BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
Insurance Provider
Number of Employees 13,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers: 524128
Recent Events
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IBM and QBE signs outsourcing infrastructure contract
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Accenture lands contract with QBE Insurance Group
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QBE completes acquisition of underwriting, distribution ops of Elders Insurance
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Best Affirms Ratings on QBE and Operating Companies
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Australia shares slip as rally takes a breather
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QBE Posts 19% Interim Profit Rise Amid Volatility, Economic Crisis
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QBE Acquires Rural Service Provider Elders in Australia
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AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST INSURER QBE BUYS ELDERS' BIZ FOR US$260 MLN
News & Analysis
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AgencyPort Products Boost General Casualty’s Agent Satisfaction
- 2009-03-09
New Enhancements Recognized in Celent Model Carrier Report BOSTON -- After selecting AgencyPort Insurance Services, Inc. to provide front-end...
Market moves.(briefs)
- 2007-06-25
Hub International acquisition completed CHICAGO-Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments have completed their $1.90 billion buyout of Hub International Ltd. and taken the Chicago-based insurance brokerage private. Hub shareholders approved the $41.50 per common share private equity buyout June 5,...
Risky business.
- 2007-03-18
Byline: Philip Rennie Mar 18, 2007 (The Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) -- QBE Insurance Group is a well managed business, consistently generating excellent results. While Insurance Australia Group and Promina Group have some problems with operating in a more competitive market, QBE has...
QBE raises funds for purchases.
- 2007-02-27
Byline: Brendan Swift and Eric Johnston Feb 27, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian-listed QBE Insurance Group is raising funds for recent acquisitions. On 27 February 2007, it sourced about $A410 million from an institutional share placement. This will...
QBE Insurance continues U.S. buying spree; Australian insurer sets purchasing sights on Latin America.(News)(QBE Insurance Group Ltd.)(Winterthur US Holdings)
- 2007-01-08
Byline: LOUISE ESOLA SUN PRAIRIE, Wis.-Less than a month after QBE Insurance Group Ltd. said it would buy Praetorian Financial Group Inc., the Australian insurer has made another big U.S. acquisition, agreeing to purchase Winterthur US Holdings from AXA S.A. for $1.16 billion. ...
Australia's QBE to acquire Winterthur US for 1.16 billion dollars
- 2007-01-05
SYDNEY AFP — Australia's QBE Insurance Group has said it will acquire US property and casualty insurer Winterthur US Holdings Inc from France's AXA SA for 1.16 billion dollars. AXA SA said Winterthur would repay 636 million dollars in inter-company loans as part of the sales agreement. The Paris-based insurance...
Being disciplined is more than a strategy: O'Halloran.
- 2006-12-26
Byline: Stewart Oldfield and Eric Johnston Dec 26, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian-listed QBE Insurance Group has made a number of overseas acquisitions in recent years. The most recent was Praetorian Financial Group, a US insurer for...
Deal to buy Praetorian will more than double QBE's U.S. business; Australian insurer pays $800 million for specialty unit.(News)(QBE Insurance Group Ltd)(Praetorian Financial Group Inc.)
- 2006-12-25
Byline: LOUISE ESOLA NEW YORK-QBE Insurance Group Ltd.'s agreement to buy New York-based Praetorian Financial Group Inc. for $800 million will significantly boost the Australian insurer's presence in the United States, QBE says. QBE, which reached the agreement with Germany-based reinsurer...
Updates; Benfield offers online reinsurance placement.(World)(company sales and earnings for QBE Insurance Group Ltd)(Austin L.L.P opens another office at London)
- 2006-02-27
Broker Benfield Group Ltd. has launched a Web-based platform to help place facultative reinsurance programs that include large catastrophe exposures. The platform, eCatFac, allows cedents to receive quotes online and negotiate pricing and coverage terms. The system has been developed by Salt Lake City-based eReinsure, which...
Hurricanes may deliver a blow to QBE.
- 2005-12-04
Byline: Eric Johnston Dec 04, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian-listed QBE Insurance Group will be affected by the 2005 US hurricane season. QBE is the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank O'Halloran | CEO |
| Blair Nichols | Chief Acturial Officer |
| George Thwaites | Chief Risk Officer |
| Peter Grove | Chief Underwriting Officer |
| V. McLenaghan | COO |
| Vince McLenaghan | COO |
| Raymond Jones | Managing Director |
| Helen Walpole | Product Manager |
| Mike Sheppard | Group Manager, IT |
| Duncan Ramsay | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Duncan Boyle | Director |
| Leonard Bleasel | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belinda J. Hutchinson | Board of Directors |
| Charles Irby | Board of Directors |
| Irene Lee | Board of Directors |
| Isabel Hudson | Board of Directors |
| Len Bleasel | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qbe European Operations | Chief Executive Officer, Qbe Insurance Group and Chairman of the Eo Board | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | CEO | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Group Financial Controller | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Chief Acturial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Chief Risk Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Chief Underwriting Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | COO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Product Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Group Manager, IT | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Macquarie Bank Limited | Executive Director | Current |
| Coles Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Citigroup Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Coles Myer Ltd. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Telstra Corporation Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| Crane Group Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc. | chairman | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Great Portland Estates Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| ING Barings | senior UK advisor | Former |
| Great Portland Estates Plc | Trustee | Former |
| Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wallarah | Board of Directors | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Director | Current |
| Stockland Halladale | Board of Directors | Current |
| Royal & SunAlliance | Chief Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foodland Associated Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Australian Gas Light Company | chief executive officer | Former |
| The Australian Gas Light Company | managing director | Former |
| Foodland Associated Limited | Director | Former |
Ministerial Appointee. Chairman of the Zoological Parks Board of NSW. Mr Bleasel was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) until his retirement in February 2001. He is also Chairman of ABN AMRO Australia Holdings and the YWCA of Sydney Advisory Committee. Mr Bleasel is a Director of QBE Insurance Group, O'Connell Street Associates and a Member of the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army and the Advisory Committee of Westmead Children's Hospital.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | Director | Current |
| Taronga | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Taronga Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Australian Gas Light Company | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Australian Gas Light Company | Managing Director | Former |
| Ywca | Chairman | Former |
| Volume | 382,916 |
| Shares Outstanding | 0. |
| Market Cap | 0. |
| Year High | 7.18 |
| Year Low | 2.88 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.23 |
| P/E Ratio | 16.13 |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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