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2006 Company Announcements

22 Dec 2006 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares (PDF 38kb) 13 Dec 2006 QBE announces USA expansion and 2006 results update 10 Oct 2006 Option exercise 28 Sep 2006 New non-executive Director 16 Aug 2006 QBE announces record half year profit and increased dividend 16 Aug 2006 DEP/DRP suspension 12 Jul 2006 QBE to issue Perpetual Securities 06 Jun 2006 New closing date for DRP election - clarifications 01 Jun 2006 Option exercise 22 May 2006 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 21 Apr 2006 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 21 Apr 2006 New closing date for DRP election 07 Apr 2006 QBE 2006 final proxy summary (PDF 71kb) 07 Apr 2006 QBE 2006 AGM - CEO's address (PDF 37kb) 07 Apr 2006 QBE 2006 AGM - Chairman's address (PDF 24kb) 07 Apr 2006 QBE 2006 AGM - Presentation (PDF) 08 Mar 2006 CEO presentation to the Citigroup conference in London - 9 March 2006 07 Mar 2006 2006 Annual General Meeting 03 Mar 2006 2005 final dividend - DRP election form date 03 Mar 2006 2005 final dividend - reinvestment pricing 23 Feb 2006 QBE announces record 2005 profit and increased dividend

2005 Company Announcements

23 Dec 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 21 Dec 2005 Option exercise 14 Dec 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 04 Nov 2005 New Non-executive director 27 Sep 2005 QBE announces acquisition of British Marine 19 Sep 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 06 Sep 2005 Hurricane Katrina 17 Aug 2005 QBE Half-Year results 16 Aug 2005 QBE announces acquisition in The United Kingdom 28 Jul 2005 QBE acquires US insurer 20 Jul 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 08 Jul 2005 London terrorist attacks 23 Jun 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 03 May 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 02 May 2005 QBE announces restructure of senior executive 01 Apr 2005 QBE 2005 AGM - CEO's address (PDF 37kb) 01 Apr 2005 QBE 2005 AGM - Chairman's address (PDF 20kb) 01 Apr 2005 QBE 2005 AGM - presentations (PDF 585kb) 24 Mar 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 23 Mar 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield OptioN securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 01 Mar 2005 QBE announces acquisitions in Latin America and Europe 25 Feb 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 24 Feb 2005 QBE announces record 2004 profit and increased dividend 18 Feb 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 16 Feb 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 04 Feb 2005 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 14 Jan 2005 Option exercise

2004 Company Announcements

31 Dec 2004 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 29 Dec 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunamis 16 Dec 2004 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 01 Dec 2004 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 24 Nov 2004 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 18 Nov 2004 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 15 Nov 2004 Further conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 28 Oct 2004 Further Conversion of Liquid Yield OptioN securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 28 Oct 2004 QBE announces completion of 2005 funding for Lloyd's Operation 11 Oct 2004 More Conversion of Liquid Yield OptioN securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 06 Oct 2004 Market announcement 01 Oct 2004 Additional Conversion of Liquid Yield OptioN securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 01 Oct 2004 CFO's presentation at JP Morgan conference - Singapore 29 Sep 2004 USA hurricanes 27 Sep 2004 Additional conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 23 Sep 2004 QBE announces Senior Debt Issue 22 Sep 2004 More conversion of Liquid Yield Option securities ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 21 Sep 2004 QBE Issues Senior Convertible Securities 20 Sep 2004 Further Conversion of Liquid Yield Option Notes ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 16 Sep 2004 Part conversion of Liquid Yield Option Notes ("LYONs") to QBE ordinary shares 07 Sep 2004 QBE announces European restructure 18 Aug 2004 QBE Half-Year results 16 Aug 2004 Hurricane Charley 01 Jul 2004 Completion of previously announced acquisitions 21 May 2004 QBE acquires Zurichs General Insurance Business In Singapore 13 May 2004 QBE purchases balance of QBE Mercantile Mutual joint venture In Australia 13 May 2004 Standard & Poor's - QBE Insurance Group Limited ratings affirmed on acquisition (PDF 34kb) 02 Apr 2004 QBE 2004 AGM (PDF 6.149mb) 01 Apr 2004 QBE 2004 AGM - CEO's address (PDF 85kb) 01 Apr 2004 QBE 2004 AGM - Chairman's Address 01 Apr 2004 QBE 2004 AGM - presentations (PDF 363kb) 17 Mar 2004 2003 final dividend - price and reinvestment rate 12 Mar 2004 QBE presentation at Citigroup conference London (PDF 7.11mb) 03 Mar 2004 Employee share and option plan share issue for overseas employees 03 Mar 2004 2004 Annual General Meeting 25 Feb 2004 QBE announces record 2003 profit and increased dividend 16 Jan 2004 Revised dividend election/dividend reinvestment plans 06 Jan 2004 Moomba gas explosion

