David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • 'Silent run-off' occurring in German life market, says Moody's

    16 May 2024

    Backbook life deals denied and abandoned, have stolen the limelight recently

  • A 41% jump in unit-linked lapses drives net outflows from French lifers

    16 May 2024

    Surrender payments were double the claims payments made by French life firms last year

  • European insurers' property exposure hit two-year low

    15 May 2024

    But CIO involvement in green bonds markets marks multi-year high

  • Comment - Is BaFin's argument against capital cuts for green activities, sustainable?

    15 May 2024

    Mark Branson told the media this week: "No compromises when it comes to calibrating our regulations"

  • BaFin president warns against lower capital requirements for sustainability

    15 May 2024

    Mark Branson also acknowledges BaFin's recent slap-on-the-wrist from EIOPA

  • External inflows to PIMCO and AllianzGI already beat Allianz's full-year goals

    15 May 2024

    PIMCO and AllianzGI now run €1.8trn of other people's money

  • Curious and curiouser - the quirky and weird risks, that Lloyd's syndicate CIOs are backing

    15 May 2024

    Got a satellite, a nuclear reactor, a Degas, or a body part to insure? A Lloyd's syndicate will do that - and back the risk in its GA. David Walker peers inside Lloyd's cabinet of insured curiosities

  • South Korean insurers to help lend KRW1trn to struggling project finance sector

    14 May 2024

    Financial Services Commission announced various measures for non-viable projects

  • Chart of the Week - A Eurovision of how insurers' general accounts are composed, by EEA country

    10 May 2024

    Significant diversity in allocations appears, across EIOPA's 30 national industries

  • Sumitomo and SBI Life fund buys into non-cognitive skills promotion

    10 May 2024

    Investee Energize will help develop businesses for childhood education