Underwriting
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Gained From Trump Tax Cuts; Insurance Division Took Cat Cost Hit
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was a big winner from the recent tax overhaul. Book value, a metric he's called a "crude, but useful" way to track the conglomerate's worth, climbed 13 ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s AIG Claims Costs Rose $1.8B Higher
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. boosted its estimate of the ultimate cost of a deal it made last year to backstop some risks for American International Group Inc. The company increased its ...
D&O Liability Carriers May Have a Challenging Year: Fitch Ratings
Trouble is ahead in 2018 for carriers in the directors & officers liability insurance space, Fitch Ratings warns in a new market update. The cause: heavy competition and pricy claims trends. ...
Britain Contributes $35M to Climate Risk Insurance Hedge Fund
Britain is backing a hedge fund that aims to raise $200 million to give developing countries access to climate risk insurance. Britain's Department for International Development (DFID) is investing ...
Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler Sees Value in Adding Anchor Shareholder
Swiss Re AG's chief said the reinsurer would welcome an anchor investor after being approached by billionaire Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Group Corp. In a business where results can change radically ...
Anbang Insurance Seized by Chinese Government; Founder Charged With Fraud
China's government seized temporary control of Anbang Insurance Group Co. and will prosecute founder Wu Xiaohui for alleged fraud, cementing the downfall of a politically-connected dealmaker whose ...
Mobile Broadband Access and Auto Collision Frequency Uncorrelated, Actuaries Find
Mobile broadband access—used as an indicator of the likelihood that drivers may be using mobile devices while driving—appears to have no impact on collision frequency, according to a recent ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco to Take Over MAPFRE’s Personal Lines Biz in Three States
MAPFRE Insurance, which last year decided to exit five states and focus on 11, is turning over its personal lines business in three of those five states to Safeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual unit. ...