David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • 40 Italian insurers planned on paying dividends during pandemic

    30 June 2022

    Some proposals "did not comply with prudential criteria," Italian regulator reveals

  • Global capital requirement for climate risks is crucial for transition

    29 June 2022

    Japanese regulator recommends framing global warming as "a time bomb" to spur action

  • Ivass president dubs volatility adjustment "complex, opaque and not very effective"

    29 June 2022

    Country-specific element was not triggered by this month's volatility

  • European insurers' payouts to shareholders at seven-year low

    29 June 2022

    Research paper found stress-tests did not affect buyback and dividend levels

  • Belgian regulator quantifies effect of inflation on solvency coverage

    28 June 2022

    NBB finds failings in standard formula treatment of inflation shocks

  • Australian insurers' rebuild costs rocket 12% in a month

    28 June 2022

    Industry still repairing flood-hit areas from February/March

  • Australia's Suncorp considering sale of bank unit

    27 June 2022

    Divestment would be latest in long line of such divisions

  • BaFin warns German firms being "intensively supervised" about reporting obligations

    24 June 2022

    Local insurance law demands prompt notification if insurers' financial situation worsens

  • Zurich cuts capital intensity in $20bn German back-book sale

    24 June 2022

    Viridium says Zurich Deutscher Herold deal adds €21bn of assets

  • Eiopa reveals lie of Europe's insurance landscape in 2021

    23 June 2022

    Two undertakings had Solvency II ratios under 100%