David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Comment - Is it right when insurers publish details of top staff getting pay-cuts?

    05 March 2024

    From Allianz's Oliver Bäte to Sompo's Mikio Okumura, top managers at insurers realise the importance of broadcasting pay-cuts, when necessary

  • Alternative insights, for insurance CIOs

    01 March 2024

    In discussion with Tom Kehoe, the Alternative Investment Management Association's global head of research & communications

  • Aegon posts €0 net result in 2H 2023

    01 March 2024

    Reveals peer-group comparison of US general account allocation

  • Insurance affiliates expect "inflationary cycle" at last, in Japan

    01 March 2024

    The BOJ's 2% target is in reach

  • Chart of the Week - To JGB or not to JGB?

    01 March 2024

    That's not the question for outsourcing Japanese CIOs, apparently, seeking new managers

  • Tokio Marine vows to "eliminate" cross-shareholdings

    29 February 2024

    Rival Sompo also to sell off its problematic strategic equity stakes

  • Comment: The strong case for ESG investing 'with national characteristics'

    29 February 2024

    From green bonds to "animal attack" insurance, underwriters have an endless list of locally-appropriate ESG actions to take

  • NN's CEO feels personal relief in settling unit-linked sales litigation

    29 February 2024

    Risk of further litigation "limited" in part by previous compensation, NN says

  • SJP's surrenders topped £7.5bn in 2023

    28 February 2024

    But life wealth manager's funds hit record high

  • Comment: Why working from home matters for insurers' solvency capital requirement

    28 February 2024

    The 'future of work' is tied, via Solvency II rules, to the future of European insurers' capital requirements