David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Three US insurers sue California utility over Camp wildfire

    15 January 2019

    Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the Californian utility, plans filing for bankruptcy

  • Swiss Re estimates 2018 catastrophe bill at $2.9bn

    15 January 2019

    Fourth quarter did almost half the damage

  • Nat cats cost German reinsurers in 2017

    14 January 2019

    Regulator BaFin details statistical performance for 29 reinsurers in Germany

  • Nat cat loss estimates soar for Arch Capital in Q4

    11 January 2019

    Latest estimates almost triple those for last quarter

  • 'Greater coordination needed' among EU's innovation hubs

    10 January 2019

    Call made in a joint report by the European Supervisory Authorities

  • India sets out its vision as a reinsurance hub

    10 January 2019

    Regulator states goal despite unprofitability of many foreign players

  • China Taiping unveils life insurance business in Singapore

    09 January 2019

    State-owned Chinese insurer already writes general insurance in city-state

  • Three insurers lose responsibility for Singapore's ElderShield scheme

    09 January 2019

    City-state’s ElderShield programme will fall into public administration from 2021

  • Hannover Re and HDI's specialty insurer sets sail with €1.2bn premiums

    08 January 2019

    HDI Global Specialty plans to take risks that rivals shun

  • California's new regulator keeps up with the Joneses on climate

    08 January 2019

    Ricardo Lara's inaugural comments echo outgoing insurance commissioner's