David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • French insurers call for asset managers to run €1.5bn of investments

    01 July 2020

    Funds will be mainly equities, and boost domestic economy

  • Generali prepares further green investing after €600m bond issue

    30 June 2020

    Green bond is second by Italian insurer

  • South Korean insurers' earnings take a 38% hit in Q1

    29 June 2020

    Fitch warns of further headaches for South Korean and Thai industries

  • Great Eastern invests in Malaysian digital service provider

    26 June 2020

    The $70m outlay will help Axiata seize on opportunities presented by COVID-19

  • Singapore sets expectations of insurance investors tackling climate change

    26 June 2020

    Regulator's consultation follows similar exercise by Eiopa

  • Italian insurers headed for middle ground in credit ratings in 2019

    19 June 2020

    Ivass gives details on BTP spread testing in 2019 Orsas

  • Italian insurers lost 25 points from solvency ratios in Q1 amid market tumult

    19 June 2020

    Ivass points to inadequacy of volatility adjustment

  • China - the giant no longer asleep

    17 June 2020

    Ben Deng, chief investment officer of China Pacific Insurance Group, the third largest life and P&C insurer in China, tells David Walker how the Chinese market is coping with COVID-19 disruptions, and how China will come out of it stronger.

  • Yield-hungry European insurer allocation to US credit grew by 12% last year

    17 June 2020

    The €284bn of US corporate bonds is third biggest credit holding in European insurer portfolios

  • Recruiting investment talent in an era of climate change

    12 June 2020

    Jobseekers have 'tackling global warming' on their wish-lists