David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • German life insurers reveal depleted net investment yields for 2020

    19 April 2021

    Only two exceed 5%, while Allianz Leben places well outside top five

  • Amissima among Italian insurers hedging out BTP volatility to 2022

    16 April 2021

    Hedging and culling top list of must-do's in Italian underwriters' SFCRs

  • UK firms reveal MA portfolios

    16 April 2021

    Lifetime mortgages figure highly in SFCR descriptions

  • European and Bermuda insurance investment report launched by Insurance Risk Data

    13 April 2021

    Research details investment performance and allocation plans for more than 200 insurers in Europe and Bermuda

  • Eiopa puts hybrid products under cost microscope

    13 April 2021

    Examination includes Europe's €2.9trn unit-linked market

  • Allianz Leben reveals equity fund losses, write-downs - and an improved 2020 investment result

    13 April 2021

    Germany's largest life unit achieved 4.1% net yield

  • Aviva unit suffers halving of investment income in turbulent 2020

    13 April 2021

    Realised gains slump 72%, paper gains more than halve

  • Athora adjusts portfolios in Germany and Belgium

    12 April 2021

    Mezzanine loan default triggers €15m impairment

  • Lloyd's syndicates see the light on ESG investing

    12 April 2021

    Annual statements promised greater openness on sustainable practices, but some are skeptical of the London market's approach to sustainability. David Walker reports.

  • Chart of the week: Lloyds's investments continue to save the day

    09 April 2021

    Even if CEO wants underwriting to be the driver of profitability