Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
QBE North America Appoints Moore Chief Operating Officer
Mar 12 2020 // QBE North America announced the appointment of Dan Moore as chief operating officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will lead Claims, Technology and Operations and oversee communications and branding. He had been...
QBE Promotes Postlewhite to Managing Director of QBE Re
Feb 27 2020 // QBE has appointed Stephen Postlewhite as managing director, QBE Re. He will start the new role from April 1, taking over from Jonathan Parry, who will retire in 2021. With more than 20 years’ experience in the...
QBE Insurance Names Wilkins as Chairman, Succeeding Becker Who Is Retiring
Feb 18 2020 // QBE Insurance Group announced that Michael (Mike) Wilkins has been elected to succeed W. Marston (Marty) Becker as chairman of the group board. Wilkins will step into the role of group chairman on March 1, 2020, and Becker...
AmWINS Names QBE’s Crane to Succeed Murphy As Head of THB, International Division
Feb 3 2020 // Specialty insurance wholesaler AmWINS Group said that Matthew Crane will succeed Frank Murphy as chief executive officer of THB Group and president of the International division of AmWINS, effective once Crane’s...
Australia’s Bushfires Could Surpass 2009’s Costly Season; Analysts, Insurers Comment
Jan 10 2020 // Australia’s bushfire season has months to run and could easily surpass the most costly fire season, 2009’s Black Saturday fires in Victoria, which had a price tag of an estimated A$4.4 billion (US$3 billion),...
Veteran Aon Executive Fitzgerald Joins QBE North America Specialty & Commercial
Jan 9 2020 // A long-time Aon executive is signing on with QBE North America as its new president of Specialty & Commercial. Tom Fitzgerald is taking on the new position in February 2020 after being with Aon Risk Solutions for more...
Argo Group Hires QBE’s Grange to Join U.S. Leadership Under New Structure
Dec 3 2019 // Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has named Jeff Grange to serve as an executive vice president for U.S. operations. In this role, Grange will lead the following businesses: Argo Casualty, Argo Pro, Argo...
People & Places
Nov 18 2019 // National W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed Marlo M. Edwards as president of Verus Underwriting Managers. Edwards succeeds Dale H. Pilkington, who is retiring. Edwards joins Verus with 20 years of experience in the property...
Are Employees Pushing Insurers to Shun Coal in Climate Change Movement?
Nov 7 2019 // Seventeen insurers have restricted insurance services to coal projects in the past two years. A dozen insurers have adopted policies to stop all direct insurance coverage to new coal projects – among them are Allianz,...
People & Places
Nov 4 2019 // National Specialty insurer QBE North America has named Kris Hill as president of Alternative Markets. Hill joined QBE in January 2017 as chief financial officer. Before joining QBE, she served as executive vice president...
QBE Service Helps Employers With Harassment, Bias, Other Employment Issues
Sep 3 2019 // QBE North America has introduced a complimentary service, QBE Business Resource Edge, as part of its Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance that is intended to help employers navigate harassment, discrimination and...
Willis Towers Watson’s Jones Named North America CEO by QBE, Replacing Johnston
Aug 15 2019 // QBE Insurance Group has appointed Todd Jones to the role of CEO North America, succeeding Russ Johnston who the company said has decided to seek opportunities outside of QBE. Jones joins QBE from Willis Towers Watson where...
Insurance AI Firm RiskGenius Reports Additional Financing
Jul 17 2019 // RiskGenius, which provides natural language tools for improving the quality and accuracy of insurance policies, has completed a Series B financing led by Hudson Structured Capital Management. The company said it has also...
BHSI Opens Office in Germany, Names QBE’s Krause as Country Manager
Jul 11 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Andreas Krause as country manager for Germany and established a new office in Cologne. With an existing office in Munich, BHSI said it underwrites property,...
QBE’s Gonzalez Named Executive VP, General Counsel at CNA
Jul 1 2019 // Chicago-based commercial property/casualty insurer, CNA, has appointed Jose Ramon Gonzalez as executive vice president and general counsel. Gonzalez will serve as the principal counsel for CNA, leading the company’s...
QBE North America Hires Ryan as SVP of Analytics in New York
Jul 1 2019 // QBE North America, an integrated specialist insurer, has hired Risa Ryan as SVP of Analytics to lead the development and delivery of analytic services. Based in QBE’s New York office, Ryan will be responsible for...
BHSI Names QBE’s Walker as UK Head of Customer and Broker Engagement
Jun 26 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its team in the UK with the appointment of Mark Walker as head of Customer and Broker Engagement. “I’m extremely pleased to have Mark...
QBE North America Appoints Hill as President, Alternative Markets
Jun 10 2019 // Specialty insurer QBE North America has named Kris Hill as president, Alternative Markets. Hill has 25 years of experience in insurance operations and financial positions. She joined QBE in January 2017 as chief financial...
QBE’s Zortman Joins AIG to Lead Private Client Group
Apr 5 2019 // American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and chief executive officer of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net...
HDI Global Specialty to Launch Australia General Aviation Team, Led by QBE’s Bowes
Mar 28 2019 // HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia, the new specialty lines insurer, has recruited Jamie Bowes as head of Aviation as a first step to developing a general aviation footprint in the Asia Pacific markets. Bowes, a...
