David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • China plans non-performing loan platform for insurers' asset managers

    17 August 2020

    Banks are predicted to offload RMB 3.4trn of bad assets this year

  • 'What if?' Sensitivity tests put to the test

    17 August 2020

    European insurers provide important details on the impact of different scenarios, often negative, on their solvency coverage. This gives valuable insight and market intelligence, but work is still needed on what insurers publish, David Walker finds

  • COVID-19 model drift warning for insurers

    14 August 2020

    Market risks may need calibration, says Hymans Robertson

  • Chinese asset manager wins praise from Aegon

    13 August 2020

    Mainland venture launched funds and grew base and performance fees in H1

  • Zurich still happy with alternatives despite weaker 1H returns

    13 August 2020

    Hedge funds still made money to June, CFO Quinn tells Insurance Asset Risk

  • QBE's policyholder funds record negative returns

    13 August 2020

    Australian insurer now has no equities nor junk bonds

  • Talanx investment write-downs double in 1H

    12 August 2020

    Chairman warns of "challenging second half of the year"

  • French insurers' solvency ratios shrug off equity market plunge

    12 August 2020

    MAAF, Covea, GMF among insurers benefitting from 25% drop in equities

  • Eastspring profit rises as institutions feed in assets

    11 August 2020

    Prudential announces separation of US Jackson unit

  • China Taiping faces litigation over failed private equity funds

    11 August 2020

    Funds are linked to Singaporean commodities firm Agritrade