[BruceK]

Berkshire Hathaway did a JV deal with big Aussie insurer IAG for part of their business. I didn`t know they were in Australia otherwise.
Club Marine,part of Allianz, is long established here and performed exceptionally well on a friend`s sailboat full loss, and recently did full payout on a Riv they insured,just a month earlier, that sank on my marina. I`ve not had a claim(touch wood), but claims performance is as important as premium,as is "skin in the game", notwithstanding Allianz is based offshore.