QBE Insurance Sponsors US$400M Catastrophe Bond via Bridge Street Program December 30, 2025 QBE Insurance Group announced it has closed a new catastrophe bond, which provides the re/insurer with $400 million of collateralized...
Markets/Coverages: QBE and Matrix iQ Partner to Provide UK Fleet Risk Mgmt Solutions July 28, 2025 QBE, the business insurer, has announced a strategic partnership with Matrix iQ, a leading provider of connected vehicle and behavioral...
People Moves: Beazley Taps Swiss Re’s Wunderlich as Head of Parametric Insurance; QBE Promotes Browne to UK Casualty Director June 13, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Beazley and QBE Insurance. A summary of these executive hires follows...
Cyber Incidents in Canada Triple in 2 Years: QBE Research June 6, 2025 Significant cyber incidents have tripled in two years in Canada, driven by technological, socioeconomic and geopolitical factors such as the...
South Africa’s Tiger Brands Offers Settlement to Plaintiffs in Listeriosis Class Action May 14, 2025 By Siyanda Mthethwa Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest food producer, on Monday [May 12] offered to compensate listeriosis victims, marking a major step...
Viewpoint: Regulatory Proposals in Australia, Malaysia Reshape Reinsurance Strategies May 1, 2025 By Kanishka de Silva and Jeffrey Liew The regulatory landscape in the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly evolving, influencing insurers’ risk management and capital adequacy. Australia and Malaysia...
Australia Sues Insurer QBE Over Pricing Discounts, Shares Slip October 23, 2024 Australia’s corporate regulator is taking QBE to court, alleging that the country’s biggest insurer by gross written premiums misled more...
Update: Australia’s QBE More Than Doubles First-Half Profit, but Misses Estimates August 9, 2024 By Ayushman Ojha and Rishav Chatterjee Australia’s QBE Insurance Group on Friday reported a more than twofold jump in its first-half profit, boosted by higher income...
War Insurers Shrug Off Rubymar Sinking in Red Sea, Rates Stable March 4, 2024 By Jonathan Saul The cost of war risk insurance through the Red Sea remained stable on Monday despite the sinking of the Rubymar...
Severe Storms Lash Australia’s East Coast, Killing 9 People December 27, 2023 By Amy Bainbridge Nine people have died in Australia after severe storms lashed the nation’s east coast on Christmas Day and Boxing Day,...