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QBE

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3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,790 total reviews)
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Andrew Horton

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

QBE has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,790 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The QBE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jun 10, 2020

Fix the house or just burn it down

Lead business analyst
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really nice people, very good pay/benefits (with a great bonus structure for non-managers), updated offices and extremely flexible working arrangements

Cons

The level of leadership attrition, both forced and voluntary, is simply astounding! It always follows the same pattern: every 2-3 years some "big name" (read: over-the-hill white guy who was unceremoniously cast off by their last company) comes in, cleans house, changes everything and then is either fired or finds a better opportunity before the changes can even hit the bottom line. This has led to years of underperformance in North America and an office culture that doesn't even try to win. If you're out of options, by all means, work at QBE. But if you have other options, run in the opposite direction.

2.0
May 13, 2014

Unethical

Catastrophe modeler
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The office is conveniently located in NY financial district. The salary paid the rent, that was pretty good. We had fresh fruit delivered at the beginning of the week

Cons

on my first day, colleagues started talking badly about others. There is a lot of backstabbing going on and some people in authority made me do unethical things

3.0
Mar 29, 2019

Good Pay, Benefits and Co-Workers

Team lead
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity and inclusion Supports volunteerism and community sponsorship Health options Retirement benefits Wellbeing resources Income protection Family friendly solutions Discounts Compensation policies and practices to reward contributions Recognition programs Career development Financial and leave assistance for further study Opportunities for local and global secondments Flexible working arrangements Paid time away from work Employee assistance program Health & wellbeing resources QBE Foundation volunteer time Work from home options "Dress for your Day" dress code Updated office decor

Cons

QBE purchased General Casualty Insurance Company in 2007. A toxic work environment made even more so by CEO Pat Regan in December 2018 when he announced a fresh cost-cutting drive which will reduce expenses by $130 million USD by 2021. A third of the cost cuts will come out QBE North American business. The two largest expenses for any company are real estate and people. More work is being off shored. The property and casualty business grown by General Casualty is being sold or eliminated now so QBE North America can position itself as a top speciality insurer. Teams (people) are being eliminated. Yes the benefits are great. Yes the pay is good. You will not find better co-workers anywhere. But none of that matters if you are constantly wondering when the decision to eliminate not just you, but your whole team. This makes for an extremely stressful work environment. I can not recommend QBE as an employer.

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