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- July 17 2026
QBE promotes Angus Cheung to market lead for hull and liability in North Asia
Hong Kong-based Cheung will be responsible for its hull and liability portfolio across greater China, Vietnam and Japan.
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- July 14 2026
QBE Asia CFO Siang Leng Tay steps in as interim wholesale markets CEO
He takes over from Ronak Shah, who is due to join MSIG Asia in October as regional chief executive.
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- July 9 2026
QBE Asia appoints James Lo as market lead for cargo, marine underwriting
Hong Kong-based Lo joins following over 12 years at HDI Global, where he was most recently head of marine for North Asia and lead underwriter.
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- July 8 2026
QBE Australia Pacific chief executive Sue Houghton to retire
She will remain in the role and continue to lead the business while QBE undertakes a search for her successor.
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- July 2 2026
QBE takes full control of Indian JV after regulatory approval, set to rebrand
Australian carrier buys Prism Johnson's 51% stake in Raheja QBE General Insurance for US$35.5m.
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- July 2 2026
QBE Asia elevates Evariste Yeung to Asia head of motor, A&H, householder
Hong Kong-based Yeung joined QBE in April 2024 and has since served as market lead for motor and A&H in the city, as well as Asia product head for motor.
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- July 1 2026
Richard Hart named QBE’s Asia general counsel
He had served as QBE's senior legal counsel for New Zealand and the Pacific.
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- June 29 2026
QBE appoints Patrick Karlowski as COO for Asia
QBE has also appointed Hong Kong-based Florence Chan as head of data, analytics and AI for Asia, effective from July 13.
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- June 22 2026
QBE appoints Callum O’Brien as head of P&I for Asia
He succeeds Sebastian Tjornelund, who was promoted to Asia head of marine underwriting in December.
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- June 1 2026
QBE appoints Andy Tsui to dual underwriting, people risk roles
Based in Hong Kong, Tsui will report to Lei Yu, chief executive officer of North Asia.
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- May 28 2026
QBE names Johnny Suen as Hong Kong property head
He will lead QBE's property underwriting in Hong Kong, with oversight of property risks across Macau, Taiwan and mainland China (wholesale).
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- April 16 2026
Geopolitics, cyber threats, climate perils test Asian marine insurers: QBE
Marine insurers in Asia face rising risks from extreme weather, cyber threats, geopolitical tensions, and manpower shortages, according to a new QBE report.
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- March 31 2026
QBE hands Mandy Chan expanded role as head of operational power generation, ESG for Asia
Singapore-based Chan, who is currently Asia senior engineering underwriter, will continue to lead QBE's operational power generation portfolio and regional ESG initiatives.
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- March 19 2026
QBE launches transaction liability practice in Asia with Reuben Lee appointment
Singapore-based Lee, who joins from Willis, will focus on growth and risk management in the M&A insurance space.
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- March 16 2026
QBE Re takes Aspen’s Soichiro Tanaka as Southeast Asia head
Singapore-based Tanaka will report directly to Cindy Foo, head of treaty in Asia.
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- March 13 2026
QBE adds Joanna Balmer to New Zealand corporate team
Balmer, has over two decades of experience in the industry, joins from WTW.
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- March 6 2026
QBE hires Zurich’s Chai Guan Lim as head of distribution in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Lim was most recently chief agency officer of Zurich Malaysia.
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- March 5 2026
‘Accomplished leader’ Shambhavi Amin joins Raheja QBE as chief claims officer
She joins after 25 years at Reliance General Insurance.
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- March 2 2026
QBE to take full control of Indian non-life JV Raheja QBE in US$35.5m deal
Australian carrier will buy out the 51% shareholding from its Indian partner Prism Johnson, terminating an 18-year-old partnership.
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- February 23 2026
QBE appoints Chubb’s Carles Tondo as head of property for Asia
Tondo, who will report to South Asia CEO Stephen Geisler, will assume the portfolio from Brendan Dunlea.
