Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
K2 Acquires MGA; Launches Comp, Accident Programs with QBE
Apr 18 2016 // Program specialist K2 Insurance Services (K2) has acquired New Jersey-based High Point Underwriters, a managing general agency (MGA) specializing in workers’ compensation alternatives. K2 also launched a nationwide...
AIG’s Patel Joins QBE North America as Chief Human Resources Officer
Apr 12 2016 // QBE North America reported that Shruti Patel has joined the organization as chief human resources officer. Patel replaces Hy Pomerance, who was recently appointed chief human resources officer, Emerging Markets, an...
Chubb’s Shanks, ACE’s Huntley Join QBE North America High Net Worth Expansion
Apr 5 2016 // QBE North America announced two executive appointments to support growth in personal insurance and expansion into the high net worth market. Eric Shanks has been appointed senior vice president, High Net Worth. In this...
K2 Insurance Acquires MGA, Launches Workers’ Comp, Accident Program with QBE
Apr 4 2016 // Program specialist K2 Insurance Services (K2) has acquired a New Jersey managing general agency specializing in workers’ compensation alternatives and also launched a nationwide workers’ compensation program...
Ex-QBE Insurance Executive Sentenced to Jail for $2.6M Embezzlement Scheme
Apr 1 2016 // A former executive of QBE Insurance Group was sentenced on Thursday to 1-1/2 years in prison for conspiring to embezzle $2.6 million from the insurance company, some of which he used to buy a house and luxury...
Legacy Specialist Compre Arranges Deals with QBE and German Mutual
Mar 30 2016 // Compre, the London-based insurance and reinsurance legacy specialist, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire QBE’s share of the Ridgwell Fox & Partners’ (RFP) pool legacy reinsurance business. The...
QBE Launches Inland Marine Practice, Taps Pye to Lead
Mar 15 2016 // QBE Specialty has launched a suite of products for its newly created Inland Marine practice. This expansion includes a range of offerings for the following industry groups: Construction: Buildings and structures under...
QBE North America Names Kearns to Lead Financial Institutions Practice
Feb 11 2016 // QBE North America announced that Dennis Kearns, senior vice president, underwriting leader, will assume leadership of its Financial Institutions practice in addition to his existing role leading the Transactional Liability...
QBE’s Wiseley Named Head of Hiscox USA Programs
Jan 26 2016 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed QBE’s Rick Wiseley as its head of programs for its Hiscox USA business unit. Prior to joining Hiscox, Wiseley held senior roles with Hannover Re, Fireman’s Fund and...
QBE North America Names AIG’s Davide as Senior VP for Risk Management
Jan 5 2016 // QBE North America said announced that Joseph Davide has joined the organization as senior vice president, Risk Management, QBE’s large risk business in North America. This business is part of QBE’s Standard...
QBE Insurance Opens Kuala Lumpur Office to Boost Malaysia Business Prospects
Dec 31 2015 // QBE Insurance Malaysia has opened a new office in the heart of Kuala Lumper city, expanding the company’s branch network in the country to a total of 15 locations, across eight states. QBE Insurance Malaysia, which...
Fireman’s Fund’s Skrynecki Joins QBE North America as VP Agriculture
Nov 2 2015 // QBE North America has appointed Glenn Skrynecki as vice president for agriculture in its property/casualty division. In this national role, Skrynecki will be responsible for the management of QBE North America’s...
QBE, Jorgensen & Co. to Offer Accountants Professional Liability Coverage
Oct 6 2015 // QBE North America and Jorgensen & Co., a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, have formed an underwriting agreement to provide accountants and consultants professional liability insurance...
QBE Names Allianz’s Grote SVP, P/C Commercial Lines
Oct 5 2015 // QBE North America has welcomed a veteran industry executive to its leadership team. Walter Grote has joined QBE North America as senior vice president, commercial property/casualty, and will be based in the Chicago...
QBE Relocates Wulff to Hong Kong, Anticipating Growth of Credit & Surety in Asia
Sep 23 2015 // QBE Emerging Markets – Asia Pacific announced that its group general manager of Credit & Surety, Richard Wulff, will be relocating to Hong Kong from Singapore, effective January 2016. Wulff is relocating to...
QBE Asia Pacific Appoints Allan as General Manager – Claims, Asia Pacific
Sep 10 2015 // QBE Asia Pacific announced the appointment of Martin Allan to the role of general manager – Claims, Asia Pacific, with effect from September 8, 2015. In this role, Allan is responsible for managing the claims function...
QBE North America Names Fireman’s Fund’s Zortman as President, Standard Lines
Sep 8 2015 // QBE North America said that it has named former Fireman’s Fund executive Kathleen O. Zortman as president, Standard Lines, for property/casualty insurance. Zortman will have responsibility for QBE North...
QBE Appoints Lingafelter as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Region
Aug 31 2015 // QBE Insurance has appointed Mark Lingafelter as managing director of its Asia Pacific region with effect from September 1, 2015. Based in Singapore, Lingafelter will be accountable for the ongoing execution of the QBE Asia...
QBE North America Names Griffith Executive VP for Distribution
Aug 24 2015 // QBE North America announced that Brian Griffith will join the organization on August 31 as executive vice president, Field Management and Distribution. The insurer said Griffith will lead the strategy for all distribution...
QBE Completes Sale of Argentine Workers’ Compensation Business
Aug 11 2015 // QBE announced it has completed of the sale of the group’s workers’ compensation business in Argentina to La Caja Aseguradora de Riesgos de Trabajo ART SA, a company wholly owned by the Werthein Group, which has...
