Sarfraz Thind

The UK gilts crisis: a worry, not a disaster, for insurers

Plunging sterling and soaring gilt yields are buffeting insurers, but longer-term impacts of the government's disastrous "mini budget" are the real concerns, as Sarfraz Thind reports

Global natcat average losses doubled to $100bn in last five years

Insurer models have accounted for increase, says Verisk

Insurers rail against Lara's auto rate policies

California threatening crisis for state's auto insurers

Harriette Resnick appointed interim climate head at NYDFS

DFS searching for replacement for Nina Chen who has joined OCC

Pie raises $315m, largest US P&C insurtech fundraise this year

Insurtech 2.0 will be delivered by companies that "do insurance better," says CEO

NY Comptroller's message to BlackRock highlights divisions in US green politics

BlackRock not green enough, warns NYC, but others say the firm is too green

PE-owned insurers do not invest in riskier assets, NAIC finds

Total number of PE-owned US insurers rose to 132 in 2021, 3% of market

Transamerica appoints Maurice Perkins as first chief corporate affairs officer

US Senators grill regulators over private equity ownership and climate

This month's US Senate Banking Committee hearing on insurance shone a light on where politicians have the biggest concerns about the sector. Sarfraz Thind reports

Liberty Mutual appoints ex-Markel CRO as head of GRS underwriting