Joshua Geer

CSRD will change the landscape of ESG data, say UNEP FI panellists

The value of regulation is also championed by the experts

With a watered-down NZIA, where do insurers' climate commitments stand?

After six of the eight founding members left the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, Joshua Geer investigates if their ambitions stand

NZIA exodus continues as Allianz, Axa and Scor depart

Allianz, Axa and Scor have withdrawn from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), taking the total number of departures from the coalition to seven.

Phoenix unveils net-zero transition plan

The UK life insurer sets out five key targets to reach interim targets

Chubb: we have "no control" over insureds' emissions

Chubb's board of directors has said it has no control over its insureds' emissions and no basis to know how any change in its underwriting or investment activity would reduce such emissions.

Talanx powers down its thermal coal underwriting exposure

Talanx has reduced its thermal coal infrastructure risks by 17.7% as of year-end 2022 compared with a 2019 baseline.

Allianz turns down 33 insurance customers in 2022 due to sustainability risks

Allianz did not proceed with insurance transactions for 33 customers due to "severe" sustainability risks.

Transition plans key to stave off threat to financial stability, says Aviva's Waygood

Unless a material price on carbon is reached and governments come up with 'sectoral transition frameworks', the world faces a threat to international security and financial stability, according to Aviva Investors.

Beneva becomes first North American insurer to join NZIA amid turbulence

Moody's: NZIA departures erode alliance confidence, regardless of antitrust exposure

The exit of large founding members could erode confidence in the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), even where US antitrust risks are not a material factor, according to the rating agency Moody's.