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  • Australia risking 'pariah status' among investors by insuring coal

    10 May 2022

    Australia's government risks "investment pariah" status if it backs a mutual insurer for coal miners, says the founder of a fixed income think-tank.

  • Allianz to halt investments in new oil and gas fields

    03 May 2022

    And will require 'net-zero by 2050' commitment from hydrocarbon producers

  • AXA IM launches biodiversity equity strategy

    29 April 2022

    Managed by Amanda O'Toole

  • Swiss Re: Lloyd's Lab entry will target private market ESG data issues

    29 April 2022

    Swiss Re has vowed to address insurers' problems with sourcing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data from private companies, via a venture that has gained entry into Lloyd's of London's insurtech accelerator programme.

  • Aegon UK to invest £3bn in BlackRock ESG fund

    28 April 2022

    Doubling its workplace default fund to 60%

  • New York State Retirement Fund supports proposal to stop underwriting fossil fuels

    27 April 2022

    The New York State comptroller has pledged to support of shareholder proposals that ask three insurance companies to stop underwriting new fossil fuel supplies.

  • AXA IM requires investee board to have "proven ESG track-record"

    25 April 2022

    In updated voting policy

  • UN group creates ESG risks guide for life and health insurers

    20 April 2022

    Life and health insurers should consider how environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks affect their underwriting portfolios...

  • Ricardo Lara reveals California's fossil fuel investors

    20 April 2022

    Green bond holders also unearthed in annual study

  • NZIA defines metric for insurers' net-zero targets

    14 April 2022

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) has explained its thinking on the best metric for setting insurers "robust targets"...