David Walker

• Axa IMRA boosts forestry purchases in Ireland and France

  22 May 2019

  ASR Nederland reveals it planted forests in Netherlands, Bolivia

• Gothaer names trade credit among plans for fresh illiquid investments

  20 May 2019

  German insurer trimmed liquid credit last year

• Most insurers lack plans for Libor transition, Moody’s survey finds

  17 May 2019

  Prudential highlights liquidity risks of transition to new benchmarks in latest SFCR

• Aegon Asset Management made €8.4bn impact investment in 2018

  17 May 2019

  Affordable housing comprised the lion’s share of the firm’s impact investments

• German life insurers 'happy' about lower investment results

  14 May 2019

  Less onerous requirement to fuel interest rate reserves in 2018 relieved pressure to encash profitable investments, David Walker reports.

  

• Unipol widens gap between promise and investment yield

  10 May 2019

  Italian insurer also spelled out investment plans in Q1 results

• Low bond yields produce mixed news for Europe’s insurers

  09 May 2019

  Talanx benefits from lower ZZR payments, while RSA and Swiss Life struggle

• Less onerous ZZR reserving relieves pressure to encash investments

  02 May 2019

  German life insurers welcome rule change which lower their contributions to their interest rate reserve

• Moody’s issues poor outlook for Uruguayan insurers

  01 May 2019

  Earnings take hit from price competition, natcats and agricultural claims

• European insurers vent anger over Brexit in SFCRs

  23 April 2019

  From Austria to Gibraltar underwriters are trying to keep calm and carry on