Sarfraz Thind

• US baseball teams sue insurers for Covid-19 BI

  24 June 2020

  Claims brought against Tokio Marine, Nationwide and W.R. Berkley-owned companies for "breach of contract"

• IFC taps six insurers for $2bn credit insurance facility

  23 June 2020

  It will allow the IFC to expand lending to emerging market financial institutions

• PG&E gets approval for $11bn California wildfire insurer settlement

  22 June 2020

  The utility firm responsible for 2018 wildfire will pay off insurers as part of bankruptcy process

• Premier League rules out insurance against future pandemic

  22 June 2020

  Insurance in place at individual clubs to cover potential second wave, says the league's chief executive

• Allstate reports $1bn in cat losses for May and April

  19 June 2020

  Figure nearly half of full year 2019 losses, caused by weather in Texas and Midwest

• MetLife carries out first UK longevity deal

  18 June 2020

  The insurance giant will reinsure £280m of pension liabilities for PIC

• Bermuda stress tests show domestic insurer shock resilience

  18 June 2020

  Asset event biggest hit with 22% capital reduction

• Business interruption: a blockbuster legal battle

  16 June 2020

  Litigation over business interruption coverage for Covid-19 is massing across the globe. The lawyer leading the charge in the US believes this could be the most expensive legal battle in history. How strong is his case and should insurers be worried? Sarfraz Thind reports

  

• US P&C association reportedly overinflated BI loss figure as lobbying tactic

  12 June 2020

  APCIA claim of $255bn to $431bn monthly losses wide of mark, say researchers

• Penn Mutual's Dave Raszeja: making the most of the pandemic

  11 June 2020

  The US life insurer's CFO talks to Sarfraz Thind about the present and future impact of Covid-19, the company's approach to risk management and his transition from the CRO role