David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • WR Berkley's Q2 investment income falls by $100m on COVID-19 impact

    22 July 2020

    Re/insurer keeps to defensive investment stance

  • ACPR publishes climate change transition scenarios for insurers

    20 July 2020

    Study examines two 'disorderly' responses to climate emergency

  • Insurance Europe sets out stall on sustainable investments

    20 July 2020

    Paper is part of reply to EC consultation

  • Research report reveals insurers' fates under investment stress

    20 July 2020

    Stress test results give asset managers vital market intelligence

  • Private equity door opens for Chinese insurers

    17 July 2020

    But regulator warns of "weak controls" over non-standard investments

  • Conning launches cloud-based investment optimiser

    16 July 2020

    System can run insurers' asset-only optimisations and/or optimise assets and liabilities

  • BaFin warns insurers about outsourcing conflicts

    15 July 2020

    Kick-backs, non-commercial terms and intra-group investments in German regulator's sights

  • Investment returns raise Storebrand solvency in Q2

    15 July 2020

    Norwegian insurer has re-stocked its equities portfolio

  • S&P Global warns of further investment pain from pandemic

    15 July 2020

    Insurance Risk Data finds most insurers modelled the real-world share price fall in SFCRs

  • European insurers reported record equity holdings prior to COVID-19 market collapse

    14 July 2020

    While underwriters like to call themselves 'fixed-income investors', they have become significant players in the equity markets, and the COVID-19 turbulences might not be all bad news. David Walker reports