Who owns QBE Re?
QBE Re is owned by QBE (Australia, ASX: QBE).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: QBE Insurance Group Limited 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- QBE Insurance Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Sydney
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Insurance › Reinsurance
- Parent ticker
- ASX: QBE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About QBE Re
QBE Re is described in the 2025 Annual Report as a full platform, well diversified global reinsurance business with presence in property, casualty and specialty segments. The report says QBE launched an inaugural QBE Re casualty sidecar in 2025 and announced a catastrophe bond providing $400 million of collateralised reinsurance.
Ownership timeline of QBE Re
Where QBE Re sits in QBE
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full QBE ownership tree →
See the full QBE brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by QBE
QBE controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in reinsurance, and who owns them
The 12 brands in reinsurance on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is RenaissanceRe, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Reinsurance | RenaissanceRe | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Arch Re | Arch Capital | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Mt. Logan Re | Everest Group | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| GIC Re | GIC Re | 🇮🇳 India |
| Nephila | Markel Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Guy Carpenter | Marsh | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pacific Life Re | Pacific Life | 🇺🇸 United States |
| RGA | RGA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: QBE
QBE is a publicly listed company headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: QBE.
QBE Insurance Group Limited says in its 2025 Annual Report that it was founded in Townsville, Queensland in 1886 and is now headquartered in Sydney and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, where it trades under the code QBE. The report describes an international insurer and reinsurer organised in three divisions (North America, Australia Pacific and International) and operating in 26 countries with 13,196 people.
🇦🇺 QBE Re and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; QBE Re is not one of them.
- Austbrokers — AUB Group 🇦🇺
- MLC Limited — Nippon Life 🇯🇵
- RACQ Insurance — IAG 🇦🇺
- Steadfast Network — Steadfast 🇦🇺
- Travel Insurance Direct — nib 🇦🇺
- Vero — Suncorp Group 🇦🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of QBE Re?
The parent company of QBE Re is QBE, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is QBE Re Australian?
Yes. QBE Re originated in Australia and its owner, QBE, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is QBE Re still owned by QBE?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, QBE Re is still owned by QBE. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] QBE Insurance Group Limited 2025 Annual Report — QBE Insurance Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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