QBE

QBE Re promotes Jamie Cook to chief partnership officer

Cook will be responsible for building more effective customer and broker relationships and managing strategic partnerships with retrocessionaires.

Abbie Day, 27 April 2023
QBE takes Beazley’s Davis as global head of cyber

The underwriter will be based in southern California and lead global strategy in cyber for the insurer.

Samuel Casey, 21 April 2023
The Week in 90 Seconds: Marsh Fast Track; NZIA exits; Energy liability losses

Plus the latest executive moves and all the top news of the week.

Rachel Dalton, 21 April 2023
QBE appoints Skeoch as non-executive chairman of European operations

Sir Keith Skeoch takes over from Tim Ingram, who has retired after nine years as chairman.

Ayesha Venkataraman, 19 April 2023
Opinion: Marsh Fast Track lends credence to theories on new era of facilitisation

The cross-line facility launch – in a generally firm market – suggests that the tech-driven era of facilitisation is continuing to gain pace.

Fiona Robertson, 19 April 2023
QBE leads off new Marsh Fast Track facility with 5% line

The facility will be the largest to launch since Aon Client Treaty in 2016.

Adam McNestrie, 18 April 2023
QBE Re takes Aeolus' Richardson as head of Bermuda underwriting

The underwriter will work on developing the Bermuda platform and strengthening the global property proposition.

Samuel Casey, 13 April 2023
Enstar completes $1.9bn LPT with QBE

The deal includes a diversified book of international and NA financial lines, European and NA reinsurance portfolios, and several US discontinued programs.

Jairo Ibarra, 10 April 2023
QBE Syndicate 2999 reports 98.4% CoR as net claims ratio rises

The syndicate said that claims were “marginally worse” than expected in 2022, but manageable.

Abbie Day, 03 April 2023
QBE Syndicate 386 reports 9.5% capacity loss to Names in 2020

The result represented a 4.2-point deterioration from previous mid-point forecasts.

Samuel Casey, 27 February 2023
QBE builds out cyber leadership team with two internal promotions

Erica Kofie and David Warr move up in the cyber team.

Ayesha Venkataraman, 24 February 2023
QBE International underwriting result for 2022 impacted by inflation reserve boost

The group restructured its aggregate reinsurance protection and simplified the top layers of its main cat treaty.

Fiona Robertson, 17 February 2023