David Walker

• EC's head of Solvency II review warns: do not expect lower charges for green assets

  13 May 2021

  German Association of Actuaries argues for 'same risk, same capital'

• Allianz defies falling reinvestment yields to re-expand life investment margin

  12 May 2021

  Average minimum guarantee now 0.45%

• An alternative for the trials of life in Germany

  12 May 2021

  From infrastructure with low capital charges to multi-credit funds and private equity, German life firms' latest solvency reports reveal chief investment officers want to allocate more to alternatives. David Walker reports

  

• "Infrastructure debt needs to be tradeable," Swiss Re chief economist says

  12 May 2021

  Jerome Hägeli made call on World Bank-sponsored Global Infrastructure Facility webinar

• Yarden's solvency ratio undershoots 100% in 2020

  11 May 2021

  On the back of marginal widening of spreads

• Comment: EIOPA's 2021 stress tests may show 'what is', not 'what if'

  10 May 2021

  Many of the planned asset trials have happened, in varying degrees, since March 2020.

• Sheffield Mutual reveals outsourcing management fees

  07 May 2021

  Investec, Schroders, Fidelity investments, amongst beneficiaries

• BTP spread sensitivity almost eliminated at Unipol life unit

  07 May 2021

  Generali non-life subsidiary almost halves sensitivity of capital ratio to 100bps widening

• Insurance Risk Data launches insightful dashboard dissecting Europe's insurance groups

  07 May 2021

  New dashboard offers more than a dozen charts and tables analysing subsidiary data

• Die Bayerische announces intention to help build Munich's homes

  07 May 2021

  Early move to alternatives, real credit, property help german insurer's life units make 5.2% in 2020