Sarfraz Thind

NFIP has entered "actuarial death spiral", made flood insurance impossible to afford

Senators press for reform of government flood programme which now has over $20bn of debt

Everest Insurance sets up dedicated private equity practice

Immaterial who wins US elections, taxes need to go up, says WR Berkley CEO

Property and casualty re/insurer posts bumper profit, but warns of volatile environment ahead

The Hartford becomes latest insurer to pull out of California

Noaa and DoC to invest $85m in better climate data for insurers in US

Florida seeks to raise $1.5bn for insurance backstop fund

North Carolina insurers ask for 42% rate rise

The state's commissioner Mike Causey calls the rate request "concerning"

Why the world should be watching the US insurance crisis

US insurance is the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to testing the effects of climate change on business, according to John Morton, ex-climate advisor to Janet Yellen. He speaks to Sarfraz Thind

Japanese regulator targets Sompo Japan on price fixing

Fallout from scandal has rocked local insurance market

Tokio Marine on the challenges of international expansion

A stagnating domestic economy and entrenched markets have led Japan's insurers overseas in search of growth. Tokio Marine's internationally-experienced head of risk, Yoshihiro Matsuzaki, tells Sarfraz Thind how he is managing the risks of this new world