QBE estimates quake exposure at $125m
Insurer QBE has estimated its exposure to the Japanese earthquake to be around $125m (£77.6m).
In an announcement to the Australian stock exchange, the insurer estimated its total net cost from all large individual risk and catastrophe claims in 2011 at $550m. This compares with the substantial
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