Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • 'Irrational' ICS charges may stop US insurers selling long-term products

    20 August 2019

    Protective CRO makes point ahead of InsuranceERM's Americas conference in New York

  • Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand: how we’re going to challenge the status quo

    20 August 2019

    A new re/insurer enters the business at a time when rates are hardening for the first time in years. But what can Convex do differently to the incumbents? Sarfraz Thind talks to the founders to find out

  • US regulators must focus on cyber, technology

    06 August 2019

    Linda Lacewell highlights need for more women in insurance at NAIC's New York event

  • First five years of ICS will be for observation, not prescription

    05 August 2019

    IAIS says International Capital Standard is not a capital-raising exercise, but questions remain

  • Suncorp drops coal insurance

    29 July 2019

    Australian insurer will no longer insure or invest in thermal coal

  • Insurers vie with funds for control of PG&E

    26 July 2019

    Group owed $20bn from California wildfire aims to takeover bankrupt utility

  • FASB votes to delay LDTI, CECL accounting standards

    19 July 2019

    Accounting body responds to market pressure

  • Climate risk in the US: time to stand up

    18 July 2019

    Trenchant politics, vested interests, short-term thinking ... tackling climate change in the US is an uphill battle. Washington insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler tells Sarfraz Thind about the difficulties of standing up to the status quo

  • Nasdaq ModEx signs CoreLogic to provide US earthquake model

    18 June 2019

    Third US cat model on Nasdaq’s multi-vendor cat platform

  • US commercial lines business improving, says Fitch

    14 June 2019

    Insurers buoyed by strengthening premiums, but concerns remain over nat cat losses