David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Chart of the Week - Veni, vidi, vendidit ('I came, I saw, I sold [my BTPs]')

    01 July 2022

    Julius Caesar obviously loved the Roman Empire. Insurers' CIOs who kept selling off BTPs in 2021 seem less convinced

  • Italian insurers in first net capital loss position "for several years" as rates rise

    01 July 2022

    IVASS head leaves door open for re-emergence of non-unit linked products

  • Research finds Europe's insurers hit 'peak stinginess' to shareholders

    01 July 2022

    Research paper found stress-tests did not affect buyback and dividend levels since 2018

  • Taiwan lifers miss Russian bond payments

    30 June 2022

    Cathay Life expected delays, and payment in roubles

  • Belgian regulator quantifies effect of inflation-related investments on solvency ratio

    28 June 2022

    Linkers and inflation hedges did heavy lifting in recent inflationary bout

  • Tokio Marine confirms investor status by Q1 risk budget breakdown

    27 June 2022

    Asset management risk now represents 67% of total risks

  • Viridium adds €21bn assets in Zurich German life book deal

    24 June 2022

    Zurich will add 8 points to its Swiss Solvency Test ratio

  • Moody's spells out illiquid investment exposure of UK insurers

    24 June 2022

    Allocations will grow to underpin more bulk purchase annuity work, ratings agency predicts

  • Ukraine war fails to dent unit-linked popularity, EIOPA report shows

    23 June 2022

    Financial Stability Report in June reveals 0.57% median return on total assets in 2021

  • Resolution Life will help manage market risks on $1.1bn Dai-ichi Life book

    22 June 2022

    First deal in Japan for UK reinsurer