David Walker

China Life delights investors with profit forecast

Gross investment yield was 4.6% it says

UK insurers stick by anti-cyclical buying of credit as appetite grows, Bank of England finds

Research shows greater anti-cyclicality by underwriters than any other institution

PRA to require semi-annual reporting of market risk sensitivity

Regulator warns new risks may need analysis as underwriters broaden investments

German regulator warns on stress test practices for fund investments

How asset managers can data-mine 3,500 insurers

Solvency II reports are giving investment managers a goldmine of data and narrative by which to analyse underwriters and win a competitive edge. David Walker explains how.

Standard formula equity charges encourage risk-taking - new method proposed

Regulator reveals Belgian insurers' links to shadow banking

Belgium's financial regulator and national bank have calculated an exposure by insurers to shadow banks of €47bn ($55bn), representing one-third of the assets in the nation's parallel banking system.

MassMutual among insurers boosting Asian private equity

Asian insurers also want more exposure to local unlisted equity, according to research

Sovereign and bank exposures of South African life industry concerns Moody's

Industry earns one-third the yield it did in 2013

Vaudoise adds hedges on equities in case of "significant decline" in market

Swiss insurer's first half results show investment return falling from 1.9% to 1.4%