David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Mitsui Sumitomo plans major investment in specialty underwriter WR Berkley

    28 March 2025

    Japanese insurer cites profits, geographic diversification and capital efficiency as reasons for investment

  • Comment - A CIO must be a 'prudent person', EIOPA says - but apply 100% capital charges to crypto holdings, just in case

    28 March 2025

    EIOPA's advice for a 100% risk charge for the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum make sense. It's whether the investments do or don't....

  • Manulife advocates "fundamental rethink" of investing to handle Asian longevity

    27 March 2025

    One-quarter of Asians will be over 60 years old in 2050

  • Axa IM to push large UK retailers to pay "real living wage"

    27 March 2025

    Affiliate is reportedly being joined by Scottish Widows and Cadano in shareholder resolutions

  • Comment: Chinese insurers hear Beijing loud and clear: "Back AI"

    26 March 2025

    Influential bodies are promoting the benefits to insurers, and China, of backing AI firms

  • Generali vows to continue China AM joint venture after buying non-life firm

    26 March 2025

    Italian giant has JV in China with CNPC Capital

  • Chinese insurance AMs discuss benefits of AI investing at Shenzhen seminar

    26 March 2025

    Attendees hear that 2025 could be "the first real year of the AI industry"

  • Transparency dawns in SCR sub-module figures of UK insurers

    25 March 2025

    And, arguably, the PRA loads an additional reporting burden on the sector

  • APAC Weekly - Japan's insurers may not 'roar' in overseas M&A deals, but increasingly they want the lion's share

    24 March 2025

    It would be misplaced to say the Japanese want back-row seats in global expansion

  • Japan Post Insurance picks new manager for local equity investing

    24 March 2025

    Outsourcing will be part of insurer's emerging manager programme