David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • COMMENT: The rumble in the Solvency II jungle

    14 May 2021

    BaFin and the European Commission go 'head to head', very politely

  • Allianz: Insurers don't crave extra incentives to invest sustainably

    14 May 2021

    Solvency II review should focus on keeping the industry healthy

  • EC's head of Solvency II review warns: do not expect lower charges for green assets

    13 May 2021

    German Association of Actuaries argues for 'same risk, same capital'

  • Allianz defies falling reinvestment yields to re-expand life investment margin

    12 May 2021

    Average minimum guarantee now 0.45%

  • An alternative for the trials of life in Germany

    12 May 2021

    From infrastructure with low capital charges to multi-credit funds and private equity, German life firms' latest solvency reports reveal chief investment officers want to allocate more to alternatives. David Walker reports

  • "Infrastructure debt needs to be tradeable," Swiss Re chief economist says

    12 May 2021

    Jerome Hägeli made call on World Bank-sponsored Global Infrastructure Facility webinar

  • Yarden's solvency ratio undershoots 100% in 2020

    11 May 2021

    On the back of marginal widening of spreads

  • Comment: EIOPA's 2021 stress tests may show 'what is', not 'what if'

    10 May 2021

    Many of the planned asset trials have happened, in varying degrees, since March 2020.

  • Sheffield Mutual reveals outsourcing management fees

    07 May 2021

    Investec, Schroders, Fidelity investments, amongst beneficiaries

  • BTP spread sensitivity almost eliminated at Unipol life unit

    07 May 2021

    Generali non-life subsidiary almost halves sensitivity of capital ratio to 100bps widening