David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Chinese and Hong Kong insurers act quickly to combat coronavirus

    27 January 2020

    China Life, Taiking Life and PICC amend policies and ease pressure on customers

  • Europe's health insurers spell out pandemic scenarios and effects

    27 January 2020

    Pandemic risk is large part of their catastrophe risk, though small in overall business context

  • Australian hailstorms cost IAG A$169m

    27 January 2020

    Bushfires and discount errors also expected to dent Australian non-life insurer

  • Helvetia acquires majority stake in Spain's Caser for €780m

    24 January 2020

    The Swiss insurer will issue hybrid bonds and equities to finance the purchase

  • Insurance claims from Australia's catastrophic summer pass A$2bn

    24 January 2020

    Hail losses reach half the size of bushfire losses

  • Hong Kong's PICC P&C predicts net profit jump up to 60%

    22 January 2020

    PICC P&C renews ceding arrangement with PICC Re amid positive outlook for region's reinsurers

  • Australian hailstorms cost insurers A$320m

    21 January 2020

    Insurance Council adds hail damage to nationwide fires as second concurrent catastrophe

  • German insurers slam regulatory 'stranglehold' on economy

    20 January 2020

    GDV chief economist Klaus Wiener calls for a principles-based system

  • Australia bushfire insured losses edge A$1.5bn

    20 January 2020

    General insurers promise to pass on savings from a bushfire clean-up plan

  • Beijing to abolish foreign ownership cap for US life & health insurers

    17 January 2020

    Chubb welcomes deal terms while deal document might have let slip China Re US expansion plans