Archive

  • WR Berkley warns of looming Covid-19 risk to liability lines

    22 July 2020

    Firm flags expanding reinsurance and reviewing ceding as market firms up

  • WR Berkley forecasts $145m of Q2 cat losses

    13 July 2020

    Covid-19, civil unrest and severe weather in the US drove losses

  • WR Berkley announces near 10% rates hardening in Q4

    29 January 2020

    The US non-life re/insurer says the market now offers "meaningful" growth to well-run companies

  • US casualty reserves: courting disaster?

    22 November 2019

    Rising claims and shrinking reserves in the US casualty business have led to speculation about an impending crisis. Could it really get that bad? Sarfraz Thind investigates

  • Insurers ruling out Carmichael coal coverage listed

    21 December 2018

    Five re/insurers go public with clear refusal to cover Carmichael coal mine in Australia

  • Environmentalists slam US insurers for backing coal

    03 December 2018

    Asia-Pacific firms fare slightly better; Swiss Re and Axa earn top marks

  • Two insurers invest $17m in weather predictive technology

    17 March 2017

    Established modellers are "charging too much and delivering too little", says Weather Analytics

  • Liberty Mutual reports $886m Sandy loss

    05 March 2013

    While Amlin reduces its reinsurance spend for 2013

  • Sandy swells Q4 loss for AIG

    22 February 2013

    Storm was second largest single catastrophe event for US insurer

  • Sandy to cost Lloyd's up to $2.5bn

    19 December 2012

    Catlin expects a $200m hit