QBE Insurance Group
QBE ratings unchanged despite cat losses
AM Best has left the ratings of QBE unchanged despite the company almost halving its forecast profit after tax because of catastrophe losses.
QBE pledges to grow following Glasgow move
Business insurer QBE has signalled Scottish expansion plans by moving its Glasgow office to larger premises and to move closer to the central business district.
Axa SA and Ace believed to be vying for HSBC
Axa SA and Ace are believed to be in the final running for HSBC Holdings’s non-life insurance operations.
News analysis: Insurers and reinsurers must start to focus on emerging ‘peak’ risks
Natural catastrophes: Will previous ‘cold spots’ be targeted by insurers and reinsurers?
QBE expands Dubai capabilities
QBE has expanded its Dubai branch’s underwriting capability into general liability facultative reinsurance for Middle Eastern and North African clients.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking: Financial & Professional Lines Insight Report 2011
Based on comprehensive input from over a 150 unique brokers of professional & financial risks, the Financial and Professional Insurers Insight Report 2011 delivers actionable insights on the 16 most used financial professional insurers.
QBE expects 40% drop in profits after tax
Australia-based general insurer QBE expects its profits after tax for 2011 to be down 40% to 50% on the previous year.
Catastrophes could halve QBE profits
QBE has warned its profit margin could be cut in half by catastrophe claims.
QBE appoints French general manager from Marsh
QBE has appointed Jean-Philippe Pagès as general manager of QBE France replacing Jean Basset.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.
Market moves: Insurers lead the way in recruitment
As the industry heads into 2012, insurers appear to be the most active in the recruitment space. Leading the way in Chaucer, with five new global hires, and Chubb, which brought in four new faces for the new year. Meanwhile, Tokio Marine added two staff…
Ascot forms underwriting consortium for power generation
Ascot Underwriting has formed the Strategic Power Consortium, a dedicated technical underwriting vehicle for the power and utilities industry.
Market moves: Ageas and Axa name new MDs
With insurance companies gearing up for the festive holidays, it was a surprisingly busy week in recruitment.
Interview - Edward Fitzmaurice: Broking promises
With Hastings Direct on the cusp of becoming a top five broker and securing its one millionth customer, 2012 could be a landmark year for chief executive Edward Fitzmaurice
Garwyn dropped from QBE loss adjusting panel
Garwyn’s UK division has not been selected for the QBE loss adjusting panel next year, Post can reveal.
QBE names European markets head
QBE has appointed Judy Holt as head of business development, European markets with immediate effect.
QBE gives Judy Holt Europe-wide role
Business insurer QBE has promoted UK head of broker development Judy Holt to be head of business development for European markets, based in London and Brussels.
QBE appoints property underwriter for Dubai
QBE has appointed Vladan Radakovic as a property underwriter in QBE’s Dubai office.
QBE appoints Radakovic to Dubai office
Business insurer QBE has recruited Vladan Radakovic from Chartis to be property underwriter in QBE’s Dubai office.
Review of the year - Lloyd's & London Market: The costliest year ever?
The first half of 2011 saw an unprecedented number of catastrophic events, so how has Lloyd’s and the London market coped?
Slingsby returns to RSA as director of Global speciality lines
Former RSA executive Steve Slingsby is returning to the insurer as programme director for global speciality lines, after a two-year stint at rival QBE.
Slingsby rejoins RSA after QBE role
RSA has named former QBE UK and Europe head of operations Steve Slingsby as global programme director for global specialty lines.
QBE MD resigns following restructure plans
QBE’s managing director of distribution Terry Whittaker has resigned after a year in the role.
Underwriting Service Awards 2011
The second annual Underwriting Service Awards ceremony took place at the Oval cricket ground, London, with more than 250 underwriters in attendance. The winners were determined by the feedback and views of intermediaries, who place risks on behalf of…