David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Laegernes Pension loses money in GA, but beats credit and equity benchmarks in 2022

    10 May 2023

    Group's investment portfolio posted a 10.4% loss last year

  • FBD looked to alts funds to produce it gains, in 2022

    10 May 2023

    Major asset classes suffered significant mark-to-market losses in "unprecedented" year

  • Europe's 'royal' general accounts revealed

    09 May 2023

    A good weekend for UK royals, perhaps, but a tough year for regal underwriters

  • BaFin warns insurers about use of Spezialfonds and private credit and PE

    09 May 2023

    Relying solely on asset managers' reports is not enough, regulator cautions

  • CNP Assurances reveals two central economic scenarios - and its own GA's path forward

    09 May 2023

    More alternatives were bought by French group in 2022

  • BaFin data shows €150bn investment shortfall for German lifers

    09 May 2023

    Liquidity management should help handle lapse risk

  • The sun shines again on Spanish general accounts

    08 May 2023

    As fixed income yields rise, Spanish insurers' CIOs may reflect happily on their 76% weighting to fixed interest interests - and smile again, David Walker writes

  • 'Small dirty bomb' scenario improves Zurich unit's capital ratio by 15%

    08 May 2023

    Insurer also models pandemic, 'credit crisis' and 'financial distress' scenarios

  • Investment volatility and rising rates will keep lapse risk high in 2023, expect Italy's lifers

    05 May 2023

    Latest solvency reports described ways they combatted surrender risk in 2022

  • Chart of the Week - A Lack in Look-through

    05 May 2023

    Insurers pressure fund managers to reveal line-item detail of investments. SFCRs suggest it doesn't always work