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

    09 June 2022

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

  • Re/insurers ready to implement Russian sanctions [UPDATED]

    28 February 2022

    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

    25 February 2022

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

  • The golden state becomes too hot to handle

    24 January 2022

    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

    30 November 2021

    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

    03 November 2021

    Insure Our Future identifies major climate and fossil fuel laggards

  • Oil and gas: a soaring risk

    11 October 2021

    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

  • Insurers face $425m claim for victims of Lawrence Nassar sexual abuse case

    03 September 2021

    USA Gymnastics urges insurers to pay as a new settlement is disputed

  • Storm Henri hits north-eastern US

    23 August 2021

    The storm knocked out power to 140,000 homes and caused deluges

  • People moves: AIG Life, Liberty Mutual Re, Arch Re, BMA

    23 July 2021

    InsuranceERM rounds up the latest risk-related people moves in the insurance industry