QBE Insurance Group
QBE hires Bocca for trade credit role
QBE Trade Credit has appointed Ian Bocca as manager of new business development UK with effect from 1 May.
Five shortlisted for Claims Awards Rising Star gong
Post can today exclusively reveal the shortlist for the Claims Awards Rising Star category.
QBE appoints Bocca as UK trade credit manager
Business specialist QBE has appointed Ian Bocca to join QBE Trade Credit as manager, new business development UK, effective from 1 May.
Claims Awards 2012 shortlist announced
Insurers RSA and Sterling lead the way in nominations for the 2012 Claims Awards with three each.
Hong Kong GI business grows 10%
Hong Kong's Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has revealed that total gross premiums of the Hong Kong general insurance industry in 2011 grew 10.7% to $34.7bn with net premiums up 8.5% to $23.8bn compared with 2010.
QBE finds firms expect two-year recovery
A pre-budget survey by commercial lines insurer QBE has found that 77% of UK businesses expect it to be two years or more before the UK sees a full economic recovery – with half (49%) not expecting a turnaround for three years or more.
Market moves: Insurers are the main movers
Insurers were, once again, the main movers and shakers this week, Ecclesiastical leading the way with the appointment of four new directors, while Allianz, QBE, XL and Arc Legal also welcomed new staff.
Axa/QBE deals likely to pave way for onslaught of investment in Far East
The multimillion-pound deals struck in South East Asia by Axa and QBE last week produced the first ripple of what is expected to grow into a tidal wave of investment enquiries in the fast-growing region.
Law report: Claimants win in breach of covenant claim
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Post magazine – 15 March 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The 10 most read stories from www.insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
No rating impact on QBE after HSBC acquisitions
QBE Insurance Group's ratings will not be affected by the proposed acquisition of HSBC Holdings' general insurance businesses in Argentina and Hong Kong.
QBE to launch global reinsurrance team under new brand
QBE is in the process of combining its worldwide reinsurance operations under a single management team which will come together under the unified brand QBE Re.
HSBC sells GI units to Axa and QBE
Axa and HSBC announced today they have entered into an agreement whereby the French insurance giant would acquire the bank's property and casualty businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico.
Axa and QBE strike deals with HSBC for Asian and Central/South American P&C businesses
Axa and HSBC announced today they have entered into an agreement whereby the French insurance giant would acquire the bank’s property and casualty businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico.
QBE expands Dubai office capabilities
QBE's Dubai branch is now offering GAP insurance and auto extended warranty on a reinsurance basis to cedants dealing with auto dealers and banks operating in the GCC market.
QBE reveals e-trading and motor underwriting appointments
QBE has this morning unveiled the double appointment of David Greaves as head of e-trading and Fast Flow operations and outgoing Aviva employee Robert Dodd as senior motor underwriter.
The rise of King Artur: interview with Garwyn CEO Artur Niemczewski
After his grandparents escaped the clutches of the Nazis during the Second World War, Artur Niemczewski spent his formative years in communist Poland. The recently appointed Garwyn chief executive reflects on his past as a nuclear scientist and outlines…
Neal becomes group CEO for QBE as O'Halloran retires
QBE Insurance Group has confirmed John Neal will succeed Frank O'Halloran as group chief executive officer when he retires.
QBE's results hit by catastrophes
Australian insurer QBE reported gross written premium in Europe of $4,828m (2010: £4,156m) but a combined ratio up five points to 95.5%.
Top 10 news stories
Find out what the market has been reading about this week with the top 10 news stories from www.insuranceinsight.eu
Roundtable: Climate change - what are the implications?
Environment-related risks will shift significantly over the coming decades, so what can insurers, brokers and loss adjusters do to prepare for the future?
QBE merges divisions under Harries
QBE is merging its casualty international into its professional and financial lines business to form a new division led by financial lines boss David Harries.
QBE merges casualty, professional and financial lines
Business insurance specialist QBE is combining its casualty international and professional and financial lines teams to form a new division, from 27 February 2012.