David Walker

Australian cyclone reinsurance pool avoids deluge of claims

Only a handful of claims met by the ARPC in its first six months of coverage

Abrdn says Part VII transfer with Phoenix delayed to "at least October 2024"

MSIG Mingtai using Moody's RMS model for earthquakes and typhoons

Quantum computing and AI power actuarial modelling breakthroughs

When identifying, analysing and pricing risk, non-life actuaries are finding classical approaches just don't cut it. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and novel data sources are showing the way forward, as David Walker reports

Countries delaying IFRS 17 implementation risk creating disaster, warns IASB chair

Andreas Barckow praises insurers for efforts in communicating accounting changes

Ivass president admits Eurovita rescue talks were "long and not easy"

Italian regulator says rescuers "acted in awareness of their own interest"

Insurability of Australian property against flood risk starts unravelling

Some insurers are becoming stricter about renewals for flood-risk homes

Insurers warned of "cliff edge" from rapid advances in genomic diagnostics

Polygenic testing is a game-changer with potential to disrupt insurance, says Jessica Chen

Germany faces up to climate protection gap

Germans agree they faced climate change front-on when storm Bernd hit in 2021. Two years on, they are somewhat less united on exactly how best to respond. David Walker reports

Solvency II reform less damaging to solvency than Putin's war, one German life firm finds

Ideal Leben stress-tests Solvency II reform and Russia-Ukraine war