David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Chart of the Week - Dissection of UK life firms' market risk SCR

    23 May 2025

    Insurance Risk Data makes a pinpoint breakdown of UK market risk

  • Dividends from alternatives to thank for wider interest rate spread at Japan Post Insurance

    23 May 2025

    JPI initiated currency swap transactions in October for bond holdings

  • Fitch downgrades Taiwan life sector outlook as uncertainty besets FX market

    23 May 2025

    Agency concerned despite rated insurers still having enough capital for 10% move

  • SFCR 2025 - French insurers win out from buying into alternatives in 2024

    22 May 2025

    Non-mainstream classes now make up to one-quarter of investment returns, some firms say

  • Mercuries Life president temporarily assumes CIO role

    22 May 2025

    Taiwan lifer faced headwinds in 2023 while writing off an ETF investment

  • Taiwan's Shin Kong Life gets parental capital injection for rough capital markets

    22 May 2025

    Moody's recently warned of unhedged foreign investment exposure at SKL

  • Sompo praises overseas investment income result in record annual earnings

    21 May 2025

    Foreign businesses grew NII by JPY 52bn

  • Investment risk-taking balanced out keiretsu sales' effect on MS&AD's solvency in 2024

    21 May 2025

    Japanese group is selling down strategic holdings, along with Sompo and Tokio Marine

  • Sompo trying to time JPY 1.2trn strategic equity sales with M&A deal opportunities

    21 May 2025

    CFO outlines interest rate sensitivity of 256% solvency ratio at full-year briefing

  • Tokio Marine outlines plans and effects of accelerated strategic share sales

    21 May 2025

    Japanese group announced full-year results to March, yesterday