QBE’s Zortman Joins AIG to Lead Private Client Group

American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and chief executive officer of Private Client Group, General Insurance.

In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth portfolio, with responsibility for strategy, underwriting and distribution for AIG’s private client business. Based in New York, she will also manage high net worth product lines, including personal auto, homeowners and umbrella policies.

Zortman will join AIG in the coming months following a transition period.

Zortman is joining AIG from QBE Insurance Group, where she has been since 2015, serving as president of Property & Casualty, North America, and overseeing the largest of QBE’s four business lines. Prior to QBE, she was chief field executive of Fireman’s Fund Insurance from 2011 through 2015. Earlier in her career, she was with Professional Risk Solutions, Johnson & Higgins, Deloitte and Chubb

Zortman will report to Peter Zaffino, Chief Executive Officer of AIG General Insurance and Global Chief Operating Officer, AIG, and serve as a member of the General Insurance Executive Leadership Team.

Source: AIG