Mike Wilkins News

QBE Appoints Pryce as Interim Group CEO After Regan’s Forced Exit in September

QBE Insurance Group announced that Richard Pryce will assume the role of interim group chief executive officer while the search process for a permanent replacement is underway. The executive changes at QBE became necessary when it was announced in September …

QBE Insurance Names Wilkins as Chairman, Succeeding Becker Who Is Retiring

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 will retire …

Insurance Australia Scraps Plans for Further China Investment

Insurance Australia Group Ltd. scrapped plans for further investment in China and will instead seek growth in other Asian markets, in a sign that Australia’s hopes of boosting services exports to the world’s second-largest economy may be difficult to achieve. …

Insurance Australia CEO Wilkins to Retire Next Month; Harmer Named Successor

Insurance Australia Group Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wilkins will step down next month after seven years at the helm and be replaced by Peter Harmer, the company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday. Harmer, 54, currently the CEO of …

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Stake in IAG to Boost Australia Insurance Sales

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will pay A$500 million ($388 million) for a stake in Insurance Australia Group Ltd. as part of a plan to expand in the region. The agreement will give Berkshire 20 percent of IAG’s insurance premium …