Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
QBE NA Appoints Zimmerman Health Care Risk Lead in Nebraska
Mar 21 2019 // QBE North America, an integrated specialist Insurer, has appointed Theresa M. Zimmerman global risk solutions lead for QBE Integrated Advantage for Healthcare. She is based in Omaha, Nebraska. The newly created role...
QBE Takes Another Step to Reporting Strong Results, Consistently, with 2018 Profit
Feb 27 2019 // QBE Insurance Group took another step in its quest to achieve strong results, consistently, by reporting a cash profit after tax of US$715 million during 2018, a significant improvement on the cash loss of US$262 million...
A CEO Needs to Paint a Picture of What ‘Good’ Looks Like: QBE CEO Regan
Feb 12 2019 // QBE Insurance has spent the last few years restructuring its business while at the same time weaving the fabric of a global organization with a strong, cohesive culture. A good corporate culture helps to create good...
QBE North America Launches Business Unit for Financial Institutions
Feb 8 2019 // QBE North America has launched QBE Integrated Advantage for Financial Institutions—a new dedicated business unit specializing in the segment The new unit offers customers access to a single team organized under a one...
Ex-CEO of QBE N. America Duclos Named Non-Exec Chairman of Lloyd’s Global Network
Feb 6 2019 // Lloyd’s has appointed David Duclos as non-executive chairman of Lloyd’s Global Network, where he will play a key advisory role in the development of Lloyd’s international network. Duclos will take up the...
Beazley Adds QBE’s Lever to Marine Underwriting Team in Houston
Nov 30 2018 // Beazley has appointed Reese Lever as a U.S. marine underwriter for the Southwest region. Reese joins Beazley’s office in Houston, Texas, from QBE where he was a vice president, marine, based in the same city. A...
QBE Group CEO Regan: Role-Modeling QBE DNA to #RampItUp #Together
Nov 29 2018 // This article is part of Carrier Management’s Cultural Q&A series featured in the Nov/Dec 2018 print edition. Q: Do you spend more time on culture or strategy? Pat Regan, Group CEO, QBE Insurance: Definitely...
A.M. Best: National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Ratings Under Review
Nov 26 2018 // A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” of National Farmers Union Property and Casualty...
QBE North America Sells National Farmers Union to National General
Nov 14 2018 // National General Holdings Corp. has agreed to acquire National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Co. from QBE North America. The estimated purchase price is $43 million. National Farmers Union Insurance writes personal...
QBE Ventures, Zeguro Partner on ‘Cybersecurity Officer’ Small Business Platform
Nov 8 2018 // A new partnership between QBE Insurance Group and cybersecurity management company Zeguro offers small and medium-sized business customers access to a virtual ‘Cybersecurity Officer’ to protect against their...
QBE Restructures Operations, Creating 3 Global Units; Executive Team Named
Nov 1 2018 // QBE announced changes to its structure, designed to further simplify its operations and build a more streamlined, agile and customer-oriented business. Following the underwriting remediation in Asia, which is now largely...
QBE North America Names Kendle Regional Executive for Western Region
Oct 31 2018 // QBE North America has promoted Kristy Kendle to regional executive for the Western region, which includes Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Kendle is accountable for profitable...
QBE Canada Unveils New Leadership Team, Including Thompson as Director
Oct 31 2018 // QBE Canada unveiled a new leadership team, which is being led by Jamie Thompson, who took on the role as director of Canada earlier this year. In this role, Thompson has oversight of QBE’s Canadian customers,...
People
Oct 15 2018 // Stone Creek Insurance Agency is expanding its Spokane, Wash. presence with the addition of four new employees. San Francisco Bay Area-based Stone Creek launched its Spokane office in February. Charles Hook has been named...
QBE North America Appoints New Heads of Transactional Liability, Financial Institutions
Oct 9 2018 // Specialty insurer QBE North America has promoted Toria Lessman to senior vice president, head of Transactional Liability, and Stacey Meade to senior vice president, head of Financial Institutions. An attorney by trade,...
Former QBE Group CEO Neal Appointed as Lloyd’s CEO, Succeeding Beale
Sep 7 2018 // John Neal has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Lloyd’s following a meeting of the Council of Lloyd’s, where his appointment as successor to Inga Beale was approved unanimously. Neal will take up...
QBE North America Names Kearns to New Distribution, Engagement Post
Aug 30 2018 // Specialty insurer QBE North America has appointed Dennis Kearns as head of Distribution and Major Trading Partner Engagement, a newly expanded role with the organization. Based in New York City, Kearns will work closely...
QBE’s Restructuring Gains Traction with Its Focus on Profitable Underwriting
Aug 22 2018 // QBE’s restructuring over the last year has focused on exiting loss-making businesses and portfolios, while rigorously emphasizing profitable underwriting across the group. Good progress has been made — as...
QBE North America Sells Its Personal Lines Business to Safeco
Aug 16 2018 // QBE North America has sold its personal insurance independent agency policies in 47 states to Safeco Insurance, a division of Liberty Mutual. The agreement was effective August 15, 2018. The terms of the transaction were...
Australia’s QBE Reports 4% Rise in H1 Profit – on Fewer Natural Disasters
Aug 16 2018 // Australia’s QBE Insurance Group Ltd. posted a better-than-expected 4 percent rise in first-half profit, helped by fewer natural disasters in its biggest markets, sending its shares up almost 9 percent to their...
