Archive

  • ASR collaborates with bank on €600m sustainable lending mandate

    05 February 2018

    Dutch insurer ASR and Triodos Bank are to jointly lend €600m ($748m) to environmentally and socially aware businesses.

  • Lloyd's chief explains coal divestment decision

    24 January 2018

    Lloyd's of London will implement its coal exclusion policy for future investments from 1 April

  • Swiss Re could stop insuring thermal coal projects

    15 January 2018

    Swiss Re could be the next insurer to stop underwriting some coal projects, Environmental Finance understands, building on its previous commitment to sell its investments in coal-related stocks.

  • Costliest natcat year ever for US

    10 January 2018

    Led by hurricane damage, 2017 topped the bill of 2005

  • Actuaries plan framework for how to contribute to SDGs

    10 January 2018

    Actuaries are planning to devise a framework for how they can contribute to the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • The difficulties of modelling climate catastrophes

    08 January 2018

    Further work is required to advance the tricky task of incorporating climate change into natural catastrophe modelling, finds Nick Roumpis

  • More corporates seek shelter from the weather

    03 January 2018

    The weather risk management business is in good health and poised for further growth, leading market participants tell Graham Cooper

  • Cat risk: A test of resilience

    03 January 2018

    A spate of natural catastophes triggered payouts in the cat bond market, but this year's winners remain bullish, finds Peter Cripps

  • Talanx plays dealmaker in $1bn debt financing of offshore wind farm

    13 December 2017

    Talanx has co-ordinated at least 10 institutional investors to commit €832 million ($980 million) of debt finance for a North Sea wind farm, marking the second time the German insurer clubbed like-minded institutions together.

  • Axa targets €12bn of green investments and dumps coal and oil sands projects

    12 December 2017

    Axa has quadrupled its green investment target and said it plans to divest €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) from coal-related companies, as it ramps up its efforts to fight climate change.