David Walker

• How the matching adjustment has 'misfired' at many Spanish lifers

  27 April 2023

  The MA has saved UK lifers truly vast sums of Solvency II capital. In Spain it's delivered some very mixed outcomes, David Walker reports.

  

• Large insurance groups' solvency budged only mildly, if spreads worsen

  26 April 2023

  Analysis by IRD backs Moody's findings on major groups' strong ratios

• Half of European insurers' investments are rated Baa or worse, Moody's estimates

  26 April 2023

  But AT1 debt under 1% of rated underwriters' financial bond holdings

• Aviva Capital Partners to inject £20m into low-carbon modular housebuilder

  25 April 2023

  Sustainable infrastructure "central" to UK net-zero, CEO says

• Japan's life insurance trade body polls lifers and investees on key investment issues

  25 April 2023

  JLIA unearths moments of discord on key issues affecting both parties

• CBIRC pulls industry up on sometimes "weak" investment look-through

  24 April 2023

  Non-standard asset transparency sometimes lacking, warns Chinese regulator

• Chart of the Week - The MA's £482bn 'capital gift' to UK lifers (and their CIOs)

  21 April 2023

  UK infrastructure, gilts and credit on the GA menu for most lifers' MA portfolios

• French lifers emphasise GA asset liquidity in fight against lapse risk

  21 April 2023

  Moody's report yesterday highlighted French insurer vulnerability to lapse risk as interest rates rise

• Comment: Re/insurers risk being at cross purposes with conflicting climate stances

  20 April 2023

  Hannover Re, Munich Re and Zurich are staunch NZAOA members, but recently left the corresponding body for underwriters

• GamaLife asset deal helps deplete Zurich unit's solvency coverage to 102%

  19 April 2023

  But Italian welcomes deal for facilitating focus on unit-linked and capital-lite products