QBE controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2013
New mortgage-servicing protections address force-placed insurance
New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mortgage-servicing rules required advance disclosures and imposed restrictions on when servicers could charge borrowers for force-placed insurance.
2012
QBE faces scrutiny over lender-placed insurance practices
United States regulators investigated lender-placed insurance practices, including pricing and relationships between insurers and mortgage servicers. QBE reached regulatory arrangements and California approved a reduction in lender-placed insurance rates.
2012
United States lender-placed insurance scrutiny
QBE's lender-placed insurance activities became subject to regulatory scrutiny in the United States. The wider investigation examined premium levels, possible conflicts in insurer-servicer relationships, and alleged incentives associated with force-placed policies. QBE entered into regulatory arrangements, and a California rate reduction was reported in connection with the matter.
QBE Europe placed on a Swedish consumer blacklist
QBE Europe was listed by the Swedish consumer publication Råd & Rön after declining to follow a recommendation from the National Board for Consumer Disputes in a financial-advisory case.
QBE Europe consumer-dispute blacklist listing in Sweden
QBE Europe was placed on the Råd & Rön consumer blacklist after declining to follow a recommendation by Sweden's National Board for Consumer Disputes in a financial-advisory case. The listing was described as unusual for a major insurance company in the Swedish market.