David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Christian Mumenthaler to step down as CEO of Swiss Re

    03 April 2024

    Spokesperson confirms his departure is not into retirement

  • VPV promotes Allianz Leben alumnus to its supervisory board

    02 April 2024

    Olaf Schmitz has been responsible for asset management, actuarial and products at VPV's life insurer

  • Changes in MS&AD bond holdings do not deter revisions to full-year forecasts

    02 April 2024

    Losses and impairments affected Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life last reporting year

  • S.A. Meacock warns of deterrents to investors in underwriting risk

    02 April 2024

    Lloyd's syndicate posted 100.8% combined ratio, from strengthening prior-year reserves, in 2023

  • Meiji Yasuda aims for JPY 800bn ESG investments by March 2027

    01 April 2024

    Recently released management plan also outlines plan to grow business overseas

  • Comment - What CIOs could learn from Japanese insurers - and Dolly Parton

    01 April 2024

    Why "5pm is the new 7pm" for knocking off at one Japanese non-lifer

  • Planet's largest investors "absolutely" have enough financial firepower to combat, and pay for, warming climate, Swiss Re says

    29 March 2024

    Reinsurer's Moses Ojeisekhoba says climate-infrastructure benefits societies broadly, boosting yields on other local assets

  • Chart of the Week - How hiccups emerged in property risk-taking in Swiss Life's business

    29 March 2024

    Swiss Life's recent annual results showed how problematic property investments can be for insurers these days

  • South Korean insurers generate nearly KRW 3trn investment income in 2023

    28 March 2024

    Aggregated assets of insurance companies down 6.5% from end of 2022

  • Meiji Yasuda reveals distributing JPY 200bn more in decarbonisation finance than originally proposed

    28 March 2024

    President Hideki Nagashima has strengthened emissions goals "as the effects of climate change are becoming more serious"