David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Japan's non-life net income leaped 47% last year on keiretsu sell-downs

    16 June 2025

    Falls in local shareholdings dented solvency of country's lifers, in year to March

  • SFCR 2025 - The matching adjustment misfired, again, in Spain in 2024

    13 June 2025

    Overall, the MA delivered a capital benefit to Spanish lifers using it in 2024. But that was not always the case, for the capital requirements of most of its users

  • Challenger welcomes Apra's consultation on life illiquidity premium

    13 June 2025

    Annuity writer calls proposals "significant improvement" on current capital settings

  • Fitch cites Taiwan FX hedging costs for TransGlobe Life's negative rating watch

    13 June 2025

    TGL's mismatch-hedging to "come under pressure" after "surge in hedging costs," Fitch predicts

  • Apra edges towards, but rules out, matching adjustment for Australia, for now

    12 June 2025

    Reforms to illiquidity premium for annuity writers were proposed today

  • How best to hedge - Schroders' wise counsel on FX risk and APAC insurers

    11 June 2025

    After sharp intakes of breath by some Taiwan lifers as their dollar jolted 8% against the greenback over two days last month, Insurance Asset Risk asked Pedro Moura, head of Asia client solutions at Schroders, for advice on APAC insurers hedging FX risk.

  • Investment spread widens 8% at Japan's lifers, Fitch finds

    11 June 2025

    Most recent annual figures show spread hit JPY 787bn by March

  • Fubon Life adjusts FX hedging as volatility strikes markets

    11 June 2025

    Q1 results reveal 5.41% investment return, up from 4.62% a year earlier

  • Moody's Ratings reveals volume of ERMs in large UK MA portfolios

    10 June 2025

    Total volume held was about 7% of total UK annuity investments in 2024, agency finds

  • Sumitomo Life reveals second well-being-linked investment in a fortnight

    10 June 2025

    Latest commitment for South Korean musculoskeletal treatment developer