Vardia Insurance Group ASA has appointed Jonas Billberg as new Chief Operating Officer. Billberg will with his extensive experience from the Nordic insurance sector, play a key role in Vardia's operational structure. Billberg will be responsible for overseeing Nordic operations, within distribution, claims handling, marketing and IT.

He will also push development and develop the strategic agenda in these areas. Billberg will join Vardia from 1 January 2016, and be a part of the management group in Vardia Insurance Group ASA, which consists of CEO Espen Husstad, CFO Terje Finholdt and CUO Rune O. Arneberg. Prior to joining Vardia, Billberg has for example served as Senior Vice President and Head of Sales & Service Sweden in If P&C Insurance.

He has also had several other leading positions within If.