David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Deutsche Rück and VöV Rück add names to UN PRI

    11 October 2019

    Total insurance assets held by German signatories to the UN PRI are close to €800bn

  • Generali not talking M&A with us, says GAM

    08 October 2019

    Swiss fund denies being target for splurging Italian insurer

  • Run-off portfolios prime candidates for long-term equity, says DWS

    04 October 2019

    More than 100 lines of non-life show signs of run-off, finds Insurance Risk Data

  • European insurers' various approaches to ESG investing

    03 October 2019

    Insurance Risk Data highlights what strategies are being adopted by different players

  • Europe's affiliates occupy half of top places for fund-based assets

    02 October 2019

    Affiliates' €2.2trn in funds is now nearly one third of total fund assets managed in Europe

  • Eiopa draws a blank on Solvency II risk charges for climate change

    01 October 2019

    But warns industry to take account of climate risk in investments and valuation

  • Dutch authorities warn over replacing key mortgage rate benchmarks

    30 September 2019

    Switching from Libor and Eionia proving troublesome for insurers

  • BaFin reveals 12% investment turnover rate by insurers in 2018

    27 September 2019

    Regulator also ran tests using 1.2% reinvestment yield last year

  • Germans boost infrastructure holdings by almost two-thirds in 2018

    26 September 2019

    Lack of domestic projects not keeping pace with appetite, says GDV

  • Moody's expects German life insurers to sell off more fixed income to feed cash reserves

    26 September 2019

    Offloading fixed income for ZZR cost 0.5% in returns last year, says Moody's