Arch Insurance Australia has appointed Arion Reuter as senior professional indemnity underwriter.

Mr Reuter is based in Melbourne and reports to PI southern region underwriting manager Carey Sturgiss. He is responsible for supporting portfolio growth across the region, which includes Victoria, Tasmania, SA and WA.

The team provides coverage to professions including accountants, consultants, design and construction, engineers, environmental professionals and lawyers.

Mr Reuter joins from Newline Group, where he was a PI underwriter. He has also worked at Chubb and at IBG Insurance Brokers.

“We’re delighted to welcome Arion to our PI team,” Ms Sturgiss said. “His extensive market knowledge and well-established network of regional broker relationships make him ideally positioned to support the continued growth of our relevance and development of Arch’s southern region PI portfolio.”