David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Perils flags further alternative capital for southeast Asia natcats as risk modelling improves

    17 March 2021

    Data provider launches exposure databases for Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand

  • Frank Grund acknowledges "more difficult" times for building ZZR

    16 March 2021

    BaFin also finds some insurtechs "overly optimistic" on business plans

  • Talanx pays out €30m to UK churches as insured Sunday donations fall

    15 March 2021

    Covid-19 costs German re/insurer €1.5bn overall in 2020

  • Greenlight Re says today's catastrophes "endlessly break" risk models

    15 March 2021

    Bermudian reinsurer avoids long-tail risk where the "models get things wrong"

  • AIA new business value resurgent as Asia re-opens from pandemic

    12 March 2021

    Group reveals AIA Vitality customers hit the treadmills hard during pandemic

  • Covid-19 hits Hannover Re with €950m in P&C claims

    11 March 2021

    But the pandemic had a "helpful" effect for the reinsurer's life and health unit

  • Allianz acknowledges failings in oversight for Australian unit

    09 March 2021

    Allianz Australia Insurance agrees it had "longstanding, persistent and serious" risk deficiencies

  • Mixed progress by Danish insurers on gender balance metrics

    08 March 2021

    Danica also admits "regrettable discrimination" against some pregnant health cover customers

  • Cattolica promises strengthened Orsa process to "fully assess risk and solvency"

    08 March 2021

    Board pay to be cut at Italian group

  • German insurers propose split approach for sustainability reporting

    05 March 2021

    GDV suggests narrative ESG reporting, and a central database