QBE has recruited Adam Parsons to aid the expansion of its Crisis Management portfolio into the product contamination and recall business within the UK and Europe.

Parsons' core focus will be on the expansion of QBE's presence in the UK markets. He will be working alongside QBE Insurance, the company's UK commercial insurance operation.

Prior to his appointment, Parsons was a consultant for ARC Risk Management, specialising in insurance related security risk management products.

He has also held a number of underwriting positions with companies such as CIGNA International and Alexander Mann Global Markets, said QBE.