QBE News
Tokio Marine HCC Names Rivera as CEO; Williams Promoted to Role With Parent Company
Tokio Marine HCC appointed a new CEO, choosing as its leader some who only recently joined the insurance holding company in an executive role. Susan Rivera will become chief executive officer as of ...QBE Invests in a Third AI Startup, With Plans to Use the Tech Internally
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.'s venture capital arm is betting once again on artificial intelligence with its third investment in the space—this time with a startup focused on developing the technology ...Zurich Will Pay $409M for QBE’s Latin American Operations
Zurich Insurance Group will pay $409 million for the Latin American operations of Australian insurer QBE, a deal that will help it become the top insurer in Argentina and build market share in other ...QBE Faces $1.2B in ‘Unprecedented’ Natural Catastrophe Claims for 2017
QBE announced to the market this week that it expects a $1.2 billion after-tax loss in 2017 on "unprecedented" natural catastrophe claims. "This has been a challenging year for QBE, reflecting an ...Executives On The Move at XL Group, Everest Re and QBE North America
XL Group has a new chief enterprise risk officer. Everest Re Group appointed a seasoned executive to head its Everest Insurance Arm. QBE North America named a new chief operating officer.QBE Settles Australia Class Action Suit Over Profit Warning for $103.2M
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. has agreed to pay $103.2 million to settle a shareholder class action in Australia. The class action was commenced by Money Max Interest Pty Ltd on Sept. 9, 2015 in the ...Artificial Intelligence Startup Cytora Raises $5.9M From QBE, Starr, Others
Artificial intelligence startup Cytora has raised $5.9 million in new financing from investors including divisions of QBE's venture arm and Starr Companies. QBE Ventures, Starr Global Holding, ...The Latest Launches From Palomar Specialty, Pen Underwriting/QBE and Starr Companies
Palomar Specialty Insurance Company expanded its residential earthquake insurance product into several new states. Pen Underwriting extended its strategic relationship with QBE into the Republic of ...QBE Invests in, Links With, Machine Learning InsurTech Startup RiskGenius
QBE has signed a multi-year commercial use agreement with RiskGenius, a machine learning company that helps carriers, brokers and regulators analyze policy and endorsement language and aid in product ...