David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Talanx hybrid bond rated on boundary of what its own life insurers might buy

    29 November 2017

    Talanx has issued a hybrid bond rated BBB, shortly after voicing its opinion that this is the outer boundary of what a life insurer would consider investing in to cover very long-dated liabilities.

  • Legal & General says it can accelerate UK house building by half

    27 November 2017

    Insurer buys site in Wokingham for development

  • A fight to the death - Talanx executive bemoans no-yield environment

    27 November 2017

    Insurer is fighting Mario Draghi to offset effects of nil-yield assets

  • German insurers warn: 'don't push sustainability, for investing' as Bernardino welcomes it for regulating

    23 November 2017

    German underwriters resist enforcing ecological considerations on their investing

  • Eiopa to review capital charges on equity and spread sub-modules of Solvency II

    22 November 2017

    Insurers making non-mainstream investments deserve regulatory attention, authority says

  • Italian regulator pushes renaissance of with-profits phenomenon

    21 November 2017

    Rule changes would allow for multi-year profits smoothing in hybrid product

  • US bond charge proposals could cost life sector $6bn

    20 November 2017

    Smaller underwriters to be hit hardest, says A.M. Best

  • LV= to change role of senior executive as three functions converge

    15 November 2017

    Mark Laidlaw to head unified trio of internal teams, including investing

  • Beazley trims exposure to investment grade credit

    09 November 2017

    Reinvests in sovereign debt

  • Hannover Re offloads listed shares to write more cat risk

    08 November 2017

    Equities were nearing sell triggers anyway, senior executives say