Chris Westfall

Christopher Westfall is a career journalist, covering finance across multiple sectors including insurance, banking and asset management.

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Jul 19, 2012

While the reinsurance industry may not post a systemic risk to the larger financial system, the use of “interdependent” catastrophe

Jul 18, 2012

A catastrophic drought hitting much of the U.S. will likely cause losses for crop insurers, but a significant federal

Jul 17, 2012

Over a year after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Japan is seeing the largest increases in catastrophe pricing with spikes

Jul 17, 2012

The preliminary insured loss from the June Colorado wildfires total $449.7 million, with the Waldo Canyon blaze becoming the

Jul 17, 2012

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has upped its collateralized reinsurance contract with Nephila Capital by $100 million — and is back

Jul 16, 2012

Boston-based AIR Worldwide has released a new cyclone model for India — including a new industry exposure database — with the hopes