David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • FWD reveals capital strength in plans to list in Hong Kong

    20 May 2025

    Hong Kong-headquartered group released filing document yesterday

  • How Spain's CCS covers risks, on many fronts

    16 May 2025

    Born from the wreckage of Spain's civil war, property catastrophe pool Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros now has another battle on its hands, with climate change. David Walker reports

  • Rating agencies react to Taiwan life sector's vulnerability to FX volatility

    16 May 2025

    Fitch has assigned negative ratings watches to five life firms

  • South Korean mid-sized and small insurers facing solvency ratio struggle, says S&P Global

    15 May 2025

    Lotte Non-Life postpones bond recall as solvency is reportedly too low

  • IAG to buy RAC Insurance as part of A$1.4bn partnership

    15 May 2025

    Deal involves acquisition, and 20-year product distribution arrangement

  • Australia's cyclone reinsurer helps riskiest properties' premiums fall 39%

    15 May 2025

    Pool aims to improve affordability and availability of property cover in Australia's north

  • Spain's CCS pays €2.8bn compensation so far from Valencia's floods

    14 May 2025

    October's extreme weather system will be the CCS's costliest catastrophe

  • State Farm gets 17% home policy rate hike in California, but must receive $400m capital backing

    14 May 2025

    Consumer Watchdog called Ricardo Lara's rate decision "a great disappointment for consumers"

  • Chinese regulator promises insurance support for exporters amid trade war

    13 May 2025

    NFRA is also pushing cover for local sci-tech firms

  • Hannover Re books €631m bill from Californian wildfires

    13 May 2025

    German group overstepped its €435m quarterly large loss budget by €330m