Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
QBE Reports 22% Surge in Q1 Premiums, Expects Hit From Ukraine War
May 4 2022 // Australia’s QBE Insurance Group said on Thursday its first-quarter written premiums grew 22% in constant currency terms, as volatility because of the Russia-Ukraine war led to more demand to insure crops. The war in...
Markets/Coverages: QBE N.A. Starts Specialty Casualty; Ryan Specialty, Harleysville Team Up; Coalition, Vantage Capacity Partners; Joyn Expands Offerings
Apr 29 2022 // QBE North America launches Specialty Casualty business QBE North America today announced the launch of a Specialty Casualty business as part of its strategy to invest in areas where the insurer can offer distinct...
People Moves: QBE Re Names Barber Head of U.S. Treaty, Succeeding Larson; MNK Re Hires Pillay to Lead S. Africa Branch; Francis Promoted to MD, CFC Response
Apr 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Re in the U.S., specialist broker MNK Re Group and MGA CFC Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Re Names Barber Head of U.S....
People Moves: QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine; Beazley Names MS Amlin’s Hunter for Open Mkt. Property; TigerRisk Hires Liberty’s Hodges for Analytics, Int’l
Feb 8 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE, Beazley and TigerRisk Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine QBE has appointed Kevin Shallow as...
QBE Launches Sustainable Energies Unit to Support Clients’ Transition to Lower Carbon
Jan 28 2022 // QBE has launched a Sustainable Energies unit to support customers as they transition to lower carbon energy. The unit will align QBE underwriting capabilities across construction, operational, casualty and D&O lines,...
MGA Pen Underwriting Forms 2 New Capacity Deals With QBE Worth £300M
Jan 24 2022 // Pen Underwriting announced two new long-term UK capacity deals with QBE in the highly specialist areas of public authority and higher education risks, as well as hazardous goods, environmental industries and tanker...
QBE Alleges Poaching of Aviation Team; Applied Underwriters Denies Wrongdoing
Jan 21 2022 // Insurer QBE has filed a lawsuit alleging a poaching scheme by a number of its former aviation division employees and specialty insurer Applied Underwriters. QBE’s complaint involves the resignation of a total of 13...
People Moves: QBE Names Liberty Mutual’s Hunter as Dir. of Canada; Amwins Global Risks Hires Apollo’s Graham for Casualty; Ardonagh Promotes 2 Snr. Leaders
Nov 30 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurer QBE Canada and brokers Amwins Global Risks and Ardonagh Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Appoints Liberty Mutual’s...
People Moves: Sompo Names QBE’s Reid Head of Casualty Int’l; AXA XL Promotes Shing to Lead U/W Mgmt, UK & Lloyd’s; Jensten’s Siggery to Oneglobal for Risk & Compliance
Nov 17 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at Sompo International, AXA XL and OneGlobal Broking. A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Int’l Appoints QBE’s Reid as Head of...
People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Innes to Lead Product & Airports, Aerospace; QBE Hires Besant for New Customer Officer Role; IGI Names Kaur Gill as APAC Financial Lines U/W
Sep 15 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three insurance companies: AXA XL, QBE and International General Insurance Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Innes as...
People Moves: Former Hamilton Execs Glover, White to Mosaic; Alta Signa Hires AIG’s Lange as Snr. U/W; BHSI Names QBE’s Gállegos as Mgr. for Spain
Sep 2 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance with London-based roles, MGA Alta Signa with a role in Germany, and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance in Spain. A summary of these...
Horton Becomes QBE’s CEO; SiriusPoint’s Gibbons Named Head of QBE Re Bermuda
Sep 2 2021 // Andrew Horton, the former CEO of Beazley, officially became QBE’s new group CEO on Sept. 1 – an appointment that was originally announced in March. Also on Sept. 1, QBE Re announced the appointment of...
People Moves: QBE Hires Swiss Re’s Mejia for LatAm Property U/W; Zurich Names Kasahara Chief Data Officer; Occam’s Green Joins Rokstone to Head Power Generation
Aug 26 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE International, Zurich Insurance, and MGA Rokstone. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE International Appoints Mejia as VP of Property...
People Moves: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Hires AIG’s Blattner-Hoyle to Lead Trade Finance; QBE Names AXA XL’s France as Head of Property, Europe
Aug 10 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at two insurers: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and QBE European Operations. A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names...
QBE Re Opens Office in Colombia, Hiring Hofmann from Howden
Jun 30 2021 // QBE Re announced the opening of a new Colombian office and a key regional hire to support local reinsurance in Latin America. The new office will be located in Bogotá, Colombia, and will write life reinsurance business....
Beazley’s CEO Horton to Become Group CEO of QBE Insurance in Australia
Mar 3 2021 // Beazley Chief Executive Officer Andrew Horton is leaving to become the group chief executive officer of QBE Insurance Group Ltd. in Australia, the two companies announced. Horton will be succeeded in the role by Adrian...
QBE Reports Full-Year 2020 Loss of $1.5 Billion; No Final Dividend Declared
Feb 22 2021 // QBE officially announced a $1.5 billion bottom-line net loss for 2020 late last week, confirming a figure the Australia-based insurance group pre-announced in late mid-December. The result represents nearly $1 billion...
QBE Custom Property Coverage Form Targets Mid-Size Company Risks
Feb 17 2021 // QBE North America has launched a new modular property form designed to give underwriters and brokers the ability to tailor a program for each individual customer. The QBE Custom Property product contains 33 additional...
QBE Names 4 From Berkshire Hathaway to Financial Lines Team
Dec 16 2020 // QBE North America announced the appointment of four senior industry veterans to leadership positions within its Financial Lines business. Joining QBE are: Danielle Librizzi as head of Professional Liability Thomas Kocaj as...
QBE North America Hires Berkshire Hathaway’s Fortin, Greeley for Financial Lines
Nov 12 2020 // QBE North America has appointed Dan Fortin as president and Todd Greeley as chief operating officer for Financial Lines. Both executives joined QBE NA from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. With the hires, QBE NA...
