September 18, 2023

Arch Insurance Australia Appoints Professional Indemnity Product and Distribution Manager

Joe Bone brings extensive PI experience to Sydney team 
 

 
Sydney, 19 September 2023 — Arch Insurance Australia (Arch) today announced the appointment of Joe Bone as Product and Distribution Manager for Professional Indemnity, with immediate effect. 

In this role, Bone will be responsible for expanding and enhancing the professional indemnity product suite and distribution strategies, with a specific focus on the Northern Region market. Based in Sydney, he will report to Anthony Hinde, Underwriting Manager, Professional Indemnity. 

Bone brings over 18 years of insurance market experience to the role. He comes to Arch after nearly eight years at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where he served as Australian Professional Indemnity Manager since 2019. Before that, he was National SME Manager for Financial Lines at AIG in Australia. 

“We are delighted to welcome someone of Joe’s calibre and experience into the professional indemnity team,” Hinde said.  “His dedication to building lasting broker relationships aligns with Arch’s client-focussed approach, and his underwriting expertise will be hugely valuable in supporting our continued growth.” 

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Arch Insurance Australia, Professional Indemnity, Joe Bone, Anthony Hinde 

EDITOR’S NOTES 

About Arch Insurance Australia 

Arch Insurance Australia is part of Arch Insurance International. The company provides specialised insurance solutions across a wide range of industries and professions, operating across Accident & Health, Casualty, Financial Lines and Property product lines.  

About Arch Insurance International 

Arch Insurance International is part of Arch Capital Group Ltd. and includes Arch Insurance UK and the P&C insurance operations of Arch Insurance (EU) dac, as well as Arch’s insurance operations in Europe, Bermuda and Australia. 

About Arch Capital Group Ltd. 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACGL) is a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $17.4 billion in capital at June 30, 2023. Arch, which is part of the S&P 500 Index, provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries. 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements  

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward−looking statements. This release or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of Arch Capital Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries may include forward−looking statements, which reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this release are forward−looking statements.  

Forward−looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward−looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” or their negative or variations or similar terminology. Forward−looking statements involve the Company’s current assessment of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. A non-exclusive list of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements includes the following: adverse general economic and market conditions; increased competition; pricing and policy term trends; fluctuations in the actions of rating agencies and the Company’s ability to maintain and improve its ratings; investment performance; the loss of key personnel; the adequacy of the Company’s loss reserves, severity and/or frequency of losses, greater than expected loss ratios and adverse development on claim and/or claim expense liabilities; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable natural and man-made catastrophic events, including pandemics such as COVID-19; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; changes in regulations and/or tax laws in the United States or elsewhere;  ability to successfully integrate, establish and maintain operating procedures as well as integrate the businesses the Company has acquired or may acquire into the existing operations; changes in accounting principles or policies; material differences between actual and expected assessments for guaranty funds and mandatory pooling arrangements; availability and cost to the Company of reinsurance to manage the our gross and net exposures; the failure of others to meet their obligations to the Company; a disruption caused by cyber-attacks or other technology breaches or failures on the Company or the Company’s business partners and service providers, which could negatively impact the Company’s business and/or expose the Company to litigation; and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  

The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere. All subsequent written and oral forward−looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward−looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  

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Source: Arch Insurance International  

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