David Walker

• ZZR cuts required yield at German life firms by one-third

  01 December 2020

  But industry body head says it's the correct mechanism to counter low interest rates

• From hurricanes to drought, climate risk hits US insurers' muni appetite

  30 November 2020

  Coastal states, even land-locked Nevada, face curbed demand from global warming

• VIG set to add more than €500m to general account after regional M&A

  30 November 2020

  M&A involved assets as well as liabilities for Austrian insurer

• Aviva updates market on bond downgrades

  26 November 2020

  UK insurer avoided defaults entirely in Q3

• Australian non-life insurers tumble to worst nine-month investment result in four years

  26 November 2020

  But Zurich and mutuals shine in Q3

• Generali boutique launches two infrastructure funds

  26 November 2020

  Parental €290m injection is about 10% of all Italian holdings in such funds

• Italian insurers would suffer double the pain on private debt downgrades

  25 November 2020

  In ESRB extreme 'fallen angels' test, Italian insurers lose 13% of surplus assets

• Helvetia buys into peer-to-peer insurance provider

  24 November 2020

  Swiss underwriter wants market intelligence about younger buyers, and P2P models

• MS&AD vows to keep cutting strategic equity

  24 November 2020

  While Japanese rivals Orix Life and Sumitomo Life are adding to PE

• Aviva Vita - a life not so dolce with BTP spreads

  23 November 2020

  Aviva plans selling the unit for €400m to Unicredit