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QBE becomes first Australian insurer to join net-zero alliance
19 November 2020Joins same time as Danish pension fund and UK wealth manager
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New England AM 'rescues' Lloyd's syndicates from losses in 2019
11 November 2020GSAM, BlueBay and Syz also saved multiple Lloyd's syndicates from posting losses in 2019
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QBE anchor investor in Save the Children Impact Investment Fund
29 September 2020Fund reached a AUD 6m first close
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QBE joins the United Nations Global Compact
28 September 2020Joins the other 15,400 signatories
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QBE nears $1bn impact investments using Premiums4Good programme
16 September 2020Cost-free initiative funnels share of premiums to beneficial investments
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QBE's policyholder funds record negative returns
13 August 2020Australian insurer now has no equities nor junk bonds
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Suspension of dividend payments, more firepower for the investment teams?
09 April 2020As some insurers follow suit on regulators' urge not to pay dividends and others refuse to comply, Vincent Huck looks at whether dividend retention could result in more ammunition for the investment teams to invest in markets
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QBE withdraws 2020 financial targets amid market uncertainties
31 March 2020But Australian insurer remains confident in its capital and liquidity position to weather storm
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Shareholders urge QBE to stop playing with fire
05 March 2020Resolution asking for business to be aligned with a 1.5°C scenario will be voted on at next AGM
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QBE's fixed income lifts investment yield beyond 4% in 2019
17 February 2020US dollar positions grow as underlying US dollar-denominated premiums increase, too