ASX Announcements
Notification of cessation of securities - QBE
Appendix 3H (Notification of cessation of securities)
- Jan 9, 2025
- 4 pages
Notification regarding unquoted securities - QBE
Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)
- Dec 19, 2024
- 6 pages
Notification regarding unquoted securities - QBE
Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)
- Dec 19, 2024
- 5 pages
Notification of cessation of securities - QBE
Appendix 3H (Notification of cessation of securities)
- Dec 5, 2024
- 4 pages
Notification regarding unquoted securities - QBE
Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)
- Dec 5, 2024
- 7 pages
This Month
Californian fires to push premiums higher, worsening poor policy cover
The rising cost of insurance policies has already meant a third of about $60 billion in natural disaster damage over the past decade was left uninsured.
- Lucas Baird
LA fires stoke insurer unease as claims bill mounts
Barrenjoey’s Andrew Adams says the wildfires highlight the growing unpredictability of weather patterns and the increasing severity of events.
- Emma Rapaport
December 2024
ASIC slams insurers for gaping holes in complaints systems
“We are extremely disappointed with what we found here,” ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said, putting IAG, QBE and Suncorp on notice.
- James Eyers
November 2024
Business says Trump’s return turns up competition for investment
Executives from Telstra, QBE, Challenger and Mirvac have warned that the US and even Britain risk pulling away from Australia by cutting red tape.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
This is why Australia is stuck in a rut
Low investment and productivity growth has left the country’s economy in the doldrums. The short-term challenges are large, but we can’t forget the long term.
- James Thomson
October 2024
Republicans rush to vote early; Big super floods ASX; Bonds go weird
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
ASIC sues QBE for misleading half a million customers on price
ASIC’s action against QBE on Wednesday follows similar cases against NRMA and RACQ, who paid big fines last year.
- James Eyers
How insurers failed when flooded customers needed them the most
A parliamentary report has made 86 recommendations to improve claims handling, calling for government intervention to stop new developments on flood plains.
- James Eyers
September 2024
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Beware Donald Trump’s threat to insurers, including in Australia
Australia’s insurers are red-hot with investors. They are finally delivering. But keep an eye on Canberra, as Donald Trump reminded us overnight.
- Anthony Macdonald
August 2024
- Analysis
- Diversity
Is this the end of the line for diversity policies?
One of the most important management trends of the past decade may no longer be equal to the occasion.
- Aaron Patrick
QBE punished as price rises peak
UBS analyst Scott Russell says there is a “clear slowdown” in QBE’s pricing power.
- Lucas Baird
July 2024
Why the local CEO of this $26b company likes her commute
When QBE Australia chief Sue Houghton rises at 6am, the self-described introvert relishes a walk on her own.
- Sally Patten
June 2024
Global ambitions a dangerous trap for overzealous local giants
“An organic approach to world domination is a better way to do it,” says Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney. A string of failures shows he’s on the money.
- Jemima Whyte
QBE nears end of the road on reset as it ditches US middle-market
The ASX-listed insurance giant is hoping to shake off the last vestiges of a decade-long but ill-fated grab at the North American market with the wind down.
- Kylar Loussikian
May 2024
Will QBE stick to its organic growth strategy with London calling?
Should QBE’s search for growth spur it towards Beazley, it would need a premium of circa 35 per cent, spelling a $10 billion deal size.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Updated
- AGM season
QBE pumps up Australian premiums, but squeeze slows
QBE revealed growth in all commercial markets at its AGM, including in Australia, where premiums increased by 11 per cent.
- Updated
- Liam Walsh
April 2024
Insurers told to slash prices for households that reduce risks
Steps could include roof replacement, upgrading garage doors, boosting window protection, tying down sheds, and replacing flimsy hollow doors.
- Ronald Mizen, John Kehoe and Paul Smith
March 2024
PSC Insurance rides sector growth as Goldman fields inbound interest
PSC boss Tony Robinson and his Paul Dwyer-chaired board are seeking a price tag of about $2.3 billion as at least two offshore brokers circle.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘Radio silence, on hold for hours’: How insurers treat their watchdog
Justin Untersteiner helps run the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. But that didn’t stop him getting “radio silence for months” and being kept “generally on hold for 2½ hours” when he tried to claim.
- Liam Walsh
February 2024
Affordability crisis gnaws at insurer customer growth
After a three-year repricing cycle where premiums only went up, IAG and QBE appear to be nearing the limit of how far they can keep hiking prices for insurance.
- Liam Walsh