QBE Insurance Group
QBE's Bathia steps down with immediate effect
Ash Bathia, chief underwriting officer of QBE’s property, casualty & motor (PCM) division is leaving the provider.
Ecclesiastical adds ex-Brit CEO Cox to board
Ecclesiastical has appointed Ray Cox to its group management board.
Post Intelligence – company profile: QBE Europe
Produced by Post Intelligence in association with Brook Intelligence, this comprehensive company report studies QBE Europe’s strategy and operations in 2012.
Cobra Group legal division launches intellectual property offering
Cobra Legal & IP has launched two intellectual property (IP) products.
Xbroker moves for former QBE and Brit man Stones
Commercial underwriting specialist Xbroker has named former QBE and Brit man Matthew Stones as senior fleet underwriter.
Willis counters business fraud threat with crime policy launch
Willis has reacted to the threat businesses face from fraud and other criminal activity with the launch of a new offering.
Towergate swoops for former BGL man
Towergate Insurance has unveiled former BGL and Capita man Derek Henry as group carrier relationship director.
Simply Business closer to management buyout
Simply Business is set for a deal to separate from Brit Group through a management buyout, sister title Postonline has revealed.
Covea unveils commercial strategy to rival "traditional" mid-market insurers
Covea Insurance is looking to sign up a trio of senior recruits as it sets its sights on repositioning itself as a "credible alternative to traditional mid-market insurers".
QBE aims for UK trade credit growth with new hire
QBE has appointed Sebastian Rice as senior underwriter in its trade credit division.
Brit reports improved profit and COR
Brit Insurance has reported an operating profit of £113.6m for 2012, up from £68.4m in 2011, in the first full-year results since it divested its UK business.
QBE to cut 700 jobs
QBE is to cut up to 700 positions across Europe, Australia and the US over the next few years.
Profits up at QBE
QBE has reported an 8% rise in net profit after tax to US$761m [£501.8m] for 2012 along with gross written premiums (GWP) of $18.4bn, up a modest 1% on 2011.
Markerstudy makes double promotion
Markerstudy Group has promoted Steve Stone to head of product.
Ex-Brit distribution chief to lead Gallagher's e-trading division
Arthur J Gallagher International has appointed Vivek Banga as director of e-trading.
QBE's Cooter completes Covéa top team
Covéa Insurance has appointed Simon Cooter as commercial lines director.
QBE unveils former Brit boss as underwriting manager
QBE has appointed former Brit manager Amanda Doran as underwriting manager of its UK combined portfolio.
Towergate Underwriting in £1bn deal as Axa departs household MGA
Towergate Underwriting has secured over £1bn of underwriting capacity spread over the length of a series of renewal deals effective from 1 January 2013, Insurance Age can reveal.
UK General strikes commercial capacity deal with QBE
Specialist insurer UK General Insurance has struck a new capacity agreement with QBE.
XL Insurance takes lion's share of solicitors' PI market
XL Insurance underwrote the lion's share of solicitors' professional indemnity (PI) insurance for the 2012/13 period, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed.
CFC creates casualty team with new appointment
CFC Underwriting has recruited Gary Norman into the newly created position of casualty practice leader.
QBE to close Reading office
QBE is to close its office in Reading as part of a reorganisation of its relationship management structure for brokers and clients in the South of England.
QBE signals "new beginning" with Birmingham expansion
QBE has signalled a "new beginning" for its recently integrated team by announcing the expansion of its Birmingham office.
MMA moves to strengthen regional focus
MMA Insurance has appointed Gary Clayton as senior motor trade underwriter with a remit for the south of the UK while Paul Atkinson has been promoted to the same role for the north of the country.