NZI has announced two senior appointments that further strengthen its Property and Liability team’s capability and reinforce its commitment to supporting brokers and customers in an increasingly complex insurance market.
Troy Sexton has been appointed Executive Manager, Portfolio Performance and Strategy and will join NZI on 20 July, while Kent Chaplin will join the business in September as Head of Liability.
Garry Taylor, Executive General Manager, NZI says, "These are two significant appointments for NZI and are a strong signal of our commitment to investing in the people and the expertise needed to support brokers and customers for the long term.
"Troy and Kent are highly respected insurance leaders with proven leadership and extensive industry experience and bring deep technical expertise. Together, they further strengthen our Property and Liability portfolio capability and reinforce our commitment to quality decision-making and sustainable growth."
About the appointments
In a newly created role, Troy Sexton will lead NZI's Property portfolio strategy, performance and underwriting governance, working across underwriting, pricing, product and finance to optimise portfolio outcomes and balance risk and growth. He will join NZI’s leadership team.
Troy joins NZI from Everest Insurance, where he established and led the company's Property – Asia Pacific business. Prior to this appointment, he spent 18 years with ACE and Chubb, including as Chubb’s Chief Underwriting Officer for Property - Asia Pacific, where he helped lead the property portfolio across 12 countries.
As Head of Liability, Kent Chaplin will lead NZI's end-to-end Liability proposition, bringing together portfolio strategy, underwriting, claims, distribution and market engagement under a single leadership role.
Kent brings more than 30 years' experience spanning insurance, reinsurance, law and speciality markets. Most recently Group CEO of Delta Insurance Group, he has also held significant international leadership positions, including CEO of Lloyd's Asia Pacific.
