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- July 2 2025
QBE Asia amps up wholesale team with 2 senior leadership appointments
Wholesale insurer has named Hong Kong-based Cynthia Huang head of Taiwan and Greater China desk (facultative reinsurance) and Singapore-based Young Jun Lee as head of wholesale Asia, construction and engineering.
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- June 27 2025
QBE promotes Patricia Priest to chief underwriting and transformation officer for Australia Pacific
Sydney-based Priest has been with QBE for over five years.
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- June 26 2025
QBE confirms new claims ‘strategic direction’, with ‘roles impacted’
Rachel Elmes, Arron Mann, Brenton Crabb, and Kate Peterson will leave the firm, IAN understands.
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- June 26 2025
QBE names Jo Hatcher as consumer MD for Australia Pacific
Sydney-based Hatcher has been with QBE for six years and has been general manager for SME and digital innovation since 2022.
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- June 19 2025
Fitch upgrades QBE with reserve risk volatility set to ease, net income hits US$1.8bn in 2024
Rating agency upgrades insurer financial strength ratings of QBE Insurance Group's core subsidiaries to AA- (very strong), and QBE's long-term issuer default rating to A with a stable outlook.
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- June 12 2025
QBE to underwrite MGA Blue Zebra’s Australian motor business
New capacity provider replaces Youi, which has decided to move away from broking channel.
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- June 5 2025
QBE appoints Sebastian Tjornelund as interim head of marine for Asia
Tjornelund succeeds Rama Chandran, who is leaving to head specialty MGA Rokstone's new office in Singapore.
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- May 26 2025
QBE Insurance gets rating upgrade on improved underwriting and pricing discipline: S&P Global
The insurer, which reported a COR of 93.1% in 2024, is reducing exposure to peak perils, de-risking exposure to non-core line reserves and plans to run-off non-core middle market business.
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- May 9 2025
Cut taxes to bring relief to Australian policyholders, QBE chairman says
Australia’s state government insurance taxes raised US$2.2bn more than the entire industry’s profits in 2024.
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- May 2 2025
Mobile plant specialist UAA renews 10-year capacity agreement with QBE
Binder agreement also provides capacity to the New Zealand arm of the Steadfast-owned underwriting agency.
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- March 17 2025
QBE Asia strengthens Japan fac offering with Guy Carpenter veteran
Singapore-based Chie Yamamura will take over as the insurer's head of Japan desk effective from April 1.
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- February 27 2025
QBE Asia makes wholesale market foray with Ronak Shah as CEO
Shah will retain his position as CEO of QBE Singapore until his successor is found.
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- February 26 2025
QBE hands Julie Starley permanent role as chief claims officer for Australia Pacific
She had held the role on an interim basis following the departure of Jon Fox at the end of 2024.
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- February 21 2025
QBE FY24 GWP up only 3% to US$22.4bn on portfolio exits, lower crop premium
Insurer reports an improved COR of 93.1%, supported by a favourable catastrophe experience, alongside a more stable central estimate reserve development.
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- February 17 2025
QBE beefs up leadership by snapping up Beazley Digital CEO Ian Fantozzi
Fantozzi joins the Australian insurance group's leadership team as group executive for technology and operations.
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- February 17 2025
Increasing costs, reduced profitability main challenge for SMEs in Hong Kong and Singapore: QBE
In Hong Kong, staff acquisition and retention and labour shortage is the second biggest concern for 50% of SMEs, while in Singapore, 56% of respondents are worried about sales growth and reduced customer spending.
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- December 11 2024
QBE’s Australia Pacific chief claims officer Jon Fox departs
Recruitment for Fox’s successor has commenced, in the interim the insurer's managing director for consumer Julie Starley will step in, a spokesperson told IAN.
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- December 4 2024
QBE Asia elevates Klaas Dijkstra to chief operating officer, Asia
Hong Kong-based Dijkstra will lead strategy development, business transformation, and data & analytics initiatives across Asia.
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- December 2 2024
Thermal runaway, manufacturing defects the most overlooked risks for lithium-ion batteries: QBE
Businesses should work with relevant stakeholders to mitigate disruption risks through robust supply chain management and compliance strategies, the carrier said in the latest report.
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- November 26 2024
QBE Insurance promotes Jamie Kelly to group chief compliance officer
Sydney-based Kelly, who was previously interim executive/group head of risk culture and conduct, will lead the carrier's global compliance function, reporting to group chief risk officer Fiona Larnach.
