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

Liberty Mutual appoints Crystal Ottaviano as GRS CRO

Liberty Mutual's CEO to retire at end of 2022

Coal business resorts to "haphazard coalition" of insurers as giants retract

Financiers and governments at risk if they accept inexperienced underwriters, says Insure Our Future

Re/insurers ready to implement Russian sanctions [UPDATED]

Western firms say their exposure to Ukraine and Russian is generally limited

War exclusion clauses in cyber could be tested in Russia's Ukraine invasion

Liberty Mutual says potential Ukraine losses "manageable", but cyber risk exists

The golden state becomes too hot to handle

Property catastrophe losses in California have soared, with the result that insurers increasingly don't want to underwrite there. Could this be the beginning of a withdrawal from cat perils in other US states? Sarfraz Thind reports

The FIO's climate letters reveal burning desires

The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has published a raft of comment letters after its request for information on climate regulation. Could this be the tinder to spark new rules? Sarfraz Thind reports

US insurers still behind Europeans on climate scorecard

Insure Our Future identifies major climate and fossil fuel laggards

Oil and gas: a soaring risk

After coal, the oil and gas sector is lining up to be the next focus of insurer divestment. But can US insurers really afford to chop this all-American sector from their businesses? Sarfraz Thind reports