David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Nippon Life flags greater outsourcing to improve investment returns

    24 December 2024

    Japanese lifer will add about $85bn to portfolio if Resolution purchase proceeds

  • APAC Weekly - 'Thanks for that job interview,' says the smiling APAC CEO - 'we'll text you, yeah?'

    24 December 2024

    Re/insurers join 'generation Insta' in slay bid for rizz, to woo Gen-Z employees

  • SBI Life backs Tokyo University, and trade in Africa, with sustainable bond investments

    23 December 2024

    Japanese lifer announced the two separate investments this month

  • Chart of the Week: The real-world effects of the media's pessimism about climate change

    20 December 2024

    Academics find economic and financial repercussions from downbeat media covering global warming

  • APAC Weekly - 'Rebalancing risk' of homeowners and insurers, in an era of climate change

    17 December 2024

    During research into the growing problems of affordability and availability of home insurance in Australia, academics Julia Plass and Jens Zinn uncovered, and addressed, a notable asymmetry in 'who knows what' when it comes to climate-related risks.

  • Nippon Life can manage risks of funded re after Resolution M&A, S&P Global Ratings predicts

    16 December 2024

    But ratings agency expects parties to deal to watch regulatory developments closely

  • Carlyle-owned asset manager scores massive win in outsourcing by Nippon Life

    16 December 2024

    TCW could win mandate worth up to $3.3bn from lifer

  • Sumitomo Life makes post-IPO investment in medical and nursing provider Eucalia

    16 December 2024

    Insurer's JPY 1bn commitment was made through a government fund promoting early-stage investment

  • Charts of the Year - How 2024 looked, in twelve charts

    13 December 2024

    It was never a dull moment in 2024, including for our Chart of the Week column. This week we provide 12 new charts, which we feel summarise the 'key points' from the year just gone.

  • APAC Weekly - Australia as a nation grappling with climate change, and insurance

    10 December 2024

    Academics Julia Plass and Jens Zinn have researched Australia's changing landscape, as extreme weather makes insurance harder to get or, at least afford, so we asked them, 'What is to be done?'