QBE Insurance Group
State of the Broker Nation Extra: Insurers
In this extra part of the State of the Broker Nation, we find out what brokers really think about their insurers. Michèle Bacchus asked them plainly – and she has received some frank answers
QBE's Richard Pryce on why the insurance industry must seek certainty on Brexit
We all planned for it but it’s fair to say that few among us believed we would actually have to execute our Brexit contingency strategies.
David Hertzell, Aviva, Allianz, Axa and QBE among 2016 Insurance Fraud Awards winners
David Hertzell was crowned winner of the achievement award at last night’s Insurance Fraud Awards.
Post’s Top 100 UK insurer rankings 2016
The results are out. Has your company made Post’s Top 100 UK insurers 2016?
Top 100 UK Insurers 2016: Top 20 insurers: Regional office map
Where can you find the offices of the Top 20 UK insurers? Find out in our interactive map.
Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers: Full 100 listing
Each year Post works in association with ratings agency AM Best to put together a list of the UK’s top 100 insurers.
Top UK Insurers ranking 2016: Number 11 – QBE European Operations
Rank: 11 (2014 rank: 10)
Asia Analysis: Hong Kong's electric roads
The growing popularity of electric vehicles in Hong Kong is creating opportunities and challenges for motor insurers writes Nicky Burridge.
QBE hires Teixeira for bancassurance and emerging markets' roles
Australian giant QBE has hired Marcelo Teixeira in a dual role.
D&O innovation
With a spate of innovation in the directors’ & officers’ market, how is the cover staying relevant in a constantly changing world?
Australian Securities and Investments Commission targets add-ons
Some of Australia's largest insurers have been named in a critical report examining car insurance add-ons sold by car dealers.
QBE reduces Hong Kong workforce by 20 for "better efficiency"
Australia-headquartered global insurer QBE informed 20 of its Hong Kong staff on 6 September they were being made redundant.
Allianz says plans to replace to replace QBE-bound Broughton "well developed"
Andrew Broughton has left Allianz where he was director of commercial broker markets and will join QBE as executive general manager of corporate partners and direct.
Week in Post: Amazon Echo; pills that make you hard; CMC scourge and elderly drivers
This week Post reporter Rosie Quigley and I were given a tour around the Accenture Innovation Lab at Plantation Place in the City.
QBE creates chief underwriting role for Australia and New Zealand
QBE's group chief actuary to become chief underwriting officer for Australia and New Zealand.
QBE cancels £31.1m deal with Network Rail
A £31.1m insurance arrangement between QBE and Network Rail was not renewed in the first half of the year because of “unacceptable terms”.
Europe: French risk landscape sees growing threats
French businesses expect the threat environment to become more difficult to navigate in the near term.
QBE could set up post-Brexit EU entity ‘before 2018’
QBE could set up a legal entity in Europe before the end of next year if a decision over passporting rights has not yet been made.
QBE's first half profits fall 46%; Australia and New Zealand CEO exits
Australian giant QBE's 2016 first half after tax global profits declined 46% to $265m (£203m)compared with $488m in the same period last year.
Manulife and QBE enhance Hong Kong agreement for agents
Life insurer Manulife has signed an agreement to extend its relationship with Australian giant QBE which allows Manulife's agents in Hong Kong to sell general insurance products.
Roundtable: Have insurers got their IT priorities back to front?
Have insurers mistakenly prioritised digitalisation to the detriment of improving back office processes, with potential consequences in terms of regulatory compliance, productivity and customer service?
QBE to ‘simplify’ its claims handling operation in Chelmsford
QBE will streamline its claims handling business to remove “unnecessary layers of complication”.
BIA 2016: Major loss; claims initiative – insurer and outsourced; risk consultancy and in-house risk management
Major Loss; Claims Initiative of the Year – Insurer; Claims Initiative of the Year – Outsourced Partner; Risk Management Award – In-House & Insurable Risk Managers; Risk Consultancy
Jonathan Evans, Maurice Tulloch, Aviva, Allianz and Covea among 2016 BIA winners
Former chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services Jonathan Evans, pictured, was last night acclaimed as the achievement winner at the British Insurance Awards.