David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • MS&AD stops investing in, and insuring, new coal plants

    28 June 2021

    Japanese insurer extends existing net-zero commitments

  • Chart of the week - Storebrand ditches its Adani problem

    25 June 2021

    The commitment insurers have made to net zero could face some litmus tests, and quite soon

  • Debt investments not privileged in insurers' climate assessments, Swiss Re CIO says

    25 June 2021

    Guido Fürer expects scrutiny from Swiss Re's own shareholders on swiss reinsurers climate action

  • Modellers search how much worse COVID could get

    25 June 2021

    European insurers describe pandemic stress tests in 2020 SFCRs

  • Swiss Re offloads half of Phoenix stake in portfolio rebalancing

    23 June 2021

    Windfall may be dwarfed by Asian prospects for Swiss reinsurer

  • Swiss insurers to sell local properties to affiliates' funds

    18 June 2021

    Helvetia and Baloise are planning divesting real estate to diversify their own managers' funds

  • Charts of the Week - German insurers and their alternative investments

    18 June 2021

    Insurance Risk Data reveals diverse allocation pattern, even among CIOs for smallest German general accounts

  • BaFin reveals German insurers' €47bn infrastructure investment stake

    16 June 2021

    Regulator also reveals industry's alternative allocations - but none yet in cryptocurrencies

  • Singapore regulator scolds Prudential, AIA and Aviva for sales pay

    16 June 2021

    MAS alleges remuneration, linked to investment and life policy sales, was not structured by local rules

  • Swiss Re chief economist urges G7 to put action behind words

    15 June 2021

    Haegeli calls for programme resembling 'Build America Bonds' of 2009