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  • After climate, insurers seek to measure their social footprint

    16 February 2023

    The Geneva Association has outlined a framework to assess insurers' impact on society. But why is it needed and how would it operate alongside existing ESG frameworks? Paul Walsh reports

  • MSCI upgrades Generali, after insurer links ESG with remuneration

    08 December 2022

    Generali has said it has received an upgrade to its ESG rating from MSCI, to the highest available score of AAA.

  • CA100+ investors welcome SBTi validation of ČEZ targets

    18 July 2022

  • Insurers begin long countdown to net zero - part two

    07 March 2022

    Some of the world's biggest insurers have joined the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. But should they still be underwriting fossil fuels, asks Thomas Cox

  • Insurers begin long countdown to net zero

    04 March 2022

    Some of the world's biggest insurers have joined the Net Zero Insurance Alliance. What challenges have they confronted so far, asks Thomas Cox

  • Dutch MEP decries privatisation of ESG data important to insurers

    04 February 2022

    Kieler Rück CEO calls European Single Access Point a "game changer"

  • Engagement should not be an excuse for inaction on climate change

    04 January 2022

    Insurance companies need to show progress in their climate dialogue or stop underwriting oil and gas production, writes Peter Bosshard

  • Insurance giants form Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

    12 July 2021

  • Generali issues first 'green' cat bond

    28 June 2021

    Italian insurer Generali has sponsored a €200 million ($239 million) 'green' catastrophe (cat) bond, believed to be the first 'green' insurance-linked security (ILS) ever issued.

  • Green bond comment, February 2021: Is it time for social bond focused investors to join their green peers?

    03 February 2021