Joshua Geer

Articles by Joshua Geer

  • Aviva still not disclosed and set targets on insurance emissions, lagging behind peers

    17 April 2026

    Aviva has said that it is still not ready to disclose or set targets for its insurance-associated emissions, placing it behind some industry peers in climate-related reporting.

  • PRA finalises tougher climate risk rules for banks and insurers

    04 December 2025

    The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has issued a sweeping update to its expectations for how insurers and banks manage climate-related financial risks.

  • Everyone needs to make a transition plan, says Aviva's sustainability chief

    11 November 2025

    Transition plans should be adopted "by everyone", Aviva's chief sustainability officer Claudine Blamey told attendees at a global sustainable insurance summit at COP30 in Brazil.

  • Municipal issuers split over third-party ESG attestation

    19 September 2025

    There is a divide in the US municipal bond market over whether issuers should pay for third-party attestation or rely on self-certification, according to speakers at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas Conference in New York today.

  • Issuer-investor communication gaps still hinder EM sustainable debt

    19 September 2025

    Emerging market (EM) issuers risk losing investors by failing to communicate sustainability strategies clearly, according to speakers at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2025 conference.

  • Insurers unclear on path to UK SRS compliance, Crowe survey finds

    03 September 2025

    A survey by consultancy Crowe UK has revealed "significant uncertainty" for some insurers over the forthcoming UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS), with many yet to assess the full implications of the standard for their organisations.

  • UN's FIT launches transition plan guide for re/insurance underwriting

    02 July 2025

    The UN-convened Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has released its inaugural guide to help re/insurers and brokers develop and disclose credible transition plans for their underwriting portfolios.

  • EIOPA urges deeper biodiversity risk action amid promising insurer steps

    01 July 2025

    Insurers have made encouraging first moves to address biodiversity risk, but much more is needed to manage its financial impact, according to the inaugural report on biodiversity risk management from the EU's insurance authority.

  • Fossil fuel underwriting curbs are effective but implementation is patchy, study shows

    01 July 2025

    "We need net-zero commitments to cover your underwriting portfolios, and this should include coal and all fossil fuels," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told insurers in 2021.

  • UK's climate risk management proposals are a fundamental regulatory shift, say experts

    02 May 2025

    Consultation paper represents a "complete rewrite" of existing rules for insurers