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QBE reports $1.03 billion adjusted profit as ROE hits 17.7%

QBE reports $1.03 billion adjusted profit as ROE hits 17.7%

What QBE's half-year result means for brokers placing regional risk through Lloyd's, Bermuda and Asia-Pacific channels

Daniel Wood Aug 14, 2026
A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman

A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman

AlfaStrakhovanie's involvement in the Caroline Bezengi response reportedly required a sanctions waiver before salvors could even start work

Samsung Fire’s record half-year masks a sector under strain

Samsung Fire’s record half-year masks a sector under strain

What the earnings divergence means for brokers placing risks at Lloyd’s

Korean insurers are becoming distribution architects, not just underwriters

Korean insurers are becoming distribution architects, not just underwriters

Hanwha Life’s overseas expansion shows why brokers in Vietnam and Indonesia should be paying attention

What India’s claims settlement ratio doesn’t tell brokers

What India’s claims settlement ratio doesn’t tell brokers

A second figure – buried in a regulatory handbook – shows how large-value claims move at a different pace

Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer

Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer

A solicitor who worked both sides of the claims process takes over global claims leadership at Marsh Risk

Typhoon Dolphin exposes the fleet cover gap China’s EV boom created

Typhoon Dolphin exposes the fleet cover gap China’s EV boom created

Why the broker is now first in line when an NEV floods

Financial adviser channel claws back Singapore’s premium lead from banks

Financial adviser channel claws back Singapore’s premium lead from banks

S$8 billion in maturing policies and a 74% critical illness protection gap set the terms for the next renewal wave

Asia-Pacific data centre growth is outrunning its insurance cover

Asia-Pacific data centre growth is outrunning its insurance cover

Allianz Commercial warns 89% of APAC capacity faces heat and drought stress as Malaysia and South Korea drive explosive growth

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