David Walker

Articles by David Walker

  • Fitch says PE ownership not necessarily credit-negative for insurers

    15 February 2024

    Ratings agency looks at insurers' investment strategy riskiness among other facets for credit assessments

  • Sompo to accelerate sell-down of strategic equities

    15 February 2024

    Such stakes have caught eye of regulator and politicians, recently, deputy CFO says

  • BaFin survey reveals fund manager dissatisfaction with ESG data

    15 February 2024

    German regulator found prices too high, transparency questionable and quality checks too variable

  • The nitty-gritty of insurers' IMAs with hedge funds

    14 February 2024

    An LP agreement in 2021 of Solasglas Investments and various Greenlight Re entities with hedge fund DME Advisors II, LLC, illuminated variables commonly negotiated between re/insurers and alternative managers.

  • MS&AD and Tokio Marine herald higher interest income

    14 February 2024

    Japanese juggernauts reported December-quarter results today

  • MS&AD units buy world's first transition sovereign bond

    14 February 2024

    Two Japanese insurers are committing JPY 2bn

  • AIG investment income jumps up to 38%, thanks to fixed income and loans

    14 February 2024

    Group reveals holdings from Blackstone to Brookfield

  • India's re/insurance giants improve investment yields, but want less financial risk

    14 February 2024

    GIC Re's investment income topped $1bn while LIC's yields improved

  • Hansainvest Real Assets reshuffles senior roles as Nicholas Brinckmann departs

    13 February 2024

    Martina Averbeck and Christoph Lüken winning new roles

  • Achmea not ruling out offloading life and pensions business - worth €21.9bn of general account

    12 February 2024

    Deal would involve group transferring up to 60% of its general account assets