Latest QBE Headlines
All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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,...
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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...
QBE, Jorgensen & Company to Offer E&O Coverage to RIAs
Aug 3 2018 // QBE North America has expanded its operating agreement with Jorgensen & Co., a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, to offer errors and omissions insurance on an admitted basis to small,...
QBE, AmWINS Launch E&O Coverage for Architects, Engineers, Design Businesses
Jul 17 2018 // QBE North America has formed a partnership with AmWINS Program Underwriters (APU) to offer errors and omissions coverage for architects, engineers and design (A&E) businesses. The launch is part of QBE’s...
Allianz Eyes M&A Targets Zurich, Hartford, QBE, Argo and More After Missing Out on XL
Jun 12 2018 // A $94 billion financial behemoth is keeping the market on tenterhooks about its next move. Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz SE, is in the early stages of evaluating a variety of potential acquisition targets as...
QBE’s Lingafelter to Head Berkshire Hathaway Specialty in Australasia as Colahan Moves to UK, Europe
Jun 4 2018 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Mark Lingafelter as president, BHSI, Australasia. He assumes responsibility for the BHSI Australasia region from Chris Colahan, who is moving into the role of...
QBE Adds Inland Marine Property Coverage for Construction Risks
May 25 2018 // QBE North America is continuing its inland marine product expansion with the launch of The Solution for Builder’s Risk, a comprehensive policy offering with coverages tailored for construction projects. Features of...
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May 21 2018 // Kansas City-based independent insurance broker, Lockton, named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer. Taiym will focus on digital innovation and new technologies to help Lockton. He most recently...
QBE Invests in HyperScience Artificial Intelligence for Office Work
May 3 2018 // QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE) through its QBE Ventures, has closed an investment into HyperScience, a machine learning company focused on building artificial intelligence products for automating office work. In...
Wells Fargo’s Brogan Named Central Region Exec for QBE North America
Apr 13 2018 // QBE North America has hired Kevin Brogan as regional executive – Central Region, accountable for the region’s profitable growth across QBE’s specialized insurance business portfolio, as well as the...
QBE’s Revamped Executive Team Includes Singh as CFO, Swiss Re’s Grewal as CRO
Apr 12 2018 // 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...
