David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Losses from Australian hailstorm rival Black Summer bushfires

    21 January 2021

    Cat loss modeller Perils puts costs for each at A$1.9bn

  • BI appeal opportunity recedes for Australian insurers

    19 January 2021

    Lawyer says BI insurers' legal arguments in Australia were too narrow

  • QBE boosts risk margin after UK BI judgement

    18 January 2021

    The outcome left the insurer with less headroom to cover Australian BI claims

  • Convex raises $500m of fresh capital from Sixth Street

    14 January 2021

    Injection from Sixth Street takes total raised since launch beyond $3bn

  • New CEO at Sydney Opera House's insurer vows concerted effort to rebuild trust

    14 January 2021

    Icare has been embroiled in scandals over pay and claims mis-management

  • Lloyd's: Hold us accountable for our ESG ambitions

    12 January 2021

    The insurance market responds to climate change campaigner's argument

  • QBE surprises itself in reinsurance negotiations

    11 January 2021

    S&P emphasises Australia's worth to global reinsurers

  • Bruce Carnegie-Brown's "reputation on the line" over Lloyd's fossil fuel plans

    08 January 2021

    The insurance market published its inaugural ESG report in December

  • Germany's interest rate reserve gets bigger - and better

    07 January 2021

    German life insurers paid more into the Zinszusatzreserve again in 2020, despite the new "corridor method" of calculation that intended to unburden the sector. Industry leaders tell David Walker the ZZR remains fit for purpose nonetheless

  • IAG to take A$1.2bn hit for business interruption claims

    06 January 2021

    Australian firm reports "modest increase" in reinsurance pricing