Mr. Duclos retired as CEO of QBE, North America in July 2016, which he was appointed to in April 2013. He retired December 2012 from XL Group, having served as Chief Executive of XL Insurance from January 2008 through December 2011. Mr. Duclos joined XL in October 2003 and served in several senior level underwriting and field operations roles, including running XL s global specialty business. From September 1999 through July 2003, Mr. Duclos was the President, Small Business Group of Kemper Insurance Company. Mr. Duclos was employed at Cigna Corporation from July 1979 through July 1999 in various underwriting and managerial positions. The positions included Branch Underwriting, Marketing Manager, Branch Executive, AVP-Field Operations, Region President and Specialty Business Leader. He previously served as a Director of RLI Corp. from August 16, 2012 until February 26, 2013. Mr. Duclos brings over 45 years of experience with various companies related to the insurance and reinsurance industries. Mr. Duclos has broad global reinsurance and insurance expertise, and executive management experience. Mr. Duclos has a Bachelor s degree in Business Administration from Eastern Illinois University and is a graduate of the Advanced Insurance Executive Education Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Duclos serves as Non-Executive Chair of Westfield International Specialty Managing Agency (Syndicate 1200); Chair of the Board of Directors of Brightway Insurance Agency; and a Director of Maguire Academy of Insurance and Risk Management at Saint Joseph s University. He is the former Chair of QBE Group subsidiary board, QBE Capital, Ltd., a former member of the board and served as Chairman of the American Association of Insurance Services, a former Director of QBE Latin American Insurance Holdings Limited, formerly known as QBE Emerging Markets Holdings Limited and former non-executive Chairman of Lloyd s Global Network, an advisory Board of Lloyd s of London.