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QBE Re names Soichiro Tanaka as Head of Southeast Asia
16th March 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of insurer QBE Insurance Group, has named Soichiro Tanaka as its new Head of Southeast Asia. Tanaka has more than 13 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance markets across Asia. He joins from Aspen Insurance Holdings, where he served as a Senior Underwriter and played ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance
29th January 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance group QBE, has announced the appointment of Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance. Based in New York, Phua will report to Salvatore Sama, Executive Director for North America at QBE Re, and work closely with Shane Lawlor, Executive Director and Head of ... Read the full article
Calidris marks market entry with sidecar transaction and leadership expansion
22nd January 2026
Calidris Investment Partners, a Bermuda-based investment manager specialising in the insurance sector, has announced its market entry with the successful completion of its inaugural insurance sidecar transaction and the expansion of its senior leadership team. The firm, which is backed by Redbird Capital Partners, served as lead investor in the launch ... Read the full article
QBE Re announces debut $550m casualty sidecar
7th January 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance group QBE, has completed its debut casualty sidecar, George Street Re, marking its entry into the sidecar market through a fully collateralized quota share reinsurance transaction exceeding $550 million. The George Street Re sidecar, backed by institutional investors Culpeper Capital Partners, Calidris Investment ... Read the full article
Nick Hankin appointed QBE Re Managing Director
15th December 2025
Nick Hankin has been appointed as Managing Director of QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, effective from 1st January 2026. Hankin, who currently serves as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of QBE International, succeeds Chris Killourhy, following his transition to Group Chief Financial Officer earlier this year. According to ... Read the full article
QBE Re expands into structured reinsurance with Robert Turner hire
25th November 2025
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Robert Turner as Global Head of Structured Reinsurance. The hire is part of the company’s strategy to expand into structured reinsurance. In his new role, Turner will drive broker and cedant engagement, ensuring QBE Re can meet their ... Read the full article
Commitment to long-term stability will ensure enduring success: QBE Re’s Killourhy
21st October 2025
Executives at QBE Re noted that while they have seen some market softening, it remains manageable where rates are adequate, with some pricing pressures expected in property at 1.1, the casualty market to remain broadly stable, and a focus on discipline and long-term partnerships in specialty lines. In an interview with ... Read the full article
QBE Re announces key appointments as part of its simplified leadership structure
10th July 2025
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group has unveiled a new simplified leadership structure, announcing a number of key appointments across markets and product areas. Leading QBE Re’s EMEA, International and North American markets are three seasoned executives: Abdallah Balbeisi, who has been appointed Executive Director of Europe, Middle ... Read the full article
Tracey Gibbons becomes QBE Re’s Global Head of Strategic Development
11th March 2025
Tracey Gibbons has been appointed Global Head of Strategic Development at QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group. The executive, who has over 40 years’ experience in multiple classes of business, has been part of QBE Re since 2021, when she joined the company as Head of QBE ... Read the full article
QBE secures class 4 license in Bermuda
12th December 2024
Global insurer QBE now has a class 4 license in Bermuda, providing the reinsurance arm, QBE Re, with further optionality in the balance sheets it offers its cedants. In a recent LinkedIn post, QBE Re said, “This is a great complement to the underwriting capability we have been building in Bermuda ... Read the full article
Meredith Ramcharan & Grace Beveridge join QBE Re’s NA casualty team
1st November 2024
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, has announced the appointments of Meredith Ramcharan as VP Casualty Treaty Team Leader and Grace Beveridge as Lead Treaty Underwriter. These key hires will strengthen the firm’s North America (NA) Casualty Treaty team, with both new team members based at QBE Re’s ... Read the full article
Long-term partnerships and stability key for QBE Re: Jamie Cook
9th September 2024
Global reinsurer QBE Re is in growth mode, and as the firm pivots towards a longer-term view of the business and the client base continues to shift, deeper and more enduring relationships are paramount, according to Jamie Cook, Chief Partnership Officer. Around the annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Brigstocke as Head of A&H and names four new hires
2nd September 2024
QBE Re has announced the addition of five new hires to its Accident & Health (A&H) team, appointing Henry Brigstocke as the new Head of A&H, who is joined by Mollie Sallery as Assistant Underwriter. The reinsurer also added Georgina Raeburn to the London team as Senior Underwriter, and Harriet Ayre ... Read the full article
Bay Harbor Re appoints QBE Re’s Mark LaManna as SVP of Casualty Underwriting
2nd August 2024
Cayman Islands-domiciled reinsurer Bay Harbor Re has recently announced the appointment of Mark LaManna as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Casualty Underwriting. LaManna brings 35 years of industry experience to his new role, with expertise in casualty primary insurance underwriting, specialty program management, and property and casualty treaty reinsurance underwriting. He joins ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Ismaeel Adams joins QBE Re as Regional Head of Africa
11th June 2024
Ismaeel Adams has joined QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, as Regional Head of Africa. Based in Dubai, Adams is joining QBE Re after eight years with global reinsurer Swiss Re, where he most recently served as Vice President - Regional Manager Southern Africa. Through his tenure at Swiss ... Read the full article
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