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The beginning of the end for coal investment and underwriting
30 April 2018Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong and Nick Roumpis examine the latest developments
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Swiss Re develops first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef
09 March 2018The first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef has been developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Mexican state government of Quintana Roo and Swiss Re.
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Surviving climate change needs adaptation as much as insurance
07 March 2018EU insurers warn of overreliance on government post-disaster funding
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"Poor" climate risk practice puts pensions at risk, claims report
06 March 2018Millions of pension savers in the UK are at risk of significant losses due to lack of action from pension providers and their regulator on climate risk, a report has claimed.
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Axa eyes further divestments from carbon-intensive energy
22 February 2018Axa became the second major European insurer in as many weeks to address the contentious topic of underwriting fossil fuel production at its annual results.
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Generali raises green investment bar by €3.5bn and divests from coal
22 February 2018Generali will ramp up its green investments and divest from coal as part of its new climate change strategy.
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Allianz sees dialogue as means to reach 'zero coal'
16 February 2018Underwriter was forced to defend insuring fossil fuels at full-year results
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Q&A with Christian Thimann, a leading light in sustainable finance
09 February 2018The chair of HLEG and vice-chair of the TCFD shares his views on the reports' key findings and their implications for the insurance sector.
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Insurers slammed for backing Polish coal plants
08 February 2018Allianz, Munich Re and Generali have been criticised for their involvement in a new coal power plant in Poland, while Axa and Aviva are also under fire for the limitations of their coal divestment policies.
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ASR collaborates with bank on €600m sustainable lending mandate
05 February 2018Dutch insurer ASR and Triodos Bank are to jointly lend €600m ($748m) to environmentally and socially aware businesses.