David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • MedVida warns 'alts' complexity requires know-how

    22 March 2022

    Life consolidator's investment pot still largely in fixed income

  • C-Ross Explainer - Solvency reports and transparency

    18 March 2022

    C-Ross Phase II goes significantly further than other regulations on disclosures

  • Chart of the Week: Insuring in World War II

    18 March 2022

    David Walker listens to the echoes of History

  • Ivass consults on changing capital gains recognition in unit-linked policies

    17 March 2022

    Regulator suggests letting providers propose different recognition policy in mid-stream

  • C-Ross Explainer - Stress Testing

    17 March 2022

    The CBIRC's annual stress tests put insurers through underwriting, macroeconomic, interest rate and cashflows shocks - for their own good

  • Comment - Can C-Ross Phase II save Planet Earth?

    16 March 2022

    While the European Commission talks, the CBIRC seems to 'walk the walk' on climate change, with 10% capital discounts for green bonds

  • Generali to enjoy €29m payday from Cattolica investment

    15 March 2022

    Cattolica profits boom as unit-linked sales rocket

  • Generali reveals €683m Russia / Ukraine GA exposure

    15 March 2022

    Unit-linked sales drive Generali's life fortunes in 2021

  • C-Ross Explainer - Liquidity risk

    15 March 2022

    C-Ross Phase II imposes requirements for liquidity stress tests and spells out regulatory indicators for potential illiquidity danger

  • AIA reveals Chinese investment mix as C-Ross Phase II begins

    14 March 2022

    Group boosted China sovereigns in 2021 at expense of all other debt holdings