Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People & Places
Nov 4 2019 // National Specialty insurer QBE North America has named Kris Hill as president of Alternative Markets. Hill joined QBE in January 2017 as chief financial officer. Before joining QBE, she served as executive vice president...
QBE Service Helps Employers With Harassment, Bias, Other Employment Issues
Sep 3 2019 // QBE North America has introduced a complimentary service, QBE Business Resource Edge, as part of its Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance that is intended to help employers navigate harassment, discrimination and...
Willis Towers Watson’s Jones Named North America CEO by QBE, Replacing Johnston
Aug 15 2019 // QBE Insurance Group has appointed Todd Jones to the role of CEO North America, succeeding Russ Johnston who the company said has decided to seek opportunities outside of QBE. Jones joins QBE from Willis Towers Watson where...
Insurance AI Firm RiskGenius Reports Additional Financing
Jul 17 2019 // RiskGenius, which provides natural language tools for improving the quality and accuracy of insurance policies, has completed a Series B financing led by Hudson Structured Capital Management. The company said it has also...
BHSI Opens Office in Germany, Names QBE’s Krause as Country Manager
Jul 11 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Andreas Krause as country manager for Germany and established a new office in Cologne. With an existing office in Munich, BHSI said it underwrites property,...
QBE’s Gonzalez Named Executive VP, General Counsel at CNA
Jul 1 2019 // Chicago-based commercial property/casualty insurer, CNA, has appointed Jose Ramon Gonzalez as executive vice president and general counsel. Gonzalez will serve as the principal counsel for CNA, leading the company’s...
QBE North America Hires Ryan as SVP of Analytics in New York
Jul 1 2019 // QBE North America, an integrated specialist insurer, has hired Risa Ryan as SVP of Analytics to lead the development and delivery of analytic services. Based in QBE’s New York office, Ryan will be responsible for...
BHSI Names QBE’s Walker as UK Head of Customer and Broker Engagement
Jun 26 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its team in the UK with the appointment of Mark Walker as head of Customer and Broker Engagement. “I’m extremely pleased to have Mark...
QBE North America Appoints Hill as President, Alternative Markets
Jun 10 2019 // Specialty insurer QBE North America has named Kris Hill as president, Alternative Markets. Hill has 25 years of experience in insurance operations and financial positions. She joined QBE in January 2017 as chief financial...
QBE’s Zortman Joins AIG to Lead Private Client Group
Apr 5 2019 // American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and chief executive officer of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net...
HDI Global Specialty to Launch Australia General Aviation Team, Led by QBE’s Bowes
Mar 28 2019 // HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia, the new specialty lines insurer, has recruited Jamie Bowes as head of Aviation as a first step to developing a general aviation footprint in the Asia Pacific markets. Bowes, a...
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...
