Paul Walsh

Articles by Paul Walsh

  • Townsville flood property losses exceed A$1bn

    10 May 2019

    Perils’ latest estimate marks an increase from its earlier $957m prediction

  • Beazley reports mixed bag of results in Q1

    09 May 2019

    Improved rates but an increasing number of claims

  • California blaze losses hit $12bn

    09 May 2019

    Claims at the beginning of 2019 contributed over $600m to total insured losses from the Camp and Woolsey fires

  • Zurich "on track" to hit targets despite P&C dip

    09 May 2019

    Currency movements and ADAC sell-off was negative for P&C premiums

  • Claims increase takes toll on Munich Re profits

    08 May 2019

    Large losses relating to natural and man-made catastrophes impacted Q1 profits

  • Glyphosate, opioids and talc - candidates for the next asbestos?

    07 May 2019

    Claims relating to asbestos exposure caused a catastrophic level of losses for the insurance industry. What is the potential for the scenario to be repeated by other chemicals and compounds? Paul Walsh reports

  • Hiscox boosts premiums in Q1

    07 May 2019

    The specialist insurer continues to pull back from US private company D&O

  • CCR wins "state aid" legal challenge brought by Scor

    07 May 2019

    Scor alleged CCR held a virtual monopoly over the French natural catastrophe reinsurance market

  • Catastrophes take their toll on Swiss Re P&C results

    03 May 2019

    Australian floods, the Ethiopian Airlines crash and typhoon Jebi led to large P&C losses for Swiss Re

  • Langhorne Re recruits chief actuary for Bermuda platform

    02 May 2019

    The new appointment was previously chief risk officer at AIG Bermuda/Fortitude Re