David Walker

Frank Grund switches from supervising German insurers to rating role

Overseas units drive profits in Japan, while local auto lines mis-fire

MS&AD, Tokio Marine and Sompo reported annual results yesterday

Japanese life firms' profits improve as Covid costs recede

Japan Post Insurance and T&D Holdings both benefitted from new laws on deemed hospitalisation

Spain's life sector consolidation continues in 2023, regulator reports

Life premiums expected to grow this year, but at slower pace than 2023's 36% surge

Nippon Life to buy 20% of Corebridge for $3.8bn as part of US expansion

Parties want deal done by Q1 2025

German life firms released "single-digit billions" from interest rates reserves in 2023

BaFin reveals policy surrenders were stable year on year

Allianz's US life lapses double in Q1, but inflows still positive, says CFO

Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre acknowledges a "more complicated" environment for doing back-book deals

Eiopa reveals European life lapse rate in 2023

The authority's latest risk dashboard was released yesterday

BaFin president suggests EU should emulate UK's decluttering of regulations

Mark Branson also acknowledges Eiopa recent criticisms of German regulator

Lapses worth €84bn drive net outflows from French insurers in 2023

Surrender payments were double the claims payments made by French life firms last year