David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Tokio Marine praises international underwriting despite LA wildfire hit

    17 February 2025

    Japanese group expects JPY 31bn hit from the wildfires

  • State Farm "very disappointed" Ricardo Lara has not approved 22% home rate hike

    17 February 2025

    California's insurance commissioner has demanded State Farm General further justify its request

  • More non-life M&A on the cards for Australia, S&P predicts

    14 February 2025

    Rating agency highlights rate hikes and improving profitability

  • California's insurers pay almost $7bn in fire claims so far, Ricardo Lara announces

    14 February 2025

    Disaster has already cost insurers over half their $12.5bn bill from the 2018 Camp fire

  • IAG nearly doubles H1 net earnings on Covid BI release and benign weather

    13 February 2025

    Suncorp also paid less for natcats than it expected

  • Suncorp undershoots natcat budget by one-third in December half-year

    12 February 2025

    CEO Steve Johnston says "current stability" of reinsurance market bodes well for renewals

  • Japan's motor claims fraud woes hit Toyota as FSA issues demands

    12 February 2025

    Toyota Mobility and Good Speed received business improvement orders from regulator

  • California's FAIR Plan gets regulator's approval for $1bn assessment of insurers

    12 February 2025

    Ricardo Lara says bolstering safety-net's capital is necessary to meet LA fire claims

  • Hannover Re CEO expresses concern at Trump's pro-fossil fuel approach

    06 February 2025

    The German reinsurance group said it expects €500m to €700m net losses from California fires

  • Trade credit insurers fear for indirect effects from US trade war

    06 February 2025

    ICISA says shocks from inflation and elevated interest rates would be worse than direct hits