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The difficulties of modelling climate catastrophes
08 January 2018Further work is required to advance the tricky task of incorporating climate change into natural catastrophe modelling, finds Nick Roumpis
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Insurers reach 'tipping point' on climate change
29 November 2017Concerns about climate change are influencing the underwriting and investment policies of a growing number of insurance companies, finds Graham Cooper
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Zurich raises impact investment commitment to $5bn
23 November 2017Zurich Insurance Group has more than doubled its impact investment target to $5 billion, as it broadens its remit beyond green bonds.
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Swiss and French re/insurers doing most to avoid coal underwriting
15 November 2017Swiss Re, Zurich, Axa and Scor are making the most effort to avoid underwriting the coal industry, according to a report by Unfriend Coal, a network of environmentalists which targets insurers.
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Zurich limits coal exposure in investment and underwriting
15 November 2017Third major firm to do so after Axa and Scor
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Folksam CIO: "There is simply no reason not to continue investing in green bonds"
09 October 2017Michael Kjeller, chief investment officer of Swedish pensions and insurance provider Folksam, discusses his firm's decision to raise its target for green bond investment
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Green bond round-up, 13 September 2017
13 September 2017Canada's Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank has doubled the size of its latest green bond transaction to $1 billion, after demand swelled to more than $2 billion.
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People Moves: Wheb, PwC, Moody's, Mainstream, Varma, FTSE Russell
08 September 2017Ingrid Holmes has joined asset manager Wheb's independent advisory committee to review the holdings in Wheb's investments funds.
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Zurich promotes Köb to lead insurer's responsible investment
07 September 2017Zurich's head of responsible investment Manuel Lewin has been promoted to become the Swiss insurer's head of risk strategy, and will be replaced by Johanna Köb.
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Zurich completes $2bn green bond mandate
31 August 2017Zurich Insurance Company has fulfilled its pledge to buy $2 billion of green bonds - some three-and-a-half years after announcing the target.