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Hurricanes, Quakes Hammer Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO, Gen Re, Other Insurance Units
Bad weather hurt Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc in the third quarter, as insurance losses tied to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and an earthquake in Mexico contributed to a 43 percent ...
10M Americans Will Be Affected by Climate Change by 2075: CBO Warning
Ten million Americans will be "substantially affected" by climate change by 2075, causing government disaster spending to jump, the Congressional Budget Office projected Thursday. But, instead of ...
Fidelis Launches First MGA Targeting Specialty Treaty XOL
Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance announced on Wednesday that it has launched its first MGA, which will focus on niche specialty treaty excess of loss business. The MGA, to be known as Radius, will be ...
Swiss Re Reports Nearly Half-Billion-Dollar YTD Loss; Forecasts Price Hikes
A rise in insurance premiums, especially in areas affected by recent hurricanes and disasters, will help Swiss Re recover from almost half a billion dollars of losses in the first nine months of this ...
Nephila, Cedent Partner to Bring $500M Capacity for Climate Risk
Insurance investment firm Cedent Ltd. announced yesterday that it is partnering with Nephila Capital to bring $500 million for climate risk capital solutions, targeting risk managers beyond the ...
Berkshire Hathaway Likely to Report Big Q3 Claims Costs—and Reduced Insurance ‘Float’
The insurance business has been good to Warren Buffett. For decades, his stable of carriers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have provided him billions of dollars to invest. They've also turned an ...
Possible Brexit Casualty: 75,000 UK Insurance and Banking Jobs
Sam Woods, Britain's top banking regulator, said a consultancy's estimate that Brexit could cause as many as 75,000 job losses in banking and insurance is "plausible" if the U.K. leaves the European ...
Calif. Wildfire Insured Losses at $3.3B and Rising: Regulator
Wildfires in California have caused insured losses of more than $3.3 billion, based on claims reported by 15 insurers, and the figure will rise, the California Department of Insurance said on ...