David Walker

Re/insurers consider a different outcome from cancer

Once a probable death knell, a cancer diagnosis is increasingly becoming a chronic disease, thanks to advances in testing and treatment. This has significant implications for life and health re/insurers, as David Walker reports

Foreign business keeps foot on earnings accelerator at Tokio Marine

Overseas units generated half the Japanese group's profits in the June quarter

Allianz's acquisition of Income Insurance faces fire in Singapore's parliament

MAS board member forced to defend regulator's processes

Kindley Re reveals seeking approval to use Bermuda's SBA

Kuvare/Davidson Kempner sidecar reports income of $27m in 2023

Monument Re gets Bermuda approval to use scenario-based approach

Life reinsurer's solvency ratio rose in 2023 from 167% to 174%

S&P Global monitors funded reinsurance risk in Japan

Ratings agency welcomes post-scandal reforms in non-life sector

Japanese earthquake reinsurer reveals further detail of Noto Peninsular damage

Japan's general insurers call for increase in special natcat reserving rate

Significant natural catastrophes have sent the sector's balance for "extraordinary" incidents into the red, GIAJ says

Fitch promotes Harish Gohil to global group head of insurance

Australia's health insurers hit 26-year peak in customer numbers in 2023

But S&P Global Ratings warns about return of higher cost inflation