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Insurers likely to issue more green bonds
08 October 2019Strong reception and regulatory shifts to boost market, says AM Best
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Bonds round-up: Generali, EBRD, NIB, PostNL, and more ...
25 September 2019Generali issues first green bond from a European insurance company
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Generali becomes first EU insurer to issue a green bond
24 September 2019Italy’s Generali has become the first EU insurer to issue a “green bond”.
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Integrate climate risk now, insurers told
16 September 2019Insurers should start integrating climate risk into their management and business operations now, and not wait for the perfect tools, according to a report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and UK charity ShareAction.
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Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal
09 August 2019Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones
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QBE reveals coal exclusion policy
03 April 2019Australian insurer QBE will target zero direct investment in the thermal coal industry by 1 July 2019, according to its new energy policy.
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French insurers’ climate-related disclosures mostly ‘difficult to understand’, says WWF
26 November 2018French insurers' climate-related disclosures have improved, but the information is still often inaccessible and difficult to understand, according to research by WWF France.
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Hannover Re defends coal investing
12 November 2018Reply to criticism comes on heels of Vienna Insurance Group's own defence
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Generali and VIG accused of insuring Czech coal power plant
05 November 2018Campaign group Unfriend Coal claims insurance deal 'undermines climate change action'
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Generali to acquire French asset manager Sycomore
07 September 2018Italian insurance group Assicurazioni Generali has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in French asset manager Sycomore.