QBE Insurance Group
People Moves: 2 – 6 March 2026
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
QBE divests arm with UK business to Swiss Re
QBE has entered into an agreement to divest its global trade credit and surety business to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group.
QBE gets ready to launch into media PI
QBE is preparing to launch into the media professional indemnity market and has recruited two underwriters ahead of rolling out the product.
People Moves: 5 – 9 January 2026
Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance.
People Moves: 15 – 19 December 2025
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
People Moves: 8 – 12 December 2025
Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves.
End of Year Review 2025: Premium Credit’s Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas, chief sales officer at Premium Credit, applauds how Biba and the FCA have collaborated this year, suggests a top 5 commercial insurer might get snapped up in 2026 and predicts great things for Lee Mooney at Markel.
QBE promotes Wilkinson to succeed Bickers in motor trade
QBE has promoted Hannah Wilkinson to underwriting manager of motor trade in the UK, effective 1 October.
Ex-MIB boss and QBE and Aviva claims leader Clayden joins reinsurer
Former CEO of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, Dominic Clayden, has joined Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group Compre in the newly created role of interim global claims director.
Blog: Counting up the commercial longevity
Which is longer: the average tenure of a FTSE 100 CEO or that of a commercial insurance leader? Emmanuel Kenning calculates the numbers and finds a surprisingly short job-title occupancy in the sector.
Insurance United Against Dementia names Marsh UK CEO Lay as new chair
Insurance United Against Dementia has appointed Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK, as its new campaign chair.
People Moves: 2 – 6 June 2025
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
British businesses embracing AI – QBE
More than 9 in 10 UK businesses (95%) are now using artificial intelligence or looking into it, according to research by QBE.
QBE’s Fitzgerald on doubling in the regions, and what comes next
In the past three years, QBE has doubled its gross written premium in the regions and is not taking its “foot off the growth”, UK regions director Andy Fitzgerald tells Insurance Age, promising consistency for brokers.
Biba 2025 Countdown: QBE’s Stacey Flannery
With only one month to go until the Biba 2025 conference, Stacey Flannery, head of trading (Manchester) at QBE, kicks off Insurance Age’s countdown series.
Insurers and brokers must develop services to help customers understand risks – Neil Galjaard
A panel at the Association of British Insurers annual conference explained SMEs and mid-corporate businesses need education on risk management, with insurers and brokers playing a key role.
QBE hails “excellent” International COR of 88.7%
QBE International grew gross written premium by 11% to $9.84bn (£7.78bn) last year as the combined operating ratio improved.
People Moves: 17 – 21 February 2025
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
Pen boosts capacity with QBE in £420m deal package
Pen Underwriting has extended its partnership with QBE in the UK and Ireland, renewing capacity for public authority risks as well as the hazardous goods and environmental industries.
Lloyd’s CEO Neal to leave for new role at Aon
Lloyd’s has announced that CEO John Neal will be leaving in 2025 to join Aon as its global CEO of reinsurance and global chairman of climate solutions.
Industry reacts to discount rate change
Insurance industry specialists have welcomed the government moving the personal injury discount rate to 0.5% with PwC calculating it will lower motor premiums by £50 on average.