Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • APCIA calls on legal system reform to counter social inflation woes

    06 March 2024

    Over half of US consumers are unaware of nefarious litigation practices, says APCIA

  • The red flags for private equity in insurance

    06 March 2024

    Supervisors have their sights set on private equity-backed insurers, but what precisely are the business practices at issue? Christopher Cundy and Sarfraz Thind summarise the view from the market

  • Apollo biggest US annuities player as PE-insurance booms

    05 March 2024

    Asset management group has risen to second place in overall life market, NAIC finds

  • US second most exposed country to climate change, Swiss Re finds

    28 February 2024

    Philippines most exposed as climate change losses will grow

  • California passes NAIC annuities bill criticised by campaigners

    28 February 2024

    State bill is counter to DoL proposal which industry has shunned

  • Consumer champ Birny Birnbaum exits NAIC advocacy role with "little or no progress made in 20 years"

    27 February 2024

    The NAIC is "where consumer protection goes to die," he says in parting shot at regulator

  • Bermuda's insurers throw support behind "sensible" tax change

    26 February 2024

    New 15% income tax will put country on level footing with rest of the world

  • Bermuda's tax bomb is a boon, says Karel Van Hulle

    26 February 2024

    From new tax rules to an ever-expanding life market, Bermuda is in a transformational phase. Karel Van Hulle, the father of Solvency II and a BMA board member, tells Sarfraz Thind why these changes will do the market good

  • Florida litigation reform bill may not pass this year

    23 February 2024

    Bill seeks to reform predatory practices which have driven up insurance costs

  • NAIC will not adopt ESG legislation

    22 February 2024

    US regulatory authority ducks out of ESG conversation with announcement