David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Mitsui Sumitomo and NEC launch adaptive finance consortium

    15 March 2024

    Multi-member alliance hopes to make private investing in climate resilience easier and clearer

  • South Korean insurers called upon to end 'Korea discount'

    15 March 2024

    Update to stewardship code also discussed

  • AIA highlights "small" exposure to non-debt holdings in China

    14 March 2024

    Provisioning for credit losses is about 0.5% of portfolio

  • Achmea welcomes market tailwinds and unit-linked finality, as result improves by 21%

    14 March 2024

    But result at Achmea Pension & Life Insurance falls amid provisioning for unit-linked settlements

  • Property price fall nearing CHF 1bn dents Swiss Life's 2023 results

    14 March 2024

    Group needs German and French property markets to stabilise to hit "lower end" of 2024 fee result target

  • Comment - When police only tell insurers half the story (about natcats)

    13 March 2024

    Insurers have a role to play in mitigating natcat losses - and Japan shows just how broadly they define their responsibility

  • APAC CIOs to be 'interventionist' in coming year, predicts S&P Global Ratings

    13 March 2024

    Taiwanese insurers post T$40bn losses on FX hedging

  • S&P Global voices concerns at some APAC insurers' property exposures

    12 March 2024

    Exposures of some Chinese insurers raise questions, but Japan, Taiwan and South Korea cause less worry

  • Comment - How Japan's insurers are making some very 'long-term investments', in society

    12 March 2024

    It seems few insurance industries are as committed to their societies in times of natcats, as Japan's

  • KB Life puts SKR 40bn into asset affiliate

    12 March 2024

    After the cash injection KBLI now owns 7m shares in KBLP