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Allianz tightens coal exposure policy
04 May 2020German insurer Allianz plans to exclude companies from its property and casualty (P&C) insurance portfolios which fail to present "a credible transition strategy away from coal".
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Insurance, pandemics and climate change
10 April 2020Insurers have long been aware of the risks of a global pandemic, but have failed to act. They mustn't make the same mistake on climate change, Peter Bosshard writes
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UN calls for investor action in coronavirus response
08 April 2020The UN has called for some of the world's largest investors to join efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, to respond to what it says is the greatest test since the organisation was founded, and to help "rebirth society as we know it".
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European re/insurers at forefront of fossil fuel withdrawal, Moody's reveals
26 February 2020Axa, Allianz, Swiss Re, Munich Re and Zurich have made greater progress than their global peers in reducing exposure to fossil fuels and thermal coal in particular, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.
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AllianzGI reveals ESG push in 9,532 company meetings last year
18 February 2020Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) put its weight behind better environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies in 9,532 meetings with companies it part-owns in 2019, it has revealed.
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AllianzGI poaches BlackRock head of sustainable emerging market debt
04 February 2020Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has hired Giulia Pellegrini as senior portfolio manager within its emerging market debt team.
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BNP Paribas launches global equity carbon offset fund
24 January 2020BNP Paribas has launched a global version of its climate carbon offset plan fund, targeting a reduced carbon footprint and a material social and environmental impact, following the launch of its European fund.
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Nasdaq launches global green, social and sustainability bond platform
10 December 2019Nasdaq has launched an online platform to improve transparency across the green, social and sustainability bond market.
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Sustainability: to regulate or not to regulate?
05 December 2019Financial regulation has a role to play in tackling climate change, but it cannot be a silver bullet. So the time has come for policymakers to step up their game, delegates at the Insurance and Climate Risk conference heard. Vincent Huck reports
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Allianz exec refutes suggestion exiting coal is a 'PR stunt'
05 December 2019Allianz's head of regulatory strategy argues divestment is good risk management