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QBE Ventures

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QBE Ventures invests in, and builds alongside, early stage technology companies who we believe have the potential to reshape the insurance industry.

We leverage QBE’s market strength and expertise, and augment these with emerging technologies to create new value for our customers, partners, and the communities in which we operate.

What we do

  • Explore: We make sense of emerging trends in technology and financial services, exploring their potential within our core markets.
  • Build and scale: We test, launch and scale new ventures that make the complex simple, in insurance and beyond.
  • Invest: We invest in solutions that are shaping the future of financial services and have the potential to scale globally.

How we do it

  • Investments: We invest in start-ups and venture funds that are aligned with our innovation strategy and our customer-first approach.
  • Strategic partnerships: We partner with start-ups and technology experts to fast-track their growth and assist them in the development of transformative ideas with global potential.
  • New venture development: We create new digital businesses from the ground up, leveraging the assets and scale of QBE to solve for emerging risks and customer needs.

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