2003 Company Announcements

28 Nov 2003 QBE acquires Ensign motor business 26 Nov 2003 AM best affirms rating of QBE RE Group US 21 Nov 2003 Chief Executive Officer's presentation to UBS Australia (PDF 9.7mb) 14 Nov 2003 QBE Insurance named Australian exporter of the year for 2003 (PDF 103kb) 29 Oct 2003 QBE announces 2004 funding for Lloyd's division 21 Oct 2003 Chief Executive Officer's presentation to the Securities Institute of Australia 02 Sep 2003 Dividend - related share issues 19 Aug 2003 QBE Half-Year results 15 Aug 2003 Conversion of mandatory convertible preference shares 08 Jul 2003 Half-Year results announcement 13 Jun 2003 Subordinated notes issue 06 Jun 2003 Fitch assigns 'A+' long-term rating to QBE 30 Apr 2003 QBE 2003 AGM - CEO's address (PDF 77kb) 30 Apr 2003 QBE 2003 AGM - Chairman's address (PDF 52kb) 30 Apr 2003 QBE 2003 AGM - presentations (PDF 1.08mb) 06 Mar 2003 Market announcement 06 Feb 2003 QBE increases 2002 profit expectations 05 Feb 2003 Claims reserves update 03 Feb 2003 Ratings on QBE Insurance Group and subsidiaries affirmed 17 Jan 2003 Speculation on acquisitions in Australia

2002 Company Announcements

25 Nov 2002 QBE announced today that around $300 million annual premium income is expected to be generated from the completion of a number of small transactions and other business initiatives. 01 Oct 2002 CFO New York presentations to Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Conferences (PDF 326kb) 17 Sep 2002 2002 interim dividend 11 Sep 2002 Further issue of debt-based securities 06 Sep 2002 Further issue of debt based securities 05 Sep 2002 QBE issues further debt based securities 28 Aug 2002 QBE Half-Year results on track 16 Aug 2002 Market announcement 18 Jun 2002 QBE confirms it remains on track 20 May 2002 QBE agrees to enforceable undertaking on travel with ASIC 17 May 2002 New non-executive director 08 May 2002 Issue of debt-based securities 09 Apr 2002 QBE confirms issue of debt based securities 08 Apr 2002 Trading halt request 08 Apr 2002 Issue of debt based securities 28 Mar 2002 Final dividend 13 Mar 2002 QBE announces results for the 2001 year - WTC loss confirmed 20 Feb 2002 QBE clarifies long-standing whole account reinsurance arrangements

