David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Swiss Re's capital coverage falls as insurance risk grows

    20 April 2020

    Exposure to pandemic risk in Asia and US increases

  • Chinese business cover for Covid-19 risks insurers' underwriting stability

    17 April 2020

    Fitch Ratings warns there is limited data available to actuarially price the products

  • Australian bushfire crisis 'likely to happen again'

    17 April 2020

    Royal Commission examines lessons from the catastrophe that triggered $380m of insured losses

  • "Keep an eye on your parents' health," BaFin warns German insurers

    17 April 2020

    No underwriter has fallen below 100% capital coverage in crisis yet, regulator says

  • Bond coupon deferrals unlikely to follow dividend scrapping

    16 April 2020

    S&P says cancelling shareholder distributions not a pointer to capital weakness

  • Arch estimates Q1 coronavirus losses of $95m

    16 April 2020

    Mortgage segment to take hit of up to $50m

  • Generali chief agrees 20% pay cut in light of Covid-19

    14 April 2020

    Coronavirus also leads Generali to restructure its dividend programme

  • Australian private health insurers delay premium rises due to Covid-19

    14 April 2020

    It comes as the Australian government has effectively nationalised private hospitals

  • China pushes for longer-term medical cover in wake of Covid-19

    09 April 2020

    The Chinese regulator wants more innovation in the RMB 244bn insurance line

  • Achmea suspends dividends, awaits "more clarity" on pandemic

    09 April 2020

    It follows the lead of ASR, NN Group and Aegon