Tatyana Virgara

Tatyana Virgara

General Counsel and Company Secretary, QBE Insurance; Practical Guidance In-house Consulting Editorial Board member

Modules:

Areas of expertise:

Financial Services

Academic Qualifications:

  • B.Ag Eco (Hons) and LLB (Hons) - University of Sydney and the University of Texas, Austin
  • Chinese Legal Systems - Shanghai University
  • 2002 – admitted as a Solicitor
  • 2019 – admitted to NSW Bar

Biography:

Tatyana is Australia Pacific General Counsel and Company Secretary at QBE Insurance, based in Sydney. She leads the Legal Department which is responsible for strategic and operational support for each of QBE’s businesses across the Australia Pacific region. Prior to joining QBE, Tatyana was admitted to the NSW Bar and was General Counsel and Company Secretary for the Aussie Home Loans group of companies.

Tatyana has extensive experience in financial services regulation, insurance, banking, finance, litigation, Royal Commissions, communications, government relations. Governance, legal risk management and company secretarial responsibilities across the Australia Pacific region.

Memberships

Law Society of NSW
Women Lawyers
Australian Insurance Lawyers Association

Speaking Engagements

Panellist Deloitte Intangible Value Summit – harnessing intangible assets to evaluate organisational and national performance 15 November 2023.
Panellist Dentons Future Leaders in Law 7 September 2023.

Professional Organisation

QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited

Professional Contact

tatyana.virgara@qbe.com