David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • C-Ross Explainer - solvency management capability

    25 March 2022

    Few tasks are as pivotal in insurance regulation, as how underwriters manage their solvency - and 14,000 words on the topic in C-Ross Phase II text underscores it in China

  • CBIRC's social housing push unlikely to spur China's CIOs, Fitch says

    25 March 2022

    Real estate formed key focus of Phase II revisions to C-Ross charges

  • C-Ross's 'K characteristic' factors for investment capital discounts revealed

    25 March 2022

    CBIRC has discretion to apply special factors to capital requirement maths

  • Charts of the Week - C-Ross's Phase II capital charges for China's insurers

    25 March 2022

    CBIRC lays out risk factors for investment capital requirements in Phase II rules

  • C-Ross Explainer - Market risk and minimum capital

    24 March 2022

    Market risks facing insurers have the standard industry segmentations plus an extra one for 'overseas asset price risk'.

  • C-Ross Explainer - Capital Planning

    23 March 2022

    Insurers' capital planning, including by using their investments, is a key part of Phase II of C-Ross

  • MedVida warns 'alts' complexity requires know-how

    22 March 2022

    Life consolidator's investment pot still largely in fixed income

  • C-Ross Explainer - Solvency reports and transparency

    18 March 2022

    C-Ross Phase II goes significantly further than other regulations on disclosures

  • Chart of the Week: Insuring in World War II

    18 March 2022

    David Walker listens to the echoes of History

  • Ivass consults on changing capital gains recognition in unit-linked policies

    17 March 2022

    Regulator suggests letting providers propose different recognition policy in mid-stream