- CEO
- David Andrew Horton
- Full Time Employees
- 13,275
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Address
- 388 George Street Sydney NSW Australia 2000
- IPO Date
- Jan 20, 2010
- Business
- QBE Insurance Group Limited is an Australian multinational general insurance and reinsurance company headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and founded in 1886 as the North Queensland Insurance Company. The company operates through three primary divisions—North America, Australia Pacific, and International—providing a broad portfolio of commercial, personal, specialty, and reinsurance products; these include property, casualty, motor, crop, public and product liability, professional indemnity, workers' compensation, energy, marine, aviation, and lenders mortgage insurance, with offerings tailored for individuals, small and medium enterprises, large corporations, and multinational clients across 26 to 27 countries. QBE maintains a significant presence in key markets including the United States, Europe (via London-headquartered operations), Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam), Australia, New Zealand, India, and the Pacific islands, supported by its captive reinsurer Equator Re in Bermuda. In recent developments, QBE extended a longstanding capacity deal with London-based managing general agent Pen Underwriting beyond 25 years into a new five-year agreement valued at £420m in January 2025; the company announced a leadership transition with a new Chair appointment and transformation initiatives emphasizing technology investments and startup culture as of late 2025; and it launched a partnership with Velocity Frequent Flyer for policyholder rewards alongside its Q3 2025 performance update.