QBE Insurance Group
QBE Europe sees GWP drop 13%
QBE Europe's first half gross written premiums fell 13% to $2.69bn (£1.62bn) from $3.1bn in the same period of 2013.
D L Dale looks to QBE for underwriting hire
QBE's Tim Butcher is to join D L Dale & Others Syndicate 2525 as senior class underwriter from 1 December.
Shares slump at QBE after profit warning
Australian giant QBE has announced its first half results are likely to miss profit expectations by almost A$200m ($188m).
QBE hands GAB Robins TPA deal
QBE has agreed a deal to hand GAB Robins sole control of third party administration services commercial property business acquired from Brit, Post can reveal.
QBE portfolio manager Mendola joins Advent
Lloyd's insurer Advent has appointed QBE Europe’s Sarah Mendola to the new role of head of property binding authorities.
QBE creates emerging markets division
QBE's new division will include its Latin America and Asia-Pacific arms and be led by the insurer's Asia-Pacific CEO David Fried.
Willis launches Shariah compliant real estate product
Willis has launched the UK's first Shariah compliant commercial real estate insurance solution.
Simmons becomes Ecclesiastical's first UK commercial director
Ecclesiastical has appointed Kevin Simmons to the newly created role of commercial director in its UK general insurance business.
C-Suite - Insurer: Take the long-term view
Insurers must stop unsustainable commodity pricing in commercial property claims
MSIG appoints Avraam as class underwriter for health
MSIG has appointed Avraam Avraam to the newly created role of class underwriter for the company’s growing healthcare class.
Dodd touts risk management data standardisation as he takes new role
Former Sirius Financial Solutions director Mike Dodd has joined Risk Solved as a non-executive director having helped in the rebranding of the business from MSM Risk Management.
25% of UK workforce at risk of noise induced hearing loss
A quarter of the UK’s workforce are at an increased risk of noise induced hearing loss because they use headphones while at work, according to a study from an audio technology company.
Fidelity insurance: Inside job
Despite theft and fraud by employees being the second-biggest reason for store loss in the UK, many firms prefer to sweep such incidents under the rug. How can companies protect themselves better?
Market Moves - 22/29 May 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
QBE buys remaining 10% stake in Elders Insurance
Australian giant QBE now wholly owns Elders Insurance Underwriting Agency after buying a 10% stake from agribusiness Elders.
Brit chalks up marginal GWP growth in Q1
Growth of 8.2% within Brit’s direct business contributed to group-wide gross written premium of £336.5m in the opening three months of the year (Q1 2013: £332.6m).
Brit snaps up renewal rights to QBE's aviation business
Brit has reached an agreement to acquire the renewal rights to QBE’s London-based dedicated Lloyd’s aviation business.
QBE promotes casualty, motor directors
QBE has promoted from within for its new casualty and motor directors in the UK and Ireland.
QBE's Fitzpatrick to join Ascot
Ascot Underwriting has appointed David Fitzpatrick as executive underwriter for international casualty.
Career file - David Hall: leaving Aviva for QBE
Aviva corporate and specialty risk managing director David Hall is to leave the business.
Catlin replaces QBE as UK General commercial capacity provider
UK General has signed a three-year capacity arrangement with Catlin Group in a deal that will see QBE replaced as a capacity provider for the managing general agent.
QBE appoints Simpkin chief information officer
QBE has appointed of Malc Simpkin as chief information officer.
BIA Countdown: Q&A with 2007’s young achiever Donna Willis
As part of Post’s countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke a past winner of the Young Achiever accolade.