David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • GDV warns German insurers, prepare for hard Brexit

    14 November 2017

    Trade body says rules needed for orderly transfer of contracts if no trade deal is done

  • Unlucky 13 German life firms go sub-100% on solvency ratio without TMTP

    13 November 2017

    Fitch foresees run-off and M&A of the smaller weaklings

  • Insurtech centre and awards launched in Cologne

    13 November 2017

    InsurLab aims to spur sharing of ideas and commercialisation with industry

  • Natcats blow out large loss budgets at Talanx

    13 November 2017

    But German group still ekes out nine-month net profit

  • More UK insurers sign up to gender diversity at top levels

    13 November 2017

    Industry remains biased, despite benefits of having women as leaders

  • Decision to cut nat cat reinsurance vindicated despite big bill, says Hannover Re

    08 November 2017

    But hurricanes and earthquakes still raised combined ratio to 104.4%

  • PRA stuck in impossible position on Solvency II changes, says consultancy

    06 November 2017

    UK insurers must "grasp the nettle" with EU presence for Brexit, Hymans Robertson says

  • Dutch P&C insurers heading for underwriting loss in 2017, predicts Moody's

    06 November 2017

    Return to broad profitability at least one year off, rating agency says

  • IAIS gives ground in roadmap for global capital standards

    02 November 2017

    IAIS published plan to create "common language" for group solvency from Malaysian meeting

  • A transparent approach to the SFCR

    02 November 2017

    Denmark's Industriens Pensionsforsikring went the extra mile in completing its solvency and financial condition report (SFCR), providing historical data and putting the quantitative information into context. David Walker asks chief risk officer Pernille Jul Overby why she opted for more work