David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Hannover Re undershoots 2017 investment result with 3.2%

    07 March 2019

    Group sets yet lower target for 2019

  • At the helm of Europe's giant general account

    26 February 2019

    Pascal Christory, chief investment officer at Axa Group, describes the difficult balance between centralisation and flexibility in an international group's investment strategy. Interview by David Walker

  • Small German insurers expand alternatives expertise, BaFin finds

    26 February 2019

    The industry turned over more than 10% of investments in hunt for yield in 2018

  • QBE boosts investment goal after "hitting bottom" end of target in 2018

    25 February 2019

    Australian group also flags growing risk assets

  • Axa reveals extent of investment margin on new and existing business

    22 February 2019

    Both gaps show a "significant buffer" between yield and promise for French giant

  • Debeka taps investment portfolio to cover policy payouts

    19 February 2019

    German insurer's asset manager considering investing in stock markets for customers

  • Aberdeen Standard Investments buys Asian property boutique

    18 February 2019

    M&A adds $1bn to ASI’s $6.3bn property portfolio

  • Allianz asset managers post 3.7% operating profit growth

    15 February 2019

    But P&C performance was the main driver of €11.5bn group operating profits in 2018

  • Hard Brexit risks leaving UK insurers on a 'capital cliff edge'

    12 February 2019

    As a no-deal Brexit hovers over the financial industry like the sword of Damocles, sovereign holdings could be a bigger risk for the solvency positions of UK insurers' than for their European rivals. The Association of British Insurers wants the regulator to act, and fast

  • Italian regulator calls for better property risk data

    12 February 2019

    Poor statistics make for poor risk modelling, Ivass says