David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Comment - Italians' famed civility might be sorely tested, by Eurovita's gating

    06 July 2023

    IVASS has locked policyholders in until November

  • Moody's explains, and welcomes, Eurovita rescue plan

    06 July 2023

    The 'rescuing' insurers will share assets and liabilities, while banks cover liquidity from November

  • Swiss Re's how to: 'value an anteater'

    05 July 2023

    From tigers to reefs to a coalpit's climate cost, actuaries are valuing some unexpected assets - and presenting findings in ways even UK politicians can grasp...David Walker reports.

  • Gothaer reveals taxonomy-conformity level of investments

    04 July 2023

    Some 35.2% of non-sovereigns are taxonomy compliant, but 31.2% lack necessary data

  • Comment - Eurovita has had a 'patient capital' shareholder. Shame about its policyholders

    03 July 2023

    Five insurers, and banks, are organising a rescue deal for their stricken Italian peer and the policyholders that remain

  • Aegon's asset manager to remain Dutch-regulated

    03 July 2023

    Group is moving legal seat from Netherlands to Bermuda

  • Eurovita to be rescued by five insurers and banks

    03 July 2023

    Generali Italia, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita, Poste Vita, Unipol and Allianz to run operation holding policies

  • Chart of the Week - From bees and butterflies to COVID and AI, only actuaries can save the World now

    30 June 2023

    If insurance actuaries thought their job would only involve crunching investment and policy reserving figures, in Sydney last month they were warned, 'Think again!'

  • Helvetia spells out net-zero pathway

    30 June 2023

    Investments will emit no indirect GHGs by 2050

  • Segmentation of capital requirement for European insurers' investment risk taking revealed

    28 June 2023

    By Insurance Risk Data proprietary research