QBE CEO Pat Regan News

Australia’s QBE Reports 4% Rise in H1 Profit – on Fewer Natural Disasters

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 highest since November. The strong result draws a …

QBE’s Revamped Executive Team Includes Singh as CFO, Swiss Re’s Grewal as CRO

QBE Insurance Group Ltd. announced a reshaping of the senior management team with the appointments of Inder Singh as group chief financial officer, replacing Michael Ford who is leaving QBE; Peter Grewal as group chief risk officer; Liam Buckley as …

Zurich Acquires QBE’s Latin American Operations for US$409M

Zurich Insurance Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the Latin American operations of Australian insurer QBE Insurance Group Ltd. for a total aggregate price of US$409 million, subject to closing adjustments. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory …

QBE Expects US$1.2B Loss in 2017 from ‘Unprecedented’ Natural Catastrophes

QBE announced to the market this week that it expects a US$1.2 billion after-tax loss in 2017 on “unprecedented” natural catastrophe claims. “This has been a challenging year for QBE, reflecting an unprecedented cost of catastrophes as well as the …

QBE Group CEO Neal to Exit; Regan to Succeed Him in January

QBE Insurance Group today announced that John Neal, Group chief executive officer, will be stepping down after five years in the role. The board of directors has appointed Patrick Regan, chief executive officer Australian and New Zealand operations and previously …