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  • Buffett expands reinsurance footprint in Asia

    18 January 2017

    Malaysian province gives green light for local sales by Berkshire Hathaway

  • The Hartford limits asbestos losses with $1.5bn reinsurance deal

    03 January 2017

    Contract with Berkshire Hathaway costs $650m

  • XL backs US insurtech firm Lemonade

    24 August 2016

    XL Innovate's Tom Hutton has joined the board of the P&C start-up

  • Reinsurers renew lobbying efforts to avoid G-Sii designation

    09 August 2016

    A move from quantitative to qualitative indicators of global systemic risk is threatening to make the designation process more opaque for reinsurers. Callum Tanner reports

  • Climate change is a boost for insurance business, says Warren Buffett

    29 February 2016

    Berkshire Hathaway CEO says industry can react to change

  • IAG cuts capital need by A$700m with Berkshire deal

    16 June 2015

    Australian group signs 20% quota-share with Buffett's Berkshire

  • Gen Re licenses AIR's cat models and platform

    16 March 2015

    Chaucer to use RMS SCS models

  • Berkshire Hathaway's insurance profits dip

    02 March 2015

    Buffett and Munger open up on succession

  • Berkshire Hathaway Specialty receives Hong Kong licence

    05 January 2015

    Continues Asian expansion with AIG hires

  • FSOC to vote on MetLife systemic label on 18 Dec

    12 December 2014

    Largest US life insurer could still appeal in district court