All the headlines from our QBE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 8 2019 // QBE North America has launched QBE Integrated Advantage for Financial Institutions—a new dedicated business unit specializing in the segmentThe new unit offers customers access to a single team organized under a one...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...