Swiss Re - QBE Insurance's Trade Credit and Surety business

Swiss Re International SE (**Swiss Re**) proposes to acquire certain assets from QBE Insurance Holdings Pty Ltd (**QBE**) relating to its Credit & Surety business (**QBE’s TC&S Business**), including data, employees and renewal rights (the **Acquisition**). Swiss Re provides insurance, reinsurance and risk transfer solutions to mid to large-sized corporate customers. In Australia, Swiss Re provides a range of property and casualty insurance products, including non-payment insurance for banks, surety bonds and claims management services. QBE is an Australian-based provider of a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products to personal, business, corporate and institutional customers. QBE’s TC&S Business provides: * non‑payment insurance (also known as trade finance insurance) which insures commercial banks and financial institutions against the risk of counterparties’ non‑payment of loans, guarantees or letters of credit. * trade credit insurance which insures corporate customers against the risk of non-payment of trade receivables arising from credit sales. * surety bonds which involve providing a financial guarantee that a party will fulfill a contractual, statutory, or financial obligation with the insurer committing to intervene if the insured party fails to do so.

Status
Assessment completed
ACCC determination
Approved
Stage
Phase 1 - initial assessment
Notified
10 April 2026
Determination published
6 May 2026

Acquirers

  • Swiss Re International SE

Targets

  • QBE Insurance Holdings Pty Limited

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