David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • German P&C outlook stable but bad news for life insurers, Moody's says

    05 November 2020

    Lifers continue contending with low interest rates and the Zinszusatzreserve

  • German insurers could be even greener if proportionality is applied better

    04 November 2020

    GDV paper on Solvency II concept will be published this week

  • Axa completes sale of Architas UK for €100m

    04 November 2020

    Group's asset managers near €1bn revenue

  • Fitch downgrades Volkswohl Bund Leben on reinvestment yield

    03 November 2020

    Moody's hangs negative outlook on German life sector

  • Businesses need tax help, not QE, urges Mapfre economist

    02 November 2020

    Insurer's investments fell 4% to September

  • Ivass data reveals modest drop in BTP exposure

    02 November 2020

    Insurers shifted to funds in year to June

  • When size matters - how general account volume affects CIOs' investment patterns

    30 October 2020

    New investment research segments Europe's insurers by the size of their general accounts

  • German insurer concedes core holdings 'no longer up to the job' with low rates

    29 October 2020

    Outsourcing report explains the Neue Bayerische Beamten's shift into alternatives

  • Mid-sized French insurers take their general accounts off-piste

    28 October 2020

    A research report by Insurance Risk Data reveals how chief investment officers at smaller French insurers are hungry for more than just French govvies. David Walker reports

  • Breadth of investment outsourcing in UK revealed

    28 October 2020

    UK insurers use more than 100 different investment managers