QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBIEY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to QBE Half Year 2026 Results. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Group Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Horton. Please go ahead.

Andrew Horton
Group CEO & Executive Director

Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. I’m here with Chris Killourhy, our Group CFO. And we’ll spend the next half hour taking you through what is another strong result for QBE.

Momentum in the business is positive, and we’re on track for another year of sustainable growth, resilient performance and excellent returns. Before we begin, I’ll start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the many lands on which we meet today. For me, this is the Gadigal lands of the Eora Nation and recognize their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay my respects to elders past and present and extend this respect to any First Nations people joining us today.

Starting on Slide 4 with a snapshot of our results. First half performance was consistent with all our key guidance and targets for 2026. We launched our medium-term guidance in February based around an outlook of durable mid-single-digit premium