Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • 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

  • Herd mentality is stopping industry progressing, warn insurers

    09 March 2023

    Insurers need to "get hands dirty" on cyber and other new, more complex risks

  • International regulations fail when they favour one market, says ex-Fed chief

    07 March 2023

    Insurance rules stymied when politics get involved, US regulators say