QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE) - Financial and Strategic SWOT
Analysis Review
Reference Code: GDFS41560FSA Publication Date: MAR 2012
Level 2, 82 Pitt Street, Level 2, 82 Pitt
Phone +61 2 93754444 Revenue 18,725 (million USD)
Street
SYDNEY, NSW Fax +61 2 92353166 Net Profit 704 (million USD)
2000 Website www.group.qbe.com Employees 16,264 (Estimated)
QBE [Australian Stock
Australia Exchange Industry Financial Services
Exchange (Sydney)]
Company Overview
QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE) is an Australia-based general insurance and reinsurance group. The group offers workers
compensation, transport operators policy, surety, property, and liability, engineering, and commercial packages. QBE also
provides accident and health, aviation, motor and motor casualty, farm, marine, professional liability, trade credit, and travel
business insurance services. The group offers its products and services through insurance brokers, agents, and other
intermediaries. QBE has operations in 52 countries across the world. The group is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Key Executives SWOT Analysis
Name Title QBE Insurance Group Limited, SWOT Analysis
Frank O’Halloran Chief Executive Officer Strengths Weaknesses
Len Bleasel Director
Global Presence Underwriting Performance
Duncan Boyle Director
Adequately Capitalized
Isabel Hudson Director
Belinda Hutchinson Chairman
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary
Opportunities Threats
Research, GlobalData
Strategic Acquisitions Competition
Share Data
Growth Prospects in Emerging Solvency II Regulations
QBE Insurance Group Limited
Markets
Share Price (AUD) as on 23-Mar- 14.40
2012
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research,
EPS (AUD) 0.61 GlobalData
Market Cap (million AUD) 15,920
Enterprise Value (million AUD) 19,272
Shares Outstanding (million) 1,116
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary
Research, GlobalData
Financial Performance
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary
Research, GlobalData
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2
List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Section 1 - About the Company.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Key Facts......................................................................................................................................... 4
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Key Employees................................................................................................................................ 5
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Key Employee Biographies.............................................................................................................. 6
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Major Products and Services ........................................................................................................... 7
QBE Insurance Group Limited - History ............................................................................................................................................. 8
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Company Statement ...................................................................................................................... 10
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Locations And Subsidiaries ........................................................................................................... 13
Head Office ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Other Locations & Subsidiaries ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Section 2 – Company Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Business Description ..................................................................................................................... 15
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Corporate Strategy ........................................................................................................................ 16
QBE Insurance Group Limited - SWOT Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 17
SWOT Analysis - Overview........................................................................................................................................................... 17
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Strengths.................................................................................................................................... 17
Strength - Global Presence ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Strength - Adequately Capitalized ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Strength - Insurance Value Chain Presence ............................................................................................................................. 17
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Weaknesses .............................................................................................................................. 17
Weakness - Underwriting Performance ..................................................................................................................................... 17
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Opportunities.............................................................................................................................. 18
Opportunity - Strategic Acquisitions .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Opportunity - Growth Prospects in Emerging Markets .............................................................................................................. 18
Opportunity - Advanced Analytics ............................................................................................................................................. 18
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Threats ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Threat - Competition.................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Threat - Solvency II Regulations ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Threat - Sovereign Debt Crisis .................................................................................................................................................. 19
QBE Insurance Group Limited - Key Competitors ............................................................................................................................ 20
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios........................................................................................................................................... 21
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Performance Chart ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Financial Performance...................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios....................................................................................................................................................... 23
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Section 4 – Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Methodology .......................................................................................................................................