QBE News
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NewsFull Five Star Rating Report: Commercial and Personal Lines 2024/25 is now available
Insurance Times reveals full insurer rankings on service across both commercial and personal lines, with 16 insurers included in 2025’s final report
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NewsBackchat: January/February 2025
Office moves, chairship conclusion, a podcast launch and a tour with a difference – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsLondon-based MGA announces £420m capacity deal with QBE
’It’s fantastic to be taking our partnership with QBE past the 25-year mark with this new five-year capacity deal,’ says leader
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NewsDiscount rate decision set to deliver premium decrease for motorists
’The increase of the personal injury discount rate should bring some consistency to aspects of how motor insurance premiums and payouts are calculated across the UK,’ says head of general insurance
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IT Awards 2024Insurance Times Awards 2024: QBE tackling mental health challenges with Minds in Business tool
Dave Dexter, QBE’s risk solutions practice leader, talks about the company’s entry for the Excellence in Risk Management award
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IT Awards 2024Insurance Times Awards 2024: QBE’s commitment to diversity and inclusion helps embed ‘sustainable cultural change’
Harry Benham, inclusion manager at QBE, talks about the firm’s entry for the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence award
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NewsMGA secures QBE seed funding for ‘algorithmic trading proposition’
Both firms believe algorithmic trading presents opportunities for growth in the future of insurance
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IT Awards 2024Insurance Times Awards 2024: Sedgwick touts ‘win-win’ business partnership with QBE
Adam Bayliss, resource solutions director at Sedgwick, talks about the firm’s partnership with QBE for the Business Partner of the Year award
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NewsQBE opens new office as part of UK broker strategy
’Brokers were clear about what they wanted,’ says head of trading
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NewsQBE raises the curtain on new cyber product
Group chief executive says ‘strategic investments’ in cyber has ‘strengthened’ the firm’s ability to ‘shield’ its clients
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NewsInsurer warns risk managers of growing cyber threats
’Risk managers need to look towards greater preparedness,’ says portfolio manager
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NewsQBE issues plea as fires linked to lithium-ion batteries rise
’The UK government needs to impose more stringent safety requirements to reduce fire frequency,’ says practice leader
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NewsSSR and QBE ink new five year deal
’Our partnership with SSR is a true demonstration of collaborative solutions,’ says head of trading
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NewsQBE promotes for new executive director of international markets
’He will be focused on continuing to shape and grow our wholesale business,’ says managing director
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NewsQBE narrows gender and ethnicity pay gaps
While progress to reduce pay gaps has been made, “challenges remain” that need to be addressed, says people director of culture and employee experience
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NewsQBE joins Biba as a partner
’I very much welcome them into the Biba family,’ says chief executive
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NewsClaimant who forged daughter’s birth certificate and sought £600k of fake damages jailed
’The level of deception was exceptional,’ says claims manager
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NewsInsurer issues warning as employee mistakes expose workplaces to cyber criminals
‘Employees can be your weakest link when it comes to cyber security’, says head of cyber proposition
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NewsQBE snaps up former Allianz distribution manager to expand trading team
’We have gained real traction across all our regional offices,’ says director
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NewsQBE International improves COR and grows GWP by 18%
However, the QBE Insurance Group as a whole saw its COR increase by nearly four percentage points
