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21 October 2026Insurance

WR Berkley warns casualty sidecar boom has a fine-print catch

The early casualty sidecar boom may be storing up a game of hot potato over who ultimately holds the long-tail risk, with fine print burying potentially consequential differences in risk transfer and commutation rights, the CEO of liability-leaning US carrier WR Berkley has suggested.

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