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Sustainable underwriting is more arduous than sustainable investment
17 June 2021Axa, Zurich and Aviva discussed their journeys to carbon neutrality at the IDF Summit this week, and how they will meet their commitments to net-zero underwriting. Cintia Cheong reports
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German insurers are risking their climate credibility
12 May 2021By continuing to do coal business on the side and insuring new oil and gas projects, German insurers are putting their climate credibility at risk, warn Peter Bosshard and Regine Richter
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ESG 'rapidly evolving' in cat bond market despite lack of deals
10 May 2021Willis Re Securities' Quentin Perrot tells Ahren Lester that 2021 could finally see the emergence of ESG-labelled cat bonds, as the insurance-linked security market increasingly takes its potential seriously
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Finding a way to protect the uninsurable with parametrics
18 February 2021With climate risk on the rise and exposure growing both in financial value and in geographical diversity, a more innovative approach to risk transfer is needed to plug the gaps left by traditional insurance, says Simon Young
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Financial analysts applaud insurers' coal exit
02 February 2021In exiting coal, scientific, moral and financial interests align, argues Peter Bosshard
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In conversation with Insure our Future's Peter Bosshard
11 January 2021The coordinator of the campaign group Insure our Future (formerly Unfriend Coal), Peter Bosshard, looks at progress made in 2020 and highlights the roadmap for 2021. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Cascading risk: Learning to deal with the world's greatest threat
03 November 2020Scientists have identified cascading crises as the biggest threat to planetary health and future generations, says Hélène Galy
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Human behaviour is the missing link in adapting to climate risk
18 September 2020There are lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that help us better prepare for climate change, argues Nidia Martinez
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Do insurers care about the Sustainable Development Goals?
14 July 2020The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are meant to be the "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". So why aren't insurers taking an active role in pursuing them? Paul Walsh reports
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Many insurers still lack sustainable underwriting policies
16 June 2020Re/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