David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Investment impairments take shine off Generali Q1 result

    21 May 2020

    Italian's net profits slump 84%

  • Vienna's investment result falls 25% - but COVID-19 not main culprit

    20 May 2020

    Deconsolidating some property primary cause, group says

  • Eiopa tells CIOs: return to your seats and fasten your seat belts

    19 May 2020

    Market risk warning turned to red in authority's latest assessment

  • Fitch demotes outlook on units of R+V, Condor, Stuttgarter

    19 May 2020

    Further rates falls endanger ability to cover guarantees with investments, agency says

  • Insurers' social investing takes the spotlight in battle against COVID-19

    18 May 2020

    If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is in boosting the prominence of the social aspect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. David Walker investigates this 'elevation', and whether it will outlast the virus it is being rallied to combat.

  • Pandemic mortality damage on par with credit spreads widening 50bps for Axa

    15 May 2020

    But COVID-19 wreaks eight-fold more havoc on insurer's Solvency II ratio in Q1

  • AM Best concerned over Italian non-life BTPs holdings as spreads billow

    14 May 2020

    Spread widening on 12 March more than three-fold worse than SFCR sensitivity tests

  • Allianz asset managers start restocking third-party money in Q2

    14 May 2020

    But CFO says hitting full-year targets now difficult for unit

  • Ageas thanks general account for €452m quarterly group result

    13 May 2020

    Belgian pulls profit guidance, though confirms dividend

  • BaFin: "We are fighting a battle on three fronts" against pandemic enemy

    12 May 2020

    Felix Hufeld acknowledges life insurers "had their own battles to fight - for years"