Bob Shine appointed chief underwriting officer of XL’s North American property and casualty operations

XL Insurance has promoted Bob Shine to chief underwriting officer of North America Property & Casualty. Shine most recently served as the chief casualty underwriting officer. His responsibilities have expanded to include underwriting oversight across all of XL Insurance’s property and casualty lines in Canada and the United States. He is based in New York.Prior to joining XL in June, he headed the Zurich North America Casualty Group, Specialty Business Unit. In this capacity, he managed the complete casualty business, including the three units of excess casualty, railroad and wholesale lines.