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  • Scor scales up coal divestment policies

    26 April 2019

    Insurer Scor has strengthened its coal exclusion policies, but it still falls short of alignment with the goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement.

  • Talanx withdraws from coal-based risks

    23 April 2019

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

  • 73% of German insurers' investments are 'sustainable'

    27 June 2018

    Almost half want to make more ESG allocations

  • Hannover Re is latest insurer to 'exit coal'

    20 June 2018

    Hannover Re is set to become the latest reinsurer to sell some of its coal-related investments.

  • Talanx plays dealmaker in $1bn debt financing of offshore wind farm

    13 December 2017

    Talanx has co-ordinated at least 10 institutional investors to commit €832 million ($980 million) of debt finance for a North Sea wind farm, marking the second time the German insurer clubbed like-minded institutions together.

  • Insured losses from Hurricane Maria could reach $85 billion, says AIR

    26 September 2017

    Insured losses inflicted by Hurricane Maria will be between $40 billion and $85 billion, according to catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide.

  • Breadth of ESG screening at Talanx touches €100bn mark

    02 June 2017

    Talanx Group has expanded its screening of investments by non-financial criteria to cover 90% of its €110 billion ($123.4 billion) own portfolio, but requested stakeholders be patient as it implements the practice fully, which is "not a sprint".

  • Talanx commits to screening investments for ESG issues

    15 September 2016

    Talanx has committed to screening all investments made by the group for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part of a sustainability initiative.

  • Talanx makes first solar investment

    09 August 2016

    Insurer Talanx and commercial bank Nord LB have loaned €85.5 million ($95 million) to refinance two German solar farms - marking the insurer's first foray into the solar market.

  • Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project

    23 February 2016

    Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.