Business insurer QBE has appointed Insaf Idelhaj to the newly created role of senior manager – Cyber Services and Risk Engineering, supporting the delivery of QBE’s cyber insurance growth strategy.
Insaf was previously global senior cybersecurity engineer at retailer DFS Group.
Based in Paris, Insaf joined QBE’s global cyber services team on 1 October. She will have a global and European scope, providing risk engineering support for underwriters, and developing and delivering cyber services for customers.
Insaf studied telecommunications and networks engineering at the Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées (ENSA) in Fes, Morocco and also holds a master’s in network engineering from Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ). She started in 2017 as a risk advisory consultant with Deloitte, later becoming security consultant at BNP Paribas, and then working two years and a half at DFS. She speaks French, English and Arabic.
Insaf reports to QBE’s global head of Cyber Services Dominic Keller, who said: “We’re delighted to welcome Insaf to QBE. Her cybersecurity expertise is a great addition to our global team as we’re enhancing our risk engineering and broader cyber services to deliver unique solutions to global customers. As QBE’s cyber underwriting appetite is growing, so is our support for both our colleagues and our customers. Our value proposition has never been stronger.”
