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Lloyd's pledges sustainability guidance by end of the year
22 September 2023Lloyd's of London has said it aims to unveil guidance on embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into underwriting and investments by the end of this year.
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'Uninsurable' assets is 'direction of travel' amid extreme weather
11 September 2023ABN Amro has warned that assets are increasingly becoming "uninsurable" due to the impact of extreme weather caused by climate change, as insurers respond to rising loss risk by hiking premiums and reducing exposure.
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AllianzGI invests $25m in Brazilian sustainable infrastructure fund
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Axa chief: NZIA disintegration marks 'a sad chapter'
04 August 2023Axa's chief executive Thomas Buberl has described the exodus of insurers - including Axa - from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) "as a sad chapter".
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'More crosses than checks' for insurers in analysis of regulatory disclosures
25 July 2023US insurers fall short in measuring climate risks and setting targets to mitigate these, with "more crosses than check marks" given to insurers in an analysis of disclosures to US regulators.
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Better data 'will unlock insurance and investment in natural capital projects'
11 July 2023A lack of timely and reliable data has deterred investment in, and insurance of, nature-related projects, the head of a nature technology collective has claimed.
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NZIA ditches all emissions targets for insurers
06 July 2023The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) has scrapped all requirements for member firms to set and publish emissions reduction targets following a mass exodus of members in recent months.
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Franklin Templeton launches two sustainable ETFs
05 July 2023Franklin Templeton has launched two ETFs, focusing on sustainable food and healthcare.
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Axa sets decarbonisation targets for P&C portfolios
29 June 2023Axa has announced new decarbonisation targets for both its insurance and investment portfolios, as well as publishing its 2023 climate and biodiversity report.
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30% of insurers' investments highly dependent on nature, EIOPA says
23 June 2023About 30% of Eurozone insurers' investments are highly dependent on nature, according to analysis of about €2.3 trillion ($2.5 trillion) of insurers' investments in corporate bonds and equity.
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Cut capital charges for blended finance transition funds, EU told
21 June 2023The European Commission has been told it should spur sustainable investments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by reducing the charges incurred by insurers for backing blended finance funds.
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Guy Carpenter launches new investment structure for climate change insurance
12 June 2023Guy Carpenter and an academic from Queen Mary University of London have outlined a re/insurance structure, partly backed by private investors, "to facilitate improved financial resilience and loss prevention for climate change-related weather risks".
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