David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Last year's MA capital relief surpasses alleviation for UK life firms in 2024

    15 April 2026

    In past three years MA delivered £235bn of benefits to UK industry

  • Aegon to sell Aegon UK to Standard Life for £2bn

    15 April 2026

    But UK asset manager to stay with Dutch-headquartered group

  • APAC Weekly - Region's re/insurers set up pools to cover marine war risks and petrol purchases

    14 April 2026

    Underwriters and governments have acted quickly to make war risks and petrol buying insurable

  • R+V's equities trim in 2025, holds German group well through volatility this year

    14 April 2026

    Correction during Middle East conflict has been "relatively manageable"

  • Atlantic Insurance sees commodity allocation double in 2025

    13 April 2026

    Making outsourced hedge funds' and PE's returns seem pedestrian by comparison

  • Hard currency: Taiwan's lifers have lowered FX hedging ratios, but for how long?

    13 April 2026

    Ten months since the US and Taiwan dollars sharply parted ways, handing FX investment risk is still upmost in life CIOs' thoughts

  • Moody's Ratings flags measured increase in funded re in Japan to benefit lifers' capital burdens

    13 April 2026

    Rating agency upgraded outlooks for both life and non-life sectors today

  • AM Best suggests time is running out for PE/AM to buy into US annuity industry

    13 April 2026

    Profits from a key product PE/AM-owned insurers used face tougher conditions in future

  • Dai-ichi Life plans one-third reduction in local equity holdings

    13 April 2026

    Lifer also planning investments and lending in infrastructure, alternatives and real assets

  • Asahi Life makes "positive impact" loan to Tokyo Century

    13 April 2026

    Lending criteria take holistic view on borrowers' impact