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  • More than a third of insurers looking to increase ESG allocation

    07 April 2017

    More than a third, 38%, of insurers plan to increase their allocation to ESG strategies over the year, according to a survey by AXA Investment Managers (IM).

  • Aviva calls for global definition of fiduciary duty incorporating sustainability

    23 March 2017

    UK insurance giant Aviva has called on the UN, OECD and G20 to adopt universal rules on fiduciary responsibility that allow the investors to incorporate longer-term risks such as climate change.

  • Stranded assets are real threat to industry - Lloyd's

    22 March 2017

    Insurance companies have been warned again about the risk of their assets becoming 'stranded' in the transition to a low-carbon economy, this time by Lloyd's of London.

  • Nippon Life pledges to invest a further JPY200bn in ESG bonds

    21 March 2017

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life has pledged to invest a further JPY200 billion ($1.7 billion) in environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed bonds and similar products as part of a responsibility drive.

  • Two insurers invest $17m in weather predictive technology

    17 March 2017

    Established modellers are "charging too much and delivering too little", says Weather Analytics

  • Insurers need to heed their own ESG experience when investing

    13 March 2017

    Jessica Ground, global head of stewardship at Schroders, argues that insurers are a natural fit for ESG investing.

  • Insurers and ESG investment: the bleeding edge?

    27 February 2017

    Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Co-op to offset customers' carbon

    23 February 2017

    Co-op Insurance has introduced a carbon offset programme for its new motor and home insurance customers as standard, in a move it claims is a UK first.

  • Folksam raises green bond investment limit

    21 February 2017

    Swedish insurance and pension provider Folksam has raised its green bond investment limit to SEK12 billion ($1.3 billion) having already invested SEK7 billion in the asset class.

  • Zurich chooses Columbia Threadneedle to manage ESG equity strategy

    21 February 2017

    Swiss insurer Zurich's German business has appointed Columbia Threadneedle Investments to manage its new European equity environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.