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Mutuals sustainable investments grow, but sustainability reporting is lagging

International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) members boasted their ESG investment credentials in a survey, but the rate at which they are embracing "sustainable investment frameworks"...

Insurers reconsidering coverage of catastrophe risk in US

Allianz France and L'Auxiliaire invest in industrial fund

Focused on financing sustainable industrial companies in the Lyon and Saint-Etienne metropolitan areas

Chubb sets up global climate business unit

Climate change litigation: 11 key cases for insurers to watch

The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) has identified the key climate change legal cases that could impact insurers and recommended measures the sector should take to address this growing trend.

Regulators consider capital for climate risk

Insurance regulators are keen to ensure their prudential frameworks properly incorporate climate risk. But whether this should be reflected in capital requirements is proving a difficult question to answer, as Christopher Cundy reports

MSCI upgrades Generali, after insurer links ESG with remuneration

Generali has said it has received an upgrade to its ESG rating from MSCI, to the highest available score of AAA.

Eiopa to explore lower risk charges for insurers supporting climate adaptation

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) is to investigate whether insurers that encourage climate-related adaptation measures through their underwriting should benefit from lower capital charges.

Versicherungskammer joins NZAOA

WTW unveils US coral reef insurance policy