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So far, the fertilizer explosion in West, TX has more questions than answers. But that won't last forever.

The defection of four top AIG executives to Berkshire Hathaway signals an aggressive attack by Ajit Jain, head of Berkshire Hathaways reinsurance business, on Robert Benmosches dominant and highly profitable AIG surplus lines business.

The defection of four top AIG executives to Berkshire Hathaway signals an aggressive attack by Ajit Jain, head of Berkshire Hathaways reinsurance business, on Robert Benmosches dominant and highly profitable AIG surplus lines business.

Six months after Sandy, it's clear that we don't just need better claims. We need better risk financing.

There is a big disparity between what an insurance carrier is capable of doing and what it actually can afford to do.

There is a big disparity between what an insurance carrier is capable of doing and what it actually can afford to do.