QBE Regional Insurance is an umbrella company for insurance affiliates Farmers Union, General Casualty, QBE Agri and Unigard. Through these four brands, we provide property and casualty insurance in 40 states.
We're an arm of QBE the Americas, a top 20 U.S. insurer. With additional operations in Latin America, QBE the Americas reported gross written premiums of $3.037* billion for 2007 and a combined surplus of more than $2 billion. A.M. Best rates the group "A" (Excellent).
QBE the Americas is a division of the Australia-based QBE Insurance Group, which ranks among the 25 largest insurers worldwide and operates in 44 countries.
2007 premium volume by company*
*These figures are based on international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and include partial-year results for General Casualty, Unigard, Praetorian Financial Group and Cumbre Seguros based on acquisition dates.
Founded in 1945, Farmers Union Insurance serves the insurance needs of rural residents in nine states and is also the leading writer of rural telecommunications coverage in the country, writing accounts in more than 30 states. Farmers Union is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo.
General Casualty, headquartered in Sun Prairie, Wis., has 80 years of experience serving independent agents and their clients. The company offers an extensive portfolio of commercial property, liability and niche market programs for businesses of all sizes and also writes a wide array of comprehensive and competitive personal lines policies.
QBE Insurance Corporation, through QBE Agri, provides comprehensive property and casualty insurance protection for a wide range of agricultural businesses. The Kansas-based affiliate is licensed to write business in 20 states and features a veteran team of experts in the agri insurance field. QBE Agri has been a dedicated agri insurance unit for more than 25 years.