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Quake costs

13 February 2001

Further to our item last week on January’s earthquake in the Indian state of Gujurat, local general insurers have now revised the assessment of their exposure…

Quake bill for indian insurers

06 February 2001

Many of the thousands of buildings flattened by last Friday’s earthquake in the Indian state of Gujurat are insured, although the total payout is expected to be modest by…

Old Cases, New Action

06 February 2001

Asbestos-related claims burned insurers worldwide and led to the near-collapse of the Lloyd’s market in the early 1990s…

Going, going, to AIG

06 February 2001

The world’s largest insurer, American International Group, is close to buying failed Japanese life insurer Chiyoda Mutual…