David Walker

Sompo spells out reasons for its $3.5bn cash-swoop on Aspen

Japanese group acknowledged a 30-point dent is possible to its 265% solvency level

Prudential lays out plans for $5bn shareholder return by 2027

Dividend growth will "broadly" match operating free surplus generation, group tells analysts

Annual net profit growth rates at IAG and Suncorp each top 50%

Under-budget natcat costs, M&A proceeds and BI releases boosted full-year earnings

More to non-life performance than premium rates, QBE tells analysts

Andrew Horton explains retaining lines that miss groupwide target COR

Australia's cyclone reinsurance pool wins plaudits from property cedants

But insurers surveyed question if governments should be reinsurers

Ricardo Lara litigates against FAIR Plan for denying smoke claims

Brookfield agrees £2.4bn Just Group acquisition

Chancellor Rachel Reeves welcomed deal as Brookfield pushes further into the UK market

Resolution Life seals flow reinsurance deal with Nippon Life unit

Transaction is life reinsurer's third in Asia this year

NFRA demands property insurers act fast after China's fatal floods

Germany engulfed by natcat insurability debate

The coalition government has pledged to make flood coverage mandatory for residential properties, but industry experts are concerned about the practicalities of the declaration. David Walker and Martin Assmann report