David Walker

Ageas to buy Esure for £1.3bn

Belgian group agreed deal with UK non-life firm's owner Bain Capital

Australian regulator pursues Hollard in court alleging tardy claims decision

MS&AD to sell 15% Challenger stake to Dai-ichi Life unit in Australia

Seller expects greater capital efficiency from the sale

AM Best predicts capital optimising from Japanese asset-intensive reinsurance deals

US insurers wrote $290bn GWP for Japanese owners since 2019

Managing Agency Partners warns against complacency after hurricane Milton

Underwriting agency at Lloyd's suggests insurers should "hesitate before discounting", ahead of US hurricane season

Fitch: change in Viridium's ownership could revive life book deal with Zurich

Ratings agency says BlackRock's part-stake should enhance Viridium's asset management capability

Beazley's Lloyd's syndicate investigating nuclear fusion insurance

Numerous syndicates highlighted new energy underwriting initiatives, in latest annual reports

Royal London's SFCR reveals MA capital benefit and SCR breakdown for 2024

UK group reveals £2.1bn SCR for life lapse risk

Russia-Ukraine war continues to impact Lloyd's syndicates

Lloyd's syndicates have updated reserves and loss estimates linked to the conflict

WR Berkley M&A expected to add JPY 40bn to Mitsui Sumitomo's annual earnings

Japanese insurer plans to buy 15% of US specialist in global expansion