Australia's QBE Insurance Group Ltd. named the head of the company's operations in Porto Rico, Peter Rebrin, to lead all of the company's Brazilian business.

Rebrin will replace Raphael Swierczynski as of Feb. 1, 2017, according to a Dec. 15 news release.

Rebrin joined QBE's team in 2014 and previously held several leadership positions at other insurers in Latin America, including Zurich, AIG, IMCO and CIGNA, the company noted in the news release.