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MAPFRE to halt investments in coal, oil and gas companies

News round-up: TNFD expands, GIG enters India, Chinese ESG ETF growth ... and more

Mapfre to invest in impact debt fund

Mapfre Asset Management and Global Social Impact Investments (GSI) have launched a fund to invest in short- and medium-term private debt in emerging markets.

Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

Many insurers still lack sustainable underwriting policies

Re/insurers shared tips on setting up frameworks for incorporating environmental, social and governance risks in underwriting at a recent UNEP PSI webinar. Cintia Cheong reports

Where is the G in ESG?

Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, unwraps the concept of good governance and how his fund makes investment decisions accordingly. Interview by Vincent Huck

Mapfre launches guaranteed mutual fund to finance healthcare equipment

Underlying asset is COVID-19 muni bond and fund guaranties 3% return over three years

What will 2020 bring for coal insurance?

The year ahead could see new insurers join the industry's shift away from coal, says Peter Bosshard.

ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers

The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.

Talanx withdraws from coal-based risks

Talanx Group, the parent firm of Hanover Re, is the latest in the growing ranks of insurers to distance itself from the coal industry.