Sarfraz Thind

Ren Re gets $600m benefit from Bermuda's new tax rule

Benefits will be used over 10 years but company "will pay higher taxes" from next year

BaFin's PE-ownership concerns nixed Viridium-Zurich deal

Insurer says it remains committed to finding a solution for legacy portfolio sale

Analysis on PE-insurance needs to be "much deeper", says Morningstar

Canada has not seen a huge uptick in deals for this business so far

Sompo issues revamp plans as it scrambles to repair reputation from Bigmotor fallout

Insurer was hit by an FSA business improvement order last week

NFIP has entered "actuarial death spiral", made flood insurance impossible to afford

Senators press for reform of government flood programme which now has over $20bn of debt

Everest Insurance sets up dedicated private equity practice

Immaterial who wins US elections, taxes need to go up, says WR Berkley CEO

Property and casualty re/insurer posts bumper profit, but warns of volatile environment ahead

The Hartford becomes latest insurer to pull out of California

Noaa and DoC to invest $85m in better climate data for insurers in US

Florida seeks to raise $1.5bn for insurance backstop fund