About QBE

QBE Insurance Group is Standard & Poor’s ‘A+’ rated and is one of the world's leading international insurers and reinsurers, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. We operate out of 49 countries across the globe, with a presence in all key insurance markets, and are lead underwriters within our chosen markets, setting rates and conditions. For the year ended 31 December 2009, the company underwrote gross written premium totalling £7,241.86 million and held shareholders’ funds of £5,670.07 million.

QBE’s European Operations, which accounts for 35% of QBE Group turnover, is a leading specialist in London market and European commercial lines business.  Active in both the Lloyd’s and company market, QBE offers considerable diversity to the broking community, via four product-focused underwriting divisions – casualty & motor, property, marine & energy, reinsurance & specialist - all operations have the ability to write on both Lloyd’s and company market paper.

All figures are correct as at March 2010.