David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • BaFin reveals market risk exposure of German life insurers

    09 June 2017

    Market risk makes up almost 80% of SCR for life insurers on the standard formula

  • Breadth of ESG screening at Talanx touches €100bn mark

    01 June 2017

    German insurer updates on size of infrastructure investment programme

  • Extent of German insurers' market risk revealed in SFCRs

    30 May 2017

    Industry exposure unveiled as Gothaer plans investments in property and renewables

  • Gothaer combines responsibility for life and investment products

    26 May 2017

    Challenges brought by low interest rate climate and Solvency II require 'realignment of business model'

  • Hannover Re praises private equity and property as saviours of investment income

    10 May 2017

    German reinsurer only expects yields elsewhere to stop falling in 2018

  • Low rates to slice $55bn off insurers' investment income this year, predicts Moody's

    27 April 2017

    Insurers in Germany, Norway and Taiwan most likely to take hit on profits

  • Japanese insurers hunt en masse for foreign bonds

    26 April 2017

    Local bond investments will be more selective, underwriters say

  • Nuernberger's lower investment result a sign of the times for German life sector

    26 April 2017

    Finding yields above 1.2% for acceptable risk is a "considerable challenge", insurer says

  • Volkswohl Bund stems fall in yields with renewables and foreign investments

    21 April 2017

    German life firm accelerates level of stockpiling reserves for in-force policies

  • Indonesia set to curb foreign insurers' investments in local industry

    21 April 2017

    Allianz, Aviva and Fairfax among investors that must keep shareholdings below 80%