David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Italian insurers failed by Solvency II volatility adjustment, Ivass says

    29 June 2018

    Mechanism did not protect underwriters from recent bond market turbulence

  • Brexit threatens Germans' €3.2bn derivatives holdings

    28 June 2018

    Status as 'risk-reducing' could be threatened after March 2019, GDV says

  • 73% of German insurers' investments are 'sustainable'

    27 June 2018

    Almost half want to make more ESG allocations

  • How regulatory data can unlock the door to competitive advantage

    26 June 2018

    The data in Solvency II quantitative reporting templates can be used to gain insight and edge, David Walker reports.

  • Swiss Life extends German property reach with M&A

    25 June 2018

    The market is the group's second favourite for property, alongside France

  • Eiopa reveals extraordinary detail on insurers’ investments

    22 June 2018

    Authority digs into Solvency II filings to bring transparency to asset holdings

  • German insurers regain top spot for Spezialfonds

    18 June 2018

    Allianz affiliates are dominant providers of bespoke structure

  • Insurers give ECB bond decision qualified support

    14 June 2018

    Industry holds €2.1tr in sovereigns

  • Brexit boon for insurers invested in European property

    11 June 2018

    UK decision flushes other real estate markets with liquidity

  • Italy debt holdings hit Unipol and Allianz units

    31 May 2018

    Moody's warns of downgrades, but spares more diverse Generali business