Arch Insurance Australia has made Aisling Hegarty its new professional indemnity head.

Ms Hegarty joined the group in 2019 as a senior underwriter and was promoted to southern region professional indemnity manager in 2022. 

She also has underwriting experience at Chubb, Zurich and Vero.

Ms Hegarty is based in Melbourne and will report to regional manager Dominic Brannigan.   

“I’m very pleased to announce Aisling’s well-deserved promotion,” Mr Brannigan said.

“Her proven track record of developing underwriting strategy and deep expertise across SME, mid-market and complex PI risks makes her well positioned to lead the continued growth of the portfolio and relevance with brokers across Australia.”