QBE European Operations plc
QBE European Operations plc
QBE European Operations plc
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<strong>QBE</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> <strong>plc</strong> Annual report 2011 23<br />
Delivers<br />
reliable and responsive service at every stage<br />
of the stakeholder experience<br />
By understanding the market better and, in particular, the<br />
risks associated with a product, <strong>QBE</strong> EO is more responsive<br />
and able to deliver solutions to everyone’s requirements.<br />
<strong>QBE</strong> EO places great emphasis on risk management, with<br />
regular newsletters and forums held addressing the key risk<br />
issues facing clients. The approach when managing claims is<br />
always sympathetic and understanding of clients’ needs.<br />
Case study: <strong>QBE</strong> Rehabilitation wins Post magazine<br />
Rehab First Awards<br />
In 2011, <strong>QBE</strong> became the first ever insurer to win the Rehabilitation Initiative of the Year award for a<br />
third time at the Post Magazine Rehab First Awards. The award was a welcome acknowledgement<br />
of our continued commitment to offering market-leading service.<br />
Business operations<br />
Rehabilitation is an important part of<br />
the service <strong>QBE</strong> EO offers its clients.<br />
The benefits of getting sick or injured<br />
employees back to work as quickly as<br />
possible – and before they get to the<br />
stage of making a claim – benefits them<br />
as well as their employers.<br />
An analysis of our award-winning RIDDOR<br />
Minor Injury Management service showed that<br />
employees returned to work 29% more quickly<br />
than they would otherwise have done. Treating<br />
people at an early stage not only helps them<br />
to recover more speedily, it also saves around<br />
£1,200 a claim. Indeed, over a four year period,<br />
one client saved just under £1 million in hidden<br />
business costs.<br />
We are working to raise awareness of the<br />
scheme with brokers, as well as with our<br />
clients, the employers and their employees.<br />
For employees to realise that the company<br />
they work for has a scheme in place to help<br />
them if they are sick or injured leads to their<br />
increased commitment – and, of course, more<br />
engaged employees lead to better results –<br />
whilst it saves costs for employers. In addition,<br />
by giving a company a reputation as a caring<br />
employer, it increases the value of its brand<br />
and by helping it to plan for absentee cover it<br />
enables it to run its businesses more efficiently.<br />
<strong>QBE</strong> EO, which has made a considerable<br />
investment in developing the rehabilitation<br />
service, is putting it at the heart of the claims<br />
process to ensure that rehabilitation is available<br />
to more injured parties.<br />
The members of the rehabilitation team are<br />
all skilled clinicians: nurses, occupational<br />
therapists, physiotherapists and sports<br />
therapists. Two of the team are based in<br />
London, one each in Chelmsford, Bristol and<br />
Leeds. They use their expert knowledge in<br />
managing clients and suppliers, working with<br />
our underwriters to meet customers’ needs<br />
and in developing projects and products.