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QBE is an international insurance and reinsurance company with a local presence in 26 countries, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The reinsurance arm is named QBE Re.
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Ransomware attacks to surge 40% by 2026 amid AI and cloud vulnerabilities: QBE
7th October 2025
Ransomware attacks are predicted to escalate in the coming years, with the number of publicly named victims expected to rise by 40% by the end of 2026, a new QBE report warns. The report, titled Cloud cover: forecasting digital disruption in a cybercrime climate, and compiled by Control Risk, forecasts a ... Read the full article
QBE NA names Jayne Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader
30th September 2025
QBE North America, a provider of commercial insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jayne Cunningham as Senior Vice President and Environmental Underwriting Leader, reporting to Dan Fortin, President of Specialty Insurance. Based in North Carolina, Cunningham brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, including more than 20 ... Read the full article
QBE names Geisler as CEO of South Asia and Bethell as Head of Partnerships, Asia
26th August 2025
Australian insurer QBE has appointed Stephen Geisler as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South Asia and Ross Bethell as Head of Partnerships for its Asia business. The pair will be based in Singapore and report to Rob Kosova, CEO of QBE Asia. Geisler will take on his new role from September ... Read the full article
QBE promotes Virginie Massé to Head of European Claims
20th August 2025
Australian insurer QBE has announced the promotion of Virginie Massé to Head of European Claims, effective 1st September 2025. In her new role, Massé will remain based in Paris and report to Mike East, Claims Director at QBE European Operations (EO). She brings 25 years of experience in claims and has spent ... Read the full article
QBE’s net profit hit $1bn in H1’25, GWP grew 6%
11th August 2025
Australian insurer QBE has reported a statutory net profit after tax of $1.02 billion for the first half of 2025, a 27.4% increase from $802 million in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted net profit after tax was $997 million, up from $777 million in H1’24, resulting in an adjusted ... Read the full article
QBE expands into Dutch marine insurance market with key appointment
4th August 2025
QBE, an insurer with operations in over 25 countries, has announced the appointment of Paul Peerdeman to lead the launch of its marine insurance portfolio in the Netherlands. The move is part of QBE’s strategy to strengthen its presence in key European markets by offering locally tailored solutions for global trade. Peerdeman ... Read the full article
QBE partners with Matrix iQ to offer fleet data and risk management platform
29th July 2025
QBE, a business insurance provider, has entered into a partnership with Matrix iQ, a company that offers connected vehicle and driver behaviour data services. As part of the collaboration, QBE customers will gain access to Matrix iQ’s platform, which works with various telematics systems. The platform combines multiple data sources—including claims information—into ... Read the full article
QBE appoints Anna Connolly as European Property Product Manager
22nd July 2025
Commercial insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Anna Connolly as European Property Product Manager. Based in London, Connolly will join QBE’s European Operations (EO) team on 1st October 2025, reporting to Naintara Agarwal, EO Director of Underwriting and Portfolio Management. Connolly joined QBE in 2009 as a Geographical Risk Analyst before ... Read the full article
QBE North America launches Life Sciences insurance offering
8th July 2025
QBE North America, part of the global insurer QBE, has launched a new Life Sciences insurance product designed to address the complex and evolving risks faced by medical product developers, manufacturers, and distributors. The product provides liability protection across a broad range of classifications, including clinical trials, dental and medical devices, ... Read the full article
QBE appoints Henrik Larsen as Nordics General Manager
17th June 2025
Commercial insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Henrik Larsen as General Manager for the Nordics, effective 23rd June 2025. Based in Copenhagen, Larsen will lead QBE’s team across Denmark and Sweden to strengthen the company’s market position in the region. He will report to Beatriz Valenti, Director of Insurance, QBE ... Read the full article
Adrian Browne named UK Casualty Director at QBE
5th June 2025
Australian insurers QBE has announced the appointment of Adrian Browne as Director of Underwriting, Casualty for the UK, taking over the role from Anna Bennertt who is retiring at the end of 2025. Browne has over two decades of experience in insurance, spanning actuarial pricing and underwriting leadership. He has been part ... Read the full article
Harris to succeed Duclos as Chair of QBE Capital
3rd June 2025
QBE Insurance has appointed Christopher Harris as Chair of QBE Capital, effective 9 May 2025. Harris will serve as the successor to Dave Duclos, the outgoing Chair of QBE Capital, who will retire in July 2025. QBE stated that Duclos's 9-year tenure has seen the successful evolution of the role of the ... Read the full article
British businesses increasingly adopting AI despite rise in cybersecurity risks: QBE
2nd June 2025
Most UK businesses are rapidly embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI), with 95% already using or looking into it, despite an increase in cyberthreats, with 80% of businesses in the country believing cyber risks are on the rise and over half (53%) having experience a cyber attack in the past year, QBE’s ... Read the full article
S&P upgrades QBE’s ratings on improved underwriting and pricing discipline
23rd May 2025
S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term issuer credit rating on QBE Insurance to 'A' from 'A-', and has also raised the issuer credit and financial strength ratings on its core operating entities to 'AA-' from 'A+'. According to S&P, the upgrade reflects its view that QBE’s earnings resilience has strengthened, ... Read the full article
QBE’s GWP up 7% to $8.3bn in Q1’25
9th May 2025
Australian insurer QBE has reported strong gross written premium growth in Q1 2025, up 7% compared to the same period of 2024 to $8.3 billion. Excluding premium rate increases of 3.4%, QBE noted that ex-rate growth of 7% was driven by ongoing and relatively broad momentum in International and North America. The ... Read the full article
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