David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Unipol posts 3.8% investment return as interest rates rise

    19 February 2024

    Higher rates also spurring plans for significant structural change at Italian group

  • Hong Kong regulator warns of risks of life policy-backed lending

    19 February 2024

    'Premium financing' was popular, and easier, when interest rates were low, IA notes

  • Investment income rockets at QBE while some underwriting misfires

    16 February 2024

    Net investment income produced 141% better result in 2023 at Australian group

  • IAG alternatives disgorge income to rival equity holdings in December half-year

    16 February 2024

    Australian insurer reveals devaluation of ventures fund from June to December

  • Fitch says PE ownership not necessarily credit-negative for insurers

    15 February 2024

    Ratings agency looks at insurers' investment strategy riskiness among other facets for credit assessments

  • Sompo to accelerate sell-down of strategic equities

    15 February 2024

    Such stakes have caught eye of regulator and politicians, recently, deputy CFO says

  • BaFin survey reveals fund manager dissatisfaction with ESG data

    15 February 2024

    German regulator found prices too high, transparency questionable and quality checks too variable

  • The nitty-gritty of insurers' IMAs with hedge funds

    14 February 2024

    An LP agreement in 2021 of Solasglas Investments and various Greenlight Re entities with hedge fund DME Advisors II, LLC, illuminated variables commonly negotiated between re/insurers and alternative managers.

  • MS&AD and Tokio Marine herald higher interest income

    14 February 2024

    Japanese juggernauts reported December-quarter results today

  • MS&AD units buy world's first transition sovereign bond

    14 February 2024

    Two Japanese insurers are committing JPY 2bn