David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Ethias pulls dividend amid markets' "rollercoaster ride"

    30 April 2020

    Belgian warns of continuing volatility until exit from health crisis appears

  • Swiss Re posts $300m Q1 investment loss but hedging helps

    30 April 2020

    Impairments kept to $20m

  • Liberty Mutual hands Luxembourg arm $500m of pocket money

    30 April 2020

    Capital flows in as US group expects investments to bear brunt of COVID-19 in Q1

  • Varma keeps losses to 10% in torrid Q1 as market liquidity vaporises

    29 April 2020

    Finnish insurer not collecting rent from some tenants for two months

  • Société Générale insurer raises €200m capital after investment volatility hits

    29 April 2020

    Underwriter cited equity- and credit spread-risks in SFCR

  • Scor posts 3.1% Q1 investment result in volatile market

    29 April 2020

    Insurer plans more derisking after healthy investment outcome

  • The rise of social investing amid COVID-19

    29 April 2020

    Elisabeth Stadler, chief executive of Vienna Insurance Group, has been one of the industry's most long-standing advocates of social investing - the "S" in ESG. As combating COVID-19 heightens the general awareness of socially-minded investing, she discusses the topic with David Walker

  • Just Group's solvency coverage rises mildly in Q1

    27 April 2020

    Insurer reveals £500m of collateral calls as volatility spiked

  • Switch from high-yield to US treasuries cuts Beazley loss to 1%

    22 April 2020

    Q1 low-grade credit sales left insurer with just $5m exposure by 31 March

  • Tryg posts DKK 980m Q1 investment loss as portfolios devalue

    21 April 2020

    Equities fall 20%, but covered bonds retain worth