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Climate risk could be added to capital requirements in near future, warns Eiopa head
06 December 2019Forward-looking assessments of climate risk could be factored into capital requirements for insurers, the chair of European regulator has said - but only after modelling improves.
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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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Green bond comment December: It's time for a CA100+ for sovereigns
04 December 2019Bond investors need to start collectively engaging with national governments if the Paris targets are to be met, argues Peter Cripps
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Eiopa sets expectations on insurers to take climate action
01 October 2019Opinion on sustainability in Solvency II acknowledges challenges to integrating climate change risk
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Insurers should analyse climate change scenarios in Solvency II reports, says regulator
04 June 2019The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched a consultation into sustainability risk, and is warning of a "pressing need" for insurers to identify and assess the impact of risks related to climate change.
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Insurers say climate change is now their top risk
08 April 2019Climate change has supplanted cyber risk as the top risk for the world's insurers, according to a recent survey.
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13% of European insurance assets exposed to climate risk
05 April 2019Eiopa tells French insurers at Paris conference
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ESG-compliant pension product gets EU Parliament approval
04 April 2019A proposal for an ESG-compliant Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) that could unlock €700 billion ($785 billion) in assets by 2030 has won EU Parliamentary approval.
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The 12 themes set to shape 2019
04 January 2019What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps
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Insurance market is 'broken' when it comes to climate change, says Aviva
04 December 2018The insurance market is currently "broken", in terms of its incentivisation to address climate change, Aviva has argued.