QBE North America Outlines Appetite for New Programs

January 2, 2023 - QBE North America looks to leverage CAT capacity and easy onboarding to attract new, profitable program risks across property, workers’ compensation and specialty lines while balancing portfolio risk.

As a leader in the programs market with more than $1 billion in premium across property, workers’ compensation, professional liability and management liability lines of business, QBE North America is constantly seeking to build strong relationships with new program administrators. Preferred partner attributes include:

  • Established program administrators with a proven track record in their market segment
  • Dependable systems for all aspects of underwriting and policy servicing
  • Focused on niche market opportunities with a sustainable advantage
  • Ability to balance CAT exposures
  • Ability to reach at least $10M plus in managed program premium within 3 years, with further growth potential

Benefits of partnering with QBE include:

  • Ability to write in 50 states
  • A+ (Excellent) rating by Standard & Poor's and A (Excellent) rating by A.M. Best
  • Consistent claims handling either internally or providing TPA oversight
  • Reliable loss control/risk management services either internally or through third-party vendors
  • Robust premium audit services either internally or with third-party vendors
  • Proven track record of easy onboarding and robust, automatic data exchange via an award-winning technology interface
  • Ability to take a percentage of participation with one program administrator across many of their programs to lessen potential volatility

QBE is fully committed to the programs market and has been a significant sponsor of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association for more than ten years. Program administrators represent a cornerstone of QBE’s three-prong distribution approach along with retail and wholesale brokers.

The QBE Programs team looks forward to meeting with many program administrators at the next Target Markets conference in May 2023. In the meantime, program administrators interested in exploring opportunities with QBE can contact the leadership team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..