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QBE Insurance Group
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QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBEIF) Receives a Buy from Macquarie

Macquarie analyst maintains a Buy rating on QBE Insurance Group Limited with a price target of A$23.50. Shares closed at A$20.46. Analyst consensus is Strong Buy, with a price target of $15.91, indicating a -22.24% downside. Morgan Stanley also maintains a Buy rating with the same price target.

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Yasmin Allen Named Next Chair of QBE Insurance Group

Yasmin Allen AM will become the Chair of QBE Insurance Group's Board, succeeding Mike Wilkins AO, effective May 8, 2026. Allen joined the board in July 2022 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. This leadership transition will occur following Wilkins' retirement at the company's AGM in May 2026.

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Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Buy Rating for QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBEIF)

Morgan Stanley analyst Andrei Stadnik has reaffirmed a Buy rating for QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBEIF) with a price target of A$23.50. Stadnik, a 4-star analyst with a 54.80% success rate, focuses on the Financial sector. Additionally, Citi also maintained a Buy rating for QBE with a higher price target of A$25.60 in a report released on October 29.

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Fitch Rates QBE Insurance's USD300 Million Subordinated Tier 2 Notes 'BBB+'

Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to QBE Insurance Group's USD300 million Tier 2 subordinated securities. The notes, with a 12-year term and a fixed annual coupon rate of 5.239%, are callable after 10 November 2032. The rating reflects QBE's financial performance, including a 6% increase in gross written premiums and a 28% rise in profit after tax in 1H25. The financial-leverage ratio is expected to remain stable post-issuance. The rating may be affected by changes in QBE's financial performance and capital metrics.

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BUZZ-Macquarie upgrades Australia's QBE on lower catastrophe loss, valuation discount to peers

Macquarie upgrades QBE Insurance (QBE.AX) to “outperform” from “neutral”, citing improved conditions as industry exits North American catastrophe seasonFinds co valued at discount to global peersSees Q3 FY25 premium rates holding steady in Europe, North America vs Q2, with Australia’s trajectory the weakestExpects QBE to report FY25 catastrophe experience in line with co’s A$1,160 mln ($753.8 mln) allowance in Q3 updateSees running yield rising to ~3.9% in Q3 from ~3.8% in H1QBE up 1.8% to A$20.255, taking YTD gains to 5.5% ($1 = A$1.5389)

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