QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance group QBE, has announced the appointment of Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance. In this newly created role, she will set the strategic direction for QBE Re’s credit portfolio and develop the underwriting strategy for political risk, trade credit, surety, mortgage, and other credit treaty lines globally. Phua brings two decades of industry experience, specialising in political risk and credit. Prior to that, she served as Credit Risk Analyst, Structured Trade and Political Risk at QBE North America. Sama said, “Credit Reinsurance is a key targeted area of growth.