2001 Company Announcements

28 Nov 2001 Lloyd's announcement of WTC losses 23 Nov 2001 Prospectus - Issued capital & top 20 shareholders - revised 22 Nov 2001 Prospectus - Issued capital & top 20 shareholders 20 Nov 2001 Prospectus - Final retail allocation 13 Nov 2001 New York air crash 02 Nov 2001 QBE's ratings upgraded to 'A+'; off CreditWatch 24 Oct 2001 QBE confirms receipt of institutional funds 24 Oct 2001 QBE to inject A$550m into northern hemisphere operations 19 Oct 2001 QBE confirms lodgement of prospectus 18 Oct 2001 QBE announces capital raising of $663 million following strong support from institutional shareholders 16 Oct 2001 QBE announces capital raising from existing shareholders 28 Sep 2001 Lloyd's confirms level of exposure to US attacks 28 Sep 2001 QBE Insurance Group Limited terrorist attacks on the USA 20 Sep 2001 QBE Insurance Group Limited terrorist attacks on the USA 17 Sep 2001 QBE Insurance Group Limited terrorist attacks on the USA 12 Sep 2001 QBE exposure to terrorist attacks in USA 29 Aug 2001 QBE announces substantial growth in revenue and profit 06 Jul 2001 QBE acquires aviation agency 27 Jun 2001 New non-executive director 26 Jun 2001 QBE to rearrange interest in Lloyd's syndicates 24 May 2001 QBE Insurance Group Limited - HIH Insurance Limited ( In provisional liquidation ) 18 Apr 2001 QBE uses share placement to finance acquisitions and growth 17 Apr 2001 QBE expands in Latin America 27 Mar 2001 QBE Corporate Insurance / HIH 16 Mar 2001 QBE Corporate Insurance / HIH 14 Mar 2001 QBE Corporate Insurance joint venture with HIH 14 Mar 2001 Media release QBE announces increased growth and profit 13 Mar 2001 QBE and HIH sign joint venture agreement 06 Mar 2001 QBE and HIH to form joint venture for major corporate insurances in Australia and New Zealand 07 Jan 2001 New non-executive director

2000 Company Announcements

05 Dec 2000 QBE Insurance buys ING's Singapore general insurance branch 30 Aug 2000 QBE announces increased profit 17 Aug 2000 Acquisition of Limit PLC 15 Aug 2000 Acquisition of Limit PLC 08 Aug 2000 Acquisition of Limit PLC 02 Aug 2000 Acquisition of Limit PLC 01 Aug 2000 Acquisition of Limit PLC 19 Jul 2000 Subordinated Notes Issue 17 Jul 2000 Proposed acquisition of LIMIT plc 30 Jun 2000 QBE Delivers offer Announcement to LIMIT 28 Jun 2000 Limit recommends QBE's proposal 27 Jun 2000 QBE Insurance ratings affirmed; off watch neg 09 Jun 2000 Potential acqusition of LIMIT PLC 09 Jun 2000 Update on potential acqusition of LIMIT PLC 17 May 2000 QBE acquires 100% of QBE Trade Indemnity LTD 03 May 2000 Potential acqusition of LIMIT PLC 11 Apr 2000 Iron Trades - United Kingdom 31 Mar 2000 QBE acquires major shareholding in a Macedonian insurance company 03 Mar 2000 QBE announces IT system for QBE / Mercantile Mutual joint venture 29 Feb 2000 QBE announces an increase in profit and dividend 11 Jan 2000 QBE uses share placement to part finance Iron Trades acquisition

1999 Company Announcements

30 Sep 1999 ASX Year 2000 disclosure - QBE Insurance Group Limited 30 Sep 1999 QBE acquires insurer in Slovakia 01 Sep 1999 QBE weathers the storm; Increased dividend - strong premium growth 27 Aug 1999 Acquisiton of Asito in Moldova 19 Apr 1999 QBE and Mercantile Mutual form $1.25 billion insurance joint venture 12 Apr 1999 Central and eastern European initiatives 29 Mar 1999 ASX Year 2000 disclosure - QBE Insurance Group Limited 22 Feb 1999 QBE Announces increase in profit and dividend

1998 Company Announcements
21 Oct 1998 QBE appoints new chairman 17 Sep 1998 QBE joint venture in Vietnam 14 Sep 1998 QBE acquisition in Papua New Guinea 02 Sep 1998 Increase in insurance and profit dividend 30 Jun 1998 Potential exposure to year 2000 problems 29 Apr 1998 QBE announces appointment of Mr John Cloney as Deputy Chairman 23 Feb 1998 QBE announces increased dividend

1997 Company Announcements
01 Sep 1997 QBE delivers record profit and dividend payout 17 Aug 1997 QBE to sponsor Swans until 2000