David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Inga Beale: product innovation is not achieved by adding exclusions

    07 June 2023

    The former Lloyd's chief talks to David Walker about her frustrations with the insurance sector and why firms must be more diverse, use technology and think more creatively, in order to better serve their customers

  • Climate adaptation is "poor second cousin" to emissions reductions investments, actuaries told

    06 June 2023

    Profession has key role in enhancing analysis of investments in adaptation measures

  • Françoise Gilles replaces Renaud Guidée as Axa's group CRO

    06 June 2023

    Several reassignments revealed, and CUO position created, in top-level reshuffles

  • Volatility in mortality improvement is highest among poorer populations

    05 June 2023

    Mortality trends affected by economic conditions, Canada Life UK actuary says

  • Risk mitigation must be reflected in premiums, says Australian government

    02 June 2023

    Not cutting premiums for lower risk "sends all the wrong price signals," assistant Treasurer tells actuaries

  • Machine learning used for updating Chinese actuarial tables

    02 June 2023

    Natural language processing and AI were used for critical illness update

  • China's solvency ratios slow their decline in Q1

    02 June 2023

    New regulator reveals key industry metrics in 2022 and Q1 2023

  • Actuaries told mortality gap between men and women is lessening

    01 June 2023

    Mortality gap between the sexes is flattening, so actuaries are looking for other risk differentiators

  • Inga Beale: acting on global warming "is the right thing to do" as NZIA deteriorates

    31 May 2023

    Former Lloyd's CEO acknowledges "how difficult the rhetoric in the US can be"

  • AI can allow smaller risks to be covered, actuaries hear

    31 May 2023

    Esko Kivisaari said insurers should ensure that AI extends insurance cover