David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Investments and life/health reinsurance boosts Swiss Re net income

    20 February 2020

    But corporate solutions unit posts $647m loss despite management interventions

  • Singapore's insurers extend coronavirus cover

    18 February 2020

    The country had 77 cases confirmed by yesterday, and 53 in hospital

  • Commercial insurance price rises in Q4 2019 best for eight years

    18 February 2020

    Marsh finds prices rose 11% overall, globally

  • Perils publishes "reinsurance relevant" Australia bushfire loss estimate

    17 February 2020

    The 2019/20 Australia bushfire season is regarded as one of the worst on record

  • QBE profits up 41% despite US crop underwriting losses

    17 February 2020

    Australian group achieved 6.3% premium rate increases in 2019

  • China Life eyeing Hong Kong listing with key China assets

    17 February 2020

    Beijing group's foreign subsidiaries step up support for coronavirus patients

  • Japan Post Insurance finds silver lining to sales ban

    17 February 2020

    Company lifts full-year profit guidance on expected lower sales expenses

  • No need for new models for coronavirus, says top German actuary

    14 February 2020

    MunichRe chief life/health actuary says Spanish flu still the benchmark of one-in-200-year event

  • Group-wide contributions help NN lift operating profits 10%

    13 February 2020

    Only domestic life business disappoints Dutch insurance and asset management group

  • Australian life insurers arm up on the frontline of climate change

    13 February 2020

    Climate change is not just a worry for property and casualty insurers. In Australia, whose recent natural disasters are widely seen as harbingers of global warming, life and health firms recognise complacency is no option. David Walker reports