David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • How German CIOs are doing well, in 'doing good'

    21 December 2022

    Germany's CIOs are a fairly heterogeneous group, but one thing - or actually three - fairly unites them these days: E, and S, and G. And the theme stretches from Allianz, almost all the way 'down' to the smallest GA-minnow the country has to offer. David Walker reports

  • Comment - Did the Deutsche Reichsbürger have a functioning general account?

    16 December 2022

    The German extremists had been running insurance, so presumably a 'GA' existed, somewhere

  • Axa stresses interest rate risk for 90 years, maybe with a French nun or two in mind...

    16 December 2022

    Want some excellent investment-risk transparency in an SFCR? Then best you speak with a French insurer...

  • Floating-rate notes from a small island

    08 December 2022

    Bermuda's re/insurers are concerned billions of dollars' worth of their floating-rate investments are facing uncertain times as the world weans itself, gradually, off Libor benchmarks. David Walker reports

  • Fitch questions appetite for green bonds among Chinese lifers

    08 December 2022

    Asset/liability mismatch could stymy take-up despite capital discount under C-Ross Phase II

  • Comment: - World Title fight announced - for 'EIOPA versus Climate Change'

    06 December 2022

    Distilling a fight for the planet's future, into 119 pages, clearly took some doing

  • Only one-quarter of German insurers use climate scenarios and stress-tests

    05 December 2022

    BaFin warns underwriters model/data hurdles should not hinder their engagement with the risk

  • Versicherungskammer and R+V hike life policy rates as conditions improve

    05 December 2022

    Contracting life insurance "best option" among financial products, Bavarian's life unit says

  • Signal Iduna's outsourcing partner appoints new board member

    05 December 2022

    Birgitta Göttelmann to join Signal Iduna Bauspar

  • Chubb's Malaysian unit has appointed Abbas Choker as CFO

    05 December 2022

    In a role encompassing treasury and investments in Malaysia