Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
QBE North America Names AIG’s Davide as Senior VP for Risk Management
Jan 5 2016 // QBE North America said announced that Joseph Davide has joined the organization as senior vice president, Risk Management, QBE’s large risk business in North America. This business is part of QBE’s Standard...
QBE Insurance Opens Kuala Lumpur Office to Boost Malaysia Business Prospects
Dec 31 2015 // QBE Insurance Malaysia has opened a new office in the heart of Kuala Lumper city, expanding the company’s branch network in the country to a total of 15 locations, across eight states. QBE Insurance Malaysia, which...
Fireman’s Fund’s Skrynecki Joins QBE North America as VP Agriculture
Nov 2 2015 // QBE North America has appointed Glenn Skrynecki as vice president for agriculture in its property/casualty division. In this national role, Skrynecki will be responsible for the management of QBE North America’s...
QBE, Jorgensen & Co. to Offer Accountants Professional Liability Coverage
Oct 6 2015 // QBE North America and Jorgensen & Co., a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, have formed an underwriting agreement to provide accountants and consultants professional liability insurance...
QBE Names Allianz’s Grote SVP, P/C Commercial Lines
Oct 5 2015 // QBE North America has welcomed a veteran industry executive to its leadership team. Walter Grote has joined QBE North America as senior vice president, commercial property/casualty, and will be based in the Chicago...
QBE Relocates Wulff to Hong Kong, Anticipating Growth of Credit & Surety in Asia
Sep 23 2015 // QBE Emerging Markets – Asia Pacific announced that its group general manager of Credit & Surety, Richard Wulff, will be relocating to Hong Kong from Singapore, effective January 2016. Wulff is relocating to...
QBE Asia Pacific Appoints Allan as General Manager – Claims, Asia Pacific
Sep 10 2015 // QBE Asia Pacific announced the appointment of Martin Allan to the role of general manager – Claims, Asia Pacific, with effect from September 8, 2015. In this role, Allan is responsible for managing the claims function...
QBE North America Names Fireman’s Fund’s Zortman as President, Standard Lines
Sep 8 2015 // QBE North America said that it has named former Fireman’s Fund executive Kathleen O. Zortman as president, Standard Lines, for property/casualty insurance. Zortman will have responsibility for QBE North...
QBE Appoints Lingafelter as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Region
Aug 31 2015 // QBE Insurance has appointed Mark Lingafelter as managing director of its Asia Pacific region with effect from September 1, 2015. Based in Singapore, Lingafelter will be accountable for the ongoing execution of the QBE Asia...
QBE North America Names Griffith Executive VP for Distribution
Aug 24 2015 // QBE North America announced that Brian Griffith will join the organization on August 31 as executive vice president, Field Management and Distribution. The insurer said Griffith will lead the strategy for all distribution...
QBE Completes Sale of Argentine Workers’ Compensation Business
Aug 11 2015 // QBE announced it has completed of the sale of the group’s workers’ compensation business in Argentina to La Caja Aseguradora de Riesgos de Trabajo ART SA, a company wholly owned by the Werthein Group, which has...
QBE Names Fagen as Group Chief Strategy Officer; Plant Is Promoted
Jul 29 2015 // Sydney, Australia-headquartered QBE has appointed Colin Fagen as group chief strategy officer, in a new role “designed to create a strong platform for growth across the group,” according to Group Chief...
QBE North America Names Pruss Head of P/C Personal Lines
Jul 20 2015 // QBE North America said Eric Pruss, formerly of Chubb and Fireman’s Fund, has joined the organization as senior vice president and head of Property/Casualty Personal Lines. Pruss will lead the business of personal...
QBE North America Adds Fry, Remy as Specialty Program Underwriting VPs
Jul 20 2015 // QBE North America announced two new underwriting vice presidents in the company’s Specialty Programs unit – Erin Fry and Bob Remy. Fry joins QBE from XL, where she was vice president and head of professional...
QBE Selling Lender-Placed Insurance Business for $90M
Jul 16 2015 // QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Australia’s second-largest insurer by market value, agreed to sell its North American mortgage and lender services business to National General Holdings Corp. for $90 million. The...
QBE Europe to Grow Middle East Casualty Business; Parfitt Appointed
Jun 19 2015 // QBE European Operations has announced plans to grow its casualty business in the MENA region. Laetitia Parfitt joined the team in Dubai this week as senior casualty underwriter. Parfitt will be responsible for developing...
Insurers Stepping Toward Greater Green Investment Footprint
Jun 18 2015 // This is the second of a two-part column on green bonds.The first installment focused on bond sales. Australian carrier QBE Insurance Group Ltd. has invested $190 million Australian Dollars ($148.42 million) in four green...
Former QBE Insurance Executive, Consultant Charged with Embezzling $2.6M
Jun 16 2015 // A former QBE Insurance Group Ltd. executive and an accomplice embezzled $2.6 million by submitting phony invoices in which the name of the chief financial officer was forged, according to U.S. prosecutors. James J. Shea, a...
Many UK Businesses Do Not Take Risk Culture Seriously: QBE Europe Survey
Jun 15 2015 // The vast majority of UK businesses (70 percent) are failing to address the importance of embedding a positive risk culture*, according to survey conducted by UK business insurance specialist QBE European Operations, which...
QBE Appoints Huber as Head of European Liability
May 4 2015 // London-based QBE European Operations, which is part of QBE Insurance Group, has appointed Thomas Huber to lead the expansion of its European liability portfolio. Huber has joined as head of European liability with...
