David Walker

• UK government unveils reforms to prod insurers towards private assets

  11 July 2023

  Six UK insurers sign up to Chancellor of Exchequer's investment aspirations

• Chart of the Week - Eurovita's general account over time, % (2017-2021)

  07 July 2023

  SFCRs show the Italian lifer being rescued by five peers, and banks, shunned risk - including heavy BTP weightings - in its GA

• 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!'