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Our history
QBE North America | |
1991 | Representative office in the U.S. established |
1993 | QBE Reinsurance Corp. (USA) |
1997 | QBE Insurance Corp. (USA) |
1999 | QBE Del Istmo, S.A. joint venture (Panama, Mexico, Peru) |
2001 | QBE Aseguradora de Riesgos del Trabajo, S.A. (Argentina) and QBE Brasil Seguros, S.A. (Brazil) |
2002 | QBE Specialty Insurance Co. (USA) |
2003 | QBE Management (Bermuda), Limited |
2005 | QBE Farmers Union Insurance and QBE Seguros, S.A. (Colombia) |
2006 | QBE Agri Insurance |
2007 | Praetorian Financial Group, General Casualty companies, Unigard Insurance companies and QBE de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) |
2008 | North Pointe Holdings Corp. |
2010 | NAU Country Insurance Co., CNA ART (Argentina), Seguros Colonial Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros (Ecuador), RGM Asegurando Ltda. (Colombia and Ecuador) and Seattle Specialty Insurance Services Inc. |
QBE Group | |
1886 | The North Queensland Insurance Co. Limited is founded; the "Q" in QBE |
1921 | The Bankers' and Traders' Insurance Co. Limited is formed; the "B" in QBE |
1959 | The final letter in QBE's name was put in place with the acquisition of the Equitable Probate and General Insurance Co. |
1973 | Queensland Insurance, Bankers' and Traders' and Equitable merge. The new holding company, QBE Insurance Group Limited, is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. |