QBE North America (QBE NA), part of the global insurer QBE, has promoted Jordan Atkinson to President of NAU Country Insurance Company, effective August 18th, 2025.
He succeeds long-serving NAU Country President, Jim Korin, who announced his intention to retire earlier this year.
NAU Country is QBE North America’s $4 billion Crop insurance business, specialising in multiple-peril crop insurance (MPCI).
Atkinson will report directly to Julie Wood, Chief Executive Officer, QBE North America, and join the Executive Management Board.
He has over two decades of industry experience and ties to agriculture and farming in the United States. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of NAU Country.
Prior to this, Atkinson held several roles of increasing responsibility across the organisation’s marketing, branch management and claims teams.
Wood commented on the appointment, “We are thrilled to bring Jordan’s deep expertise and leadership to this role at NAU Country – a leading provider of Crop insurance in the United States.
“Throughout his 15-year tenure, Jordan has built and fostered strong industry and agent relationships, amassed deep business and institutional knowledge, and established himself as a trusted and respected leader within our organisation. This, combined with his substantial technical and industry expertise, will be instrumental in further strengthening the profitability and performance of NAU Country.”
He added, “We are extremely grateful for Jim’s 25 years of service and the invaluable leadership he has provided during his tenure at NAU Country. He has played a critical role in building the NAU Country brand as a market-leading provider of multiple-peril crop insurance. We wish him well in his upcoming retirement.”
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