Qbe Insurance Group Limited

Introduction

QBE Insurance Group (QBE or 'the group') is one of the top 25 insurers and reinsurers worldwide and Australia's largest international general insurance and reinsurance group. This profile offers a comprehensive review of the group's operations and performance.

Scope

• Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
• Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
• Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies

Highlights

QBE's acquisition of the Praetorian Financial Group increased the group's specialist insurance program business written through managing agents in the US. The group is expected to continue to focus on higher business retention and building of its specialist product lines through intermediaries.

The group's operations are spread across 44 different countries, covering all key global markets such as the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and Australia, providing it with a large market exposure. The group's diversified portfolio enables it to diversify its business mix according to the local geographic preferences.

Enhancing the group's geographic diversity are its acquisitions. The group has converted close to 100 acquisitions over the past 25 years ending in June 2007. The acquisition of Limit in 2000 was a strategic move to build QBE's business in the UK.

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