Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • One jurisdiction has not progressed on IAIG supervision, IAIS finds

    04 April 2023

    China only one of 10 assessed insurance hubs yet to report an IAIG

  • Shoring up Bermuda's life rulebook

    28 March 2023

    John Hele, Resolution Life's COO and vice-chair of Biltir, talks to Sarfraz Thind about the possible impacts from Bermuda's regulatory reform agenda and the increasing oversight of PE-backed and large international insurers

  • Climate change poses 2008-style financial crisis threat, says Aon president

    24 March 2023

    US Senate Committee members hear of crisis in confidence in insurance markets

  • Insurers weighs up bank issues amid volatility challenges

    24 March 2023

    US faces continued banking sector problems as Europe stabilises, Allianz finds

  • Lloyd's posts £769m loss despite soaring underwriting profits

    23 March 2023

    Underwriting profits total £2.6bn but investments lose £3.1bn

  • US P&C insurers record $26.5bn underwriting loss for 2022

    22 March 2023

    Most due to auto lines and more severe cats

  • Insurers caught up in the Swiss roil

    21 March 2023

    The fall of Credit Suisse, hot on the heels of SVB and Signature Bank, has sent insurers scrambling to assess the risks to their portfolios. While the hit seems manageable, Sarfraz Thind asks if there could be worse to come

  • Credit Suisse bond holdings a concern for US insurers

    17 March 2023

    A number of insurers have small size holdings in troubled bank

  • Bermuda's time for IAIGs

    14 March 2023

    Bermuda may soon identify its first internationally active insurance groups, according to the Bermuda Monetary Authority director of insurance supervision, Gerald Gakundi. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Insurers' bond exposure to SVB is limited but equity fallout might hurt

    14 March 2023

    One insurer entity invested 325% of equities in the banking sector, AM Best finds