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Manulife: Biodiversity is biggest opportunity for private markets

Biodiversity is "arguably the biggest opportunity for private markets", and will expand beyond timberland to other types of investments including in the technology sector, an executive at Manulife has said.

Research: Transitioning insurers' portfolios

Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have launched the third edition of their annual research report into the sustainable investing practices of insurers.

Only 23% of climate-related losses in Europe are insured, says EIOPA

Agri-forestry investment yields endangered by physical climate risks, data gaps

Folium Capital, a $900 million investor in the agriculture and forestry sector, is preparing for volatile annual returns over the next ten years, brought on by climate-induced forest fires, droughts, and pricier crop insurance.

Don't treat climate change as 'just a long-term risk', insurers told

Insurers have made good progress on identifying and managing climate risk in their own balance sheets, but they need to do more to support customers and society make the transition to net-zero emissions, according to ClimateWise.

Build up capital buffers to withstand the climate crisis, insurers told

Insurers and banks are massively underestimating climate risk, and the financial institutions' capital buffers will prove largely insufficient to cover the resulting losses, according to Finance Watch.

Mutuals sustainable investments grow, but sustainability reporting is lagging

International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) members boasted their ESG investment credentials in a survey, but the rate at which they are embracing "sustainable investment frameworks"...

Allianz France and L'Auxiliaire invest in industrial fund

Focused on financing sustainable industrial companies in the Lyon and Saint-Etienne metropolitan areas

Climate change litigation: 11 key cases for insurers to watch

The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) has identified the key climate change legal cases that could impact insurers and recommended measures the sector should take to address this growing trend.

MSCI upgrades Generali, after insurer links ESG with remuneration

Generali has said it has received an upgrade to its ESG rating from MSCI, to the highest available score of AAA.