloof as New York-based head of insurance for North America.

In her new role, she will be responsible for developing and leading the regional strategy for the insurance sector. She will report to Carl Boulton, head of insurance at Barclays Corporate.

She comes from HSBC in Bermuda, where she was head of global banking and a member of the senior management committee, focusing on the commercial insurance and reinsurance sector.

Prior to joining HSBC in 2005, she served as first vice president with Mellon Financial Corporation’s insurance banking and loan products group, covering property and casualty, reinsurance and life insurance companies in the US, Europe and Bermuda.