6 October 2015Insurance

Validus estimates losses from Tianjin explosion

Re/insurance company Validus Holdings has estimated that its losses relating to the explosion at the port of Tianjin, China, on August 12, and the earthquake in Chile on September 16, could reach $63.9 million.

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