Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
QBE Approved by Treasury for $73.5 Million in Surety Bond Capacity
Sep 16 2016 // QBE Insurance Corp. (QBEIC) has been approved by the United States Department of Treasury as a Certified Company with an underwriting limitation (also referred to as a Treasury Listing) of $73.5 million per bond. This...
QBE North America Names Allied World’s Oard to Lead Specialty Healthcare Practice
Sep 9 2016 // QBE North America, has named Cynthia Oard as senior vice president, underwriting leader for Healthcare. Oard will will set the underwriting strategy across all major Healthcare segments including Hospitals, Physicians,...
New York Headquartered QBE North America Promotes Fanti
Sep 8 2016 // QBE North America, a New York headquartered operating division of QBE Insurance Group, has promoted Jonathon Fanti to senior vice president and underwriting leader in the firm’s public company management liability...
People – Midwest
Aug 22 2016 // POWERS Insurance and Benefits, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., promoted Amy Simkins to commercial account manager. Simkins previously served as POWERS Insurance and Benefits’ accounting specialist. POWERS Insurance...
QBE to Supply General Insurance Products for Manulife Customers in Hong Kong
Jul 29 2016 // Manulife (International) Ltd. and QBE Hongkong & Shanghai Insurance Ltd. have formed an exclusive distribution agreement whereby QBE will supply general insurance products in Hong Kong for distribution through...
QBE North America Names Lange Senior VP, Regional Executive for Midwest
Jul 28 2016 // QBE North America has appointed Jeff Lange as senior vice president, regional executive – Midwest region. He is based in Chicago. Lange will lead QBE’s go-to-market activities in the 13-state region consisting of...
People – West
Jul 25 2016 // Portland. Ore.-based ID Experts has named Kimberly Holmes senior vice president and counsel in cyber insurance, liability and emerging risks. Holmes will be responsible for overseeing cyber and insurance litigation...
People – Southeast
Jul 25 2016 // QBE European Operations has appointed Alfonso De Mares as Business Development manager for Latin America. DeMares joined QBE European Operations’ International Markets division in April and will be based in...
QBE, Marsh Consider the Brexit-Effect
Jul 11 2016 // QBE Insurance Group announced last month that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of the UK leaving the European Union. “The referendum outcome may require a revised approach in relation to...
QBE North America Names Kuhn Senior Vice President of Western Region
Jul 7 2016 // QBE North America has named David Kuhn senior vice president and regional executive for the Western region. Kuhn will be based in California and will lead QBE’s go-to-market activities in the 10-state region. He will...
QBE Weighs Brexit-Effect; Marsh Considers Some Brexit Scenarios
Jun 28 2016 // QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of last week’s vote in the UK to leave the European Union. “The referendum outcome may require a revised...
QBE North America Names Nationwide’s Bleich as VP for Agriculture Underwriting
Jun 21 2016 // QBE North America said that Nathan Bleich has joined the organization as vice president, Commercial Agriculture underwriting. Bleich joins QBE from Nationwide where he spent the past 12 years working in the agribusiness...
People Are Key to a CFO’s Success: QBE’s Group CFO Regan
Jun 6 2016 // When discussing his career as a chief financial officer, Patrick Regan, group chief financial officer for QBE, emphasizes the importance of people and the team the CFO builds. “You’re only as successful as the...
QBE North America CFO Dziadzio to Join Assurant
Jun 2 2016 // Assurant Inc. announced the appointment of Richard S. Dziadzio to the role of chief financial officer and treasurer. Dziadzio joins Assurant from QBE North America where he most recently served as CFO. He will report...
QBE Appoints DeMares to Lead Latin American Growth From Miami
May 26 2016 // QBE European Operations has appointed Alfonso De Mares as Business Development manager for Latin America. Alfonso joined QBE European Operations’ International Markets division in April and will be based in...
Fry Promoted to Senior VP Specialty Programs at QBE North America
May 12 2016 // QBE North America said it has promoted Erin Fry to senior vice president and underwriting leader for its Specialty Programs division. Fry will be responsible for the strategic underwriting plan for QBE specialty products...
Ex-AIG Executive Johnston to Succeed Duclos as CEO for QBE North America
May 3 2016 // A former AIG executive is joining QBE to become CEO of its North American operations. Russell Johnston will succeed David Duclos in the role of QBE CEO for its North American operation starting on May 31, and be based in...
QBE North America Promotes Burkhart to Head of Specialty Management, Professional Liability
Apr 29 2016 // QBE North America has promoted John Burkhart to senior vice president and head of Management Liability & Professional Lines (MLPL). In this newly created role, Burkhart will assume responsibility for QBE North...
QBE Enhances Equipment Breakdown Coverage to Address New Technologies
Apr 20 2016 // QBE North America, an operating division of QBE Insurance Group, has enhanced its equipment breakdown coverage with equipment breakdown and technology insurance to cover losses resulting from microelectronic...
People – Midwest
Apr 18 2016 // Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, promoted Lisa A. Hays to vice president and chief actuary of Great American’s Property and Casualty Group. She will succeed John Doellman who is retiring in...
