QBE North America, part of QBE Insurance Group Limited, has appointed Jose Ramon Gonzalez as chief legal officer.

In this role, he will provide expert guidance and oversight of the organization's complex legal, regulatory, and compliance activity.

Gonzalez most recently served as general counsel and corporate secretary at Torus Insurance. Previously, he was deputy general counsel at Chartis Insurance, and assistant general counsel at AIG, among other leadership roles. Jose began practicing law as a corporate associate at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, working in the firm's London and New York offices.