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  • Insurance Risk & Capital Americas virtual conference continues today

    23 September 2021

    Three tracks will examine the risk, investment and ESG factors impacting insurers

  • The US Climate Survey: good, bad and ugly

    03 August 2021

    US insurers' efforts to understand and mitigate climate risks is difficult to discern, but the NYDFS and InsuranceERM have dug into the NAIC's annual survey to find patchy progress and some surprising opinions. Sarfraz Thind and David Walker report

  • Lawyer says he has "smoking gun" in US business interruption case

    22 January 2021

    John Houghtaling, who is handling $3bn in claims on behalf of small businesses forced to close by Covid-19, believes his case will be a watershed for the US BI saga. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Operational risk best practice for insurers

    24 September 2020

    Expert insights from the InsuranceERM Americas 2020 conference

  • Bermuda Monetary Authority appoints insurance supervisor

    02 September 2020

    Gerald Gakundi brings regulatory and industry experience to role

  • Racial equality is overwhelming message at NAIC meeting

    11 August 2020

    President Ray Farmer calls 2020 a moment of historical inflexion, commits NAIC to change

  • NAIC creates 'race and insurance' committee

    24 July 2020

    Will look at race bias and ways of increasing diversity in industry

  • US lawmakers pressure insurers on Covid-19 business interruption claims

    15 April 2020

    Seven US states have bills that would force insurers to cover business interruption claims

  • US insurers in Covid-19 coverage crisis

    24 March 2020

    Insurers are being asked critical questions about their role in protecting consumers from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from on high, the industry says it will not cover business-interruption and workers compensation losses. As the crisis deepens, industry bodies say such demands could threaten the stability of the sector. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Flood, climate, capital: NAIC president Ray Farmer's agenda for 2020

    21 January 2020

    Ray Farmer is the new president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. In this Q&A with Sarfraz Thind, he talks about flood coverage, international regulation and how he intends to raise climate awareness