David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Zurich still happy with alternatives despite weaker 1H returns

    13 August 2020

    Hedge funds still made money to June, CFO Quinn tells Insurance Asset Risk

  • QBE's policyholder funds record negative returns

    13 August 2020

    Australian insurer now has no equities nor junk bonds

  • Talanx investment write-downs double in 1H

    12 August 2020

    Chairman warns of "challenging second half of the year"

  • French insurers' solvency ratios shrug off equity market plunge

    12 August 2020

    MAAF, Covea, GMF among insurers benefitting from 25% drop in equities

  • Eastspring profit rises as institutions feed in assets

    11 August 2020

    Prudential announces separation of US Jackson unit

  • China Taiping faces litigation over failed private equity funds

    11 August 2020

    Funds are linked to Singaporean commodities firm Agritrade

  • Alte Leipziger names ESG overlay manager

    11 August 2020

    German insurer signs UN PRI to underscore commitment

  • Lloyd's - an investor in all but name?

    10 August 2020

    The 330-year-old institution might have made its name with insurance, but in recent years its investments, with the help of third-party asset managers, have countered heavy losses from the liability side of the balance sheet. Is the old dog learning new tricks, David Walker asks

  • US insurers have $46bn commitments to PE

    07 August 2020

    Underwriters have rotated from hedge funds for better returns

  • Ageas's investment yield falls in line with guaranteed liability drop

    07 August 2020

    Margin still at 1.1% in Q2