Berkshire Hathaway to purchase 3.7% stake in IAG

U.S.-based investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will buy a 3.7% stake in Insurance Australia Group Ltd. for $500 million Australian ($388 million) as part of a strategic relationship with the insurer, The... Read more »

Insurance costs for earthquakes and tsunamis likely to decrease

A seismic risk map commissioned by Chilean insurers' association might translate into a more accurate calculation of reserves by insurers, and consequently may reportedly lead to a fall in premiums for earthquake... Read more »

Sagarmatha Insurance receives most earthquake claims

Nepal's nonlife insurers have received claims worth NPR 13.86 billion ($135 million) related to the recent earthquake that hit the country, with Sagarmatha Insurance Co. Ltd. receiving the most, E Kantipur reported. Read more »

Residents near nuclear plant compensation from power company

About 7,000 people living in Japan's Tochigi prefecture have sought compensation worth 1.85 billion Japanese yen ($15 million) from Tokyo Electric Power Co. over the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011, The... Read more »

Reinsurance overcapacity to affect property/casualty insurance share prices: A.M. Best

A.M. Best Co. Inc. has said that the surplus reinsurance capital is likely to affect property/casualty insurance share prices, reported Artemis.bm. Read more »

G7 nations to set up new insurance fund in wake of 2013 Rana Plaza disaster

The G7 nations have agreed to establish a new insurance fund to help improve the global supply chain following the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh in 2013, Fibre2fashion.com reported. Read more »

G7 nations to set up new insurance fund in wake of 2013 Rana Plaza disaster

The G7 nations have agreed to establish a new insurance fund to help improve the global supply chain following the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh in 2013, Fibre2fashion.com reported. Read more »

GIC Re seeks membership in Lloyd’s of London syndicate

General Insurance Corp. of India has decided to apply for membership of a Lloyd's of London syndicate member, reported Indiainfoline citing the Economic Times. Read more »

German defense minister warns of growing cyber threat

Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's defense minister, has said that the country is increasingly at risk of cyber attacks, reported TechWeekEurope UK citing newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Read more »

Oil spill cost Mobil Oil New Zealand nearly $500,000

An oil spill into New Zealand's Tauranga Harbor from a Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd. pipe has cost the company nearly $700,000 New Zealand ($489,900) in clean-up bills so far, reports 3news.co.nz. Read more »