All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 13 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its long-term “A+” counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based non-life insurer QBE Insurance Co. (U.K.)...
Jan 12 2006 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of the following subsidiaries of Australian insurer QBE: QBE...
Jan 9 2006 // The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has reportedly agreed to purchase all the stock held by Australia’s QBE Insurance Group in their joint-venture insurance company.As reported by Asia Pulse on...
Nov 10 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ratings and outlook on the recently rebranded QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd., rated “A+” with a stable outlook, (formerly QBE International...
Nov 10 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Luxembourg-based marine insurer British Marine Luxembourg S.A. (BM) to...
Oct 4 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group in Boston has completed the sale of National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company subsidiary to QBE Insurance Group as planned for approximately $142 million. The transaction included...
Sep 27 2005 // Australia’s QBE Insurance Group today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the U.K.-based specialist marine insurer, British Marine Holdings Limited. The deal is expected to close before December 31,...
Aug 17 2005 // Australia’s QBE Insurance Group announced a record profit after tax of A$491 million (US$375 million) for the half year to 30 June 2005, an increase of 43 percent on the profit after tax of A$343 million (US$262...
Jul 27 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group in Boston has agreed to sell its National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company (NFU) subsidiary to QBE Insurance Group for approximately $142 million, subject to adjustment based on closing...
Jun 10 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has upgraded the financial strength rating of the U.K.-based QBE International Insurance Limited (QIIL) to “A” (Excellent) from “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit...
Jun 10 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has upgraded the financial strength rating of QBE Insurance Company (UK) Limited (QBE UK) to “A” (Excellent) from “A-” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to...
Mar 1 2005 // QBE announced on Tuesday it had agreed to acquire Greenhill Underwriting Group, subject to regulatory approval, to enhance its strength and profile in the continental European market.Greenhill is a UK-based underwriting...
Feb 25 2005 // Australia’s QBE Insurance Group announced a record operating profit after tax of A$820 million (U.S. $645 million) for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004, up 43 percent on the profit of A$572 million (U.S.$450 million)...
Dec 29 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a bulletin stating that it does not expect Australian general insurers to be materially affected by the cost of insurance claims arising from the Indian Ocean...
Sep 23 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has assigned a rating of “bbb+” to the proposed £175 million ($315 million) senior notes due 2009 to be issued by Australia’s QBE Insurance Group Limited, the...
Sep 23 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “A+” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Dublin-based non-life reinsurer QBE Reinsurance...
Sep 22 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “A-” senior debt rating to Australian insurer QBE’s Funding Trust III’s US$375 million 20-year zero coupon senior...
Sep 21 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb+” to Australia’s QBE Insurance Group Limited, the non-operating holding company of the QBE group of companies.Best also...
Sep 13 2004 // Fitch Ratings announced from London that it has downgraded Australia’s QBE Insurance Group Limited’s Long-term rating to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. Fitch also it expects to assign an “A”...
Jul 1 2004 // Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced the completion of the sale of 100 percent of the share capital of Zurich Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Zurich Singapore) to QBE Insurance (International) Limited...