UN sets insurance sustainability goals for cities
Insurance Industry Development Goals cover risk management, insurance and investment activities
Insurance
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Insurance Industry Development Goals cover risk management, insurance and investment activities
Insurance
Hannover Re is set to become the latest reinsurer to sell some of its coal-related investments.
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Insurers say they can find financial value in ESG investing, but they have to be wise to investments that don't deliver on their stated goals. And while ESG can mean different things to different stakeholders, a push for standardisation is not always welcome, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's 2018 EMEA conference. Vincent Huck reports
Investors,Insurance
SwissRe last year disrobed two green bonds of their green label because it was unhappy with their sustainability…
Green Bonds,Insurance
Japanese insurer Nippon Life has launched a JPY5bn ($45.5m) equity fund that invests according to the…
Insurance
As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters predict a sharp contrast with last year which…
Investors,Insurance
Generali has introduced environmental, social and governance (ESG) features into its revolving credit…
ESG,Insurance
The European Commission has proposed a new regulatory measure to improve disclosure requirements on how…
Insurance
While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report
Carbon,Stranded Assets,Insurance
QBE Insurance Australia, the domestic arm of Australia-based underwriter QBE, is to invest A$100 million…
Insurance
MPs on the UK's Environmental Audit Committee have published a report recommending that dormant assets…
Insurance
Insurance company XL Catlin is supporting a project to develop a novel type of carbon credit which it…
Carbon,Water,Insurance
Aviva has become the latest insurer slammed by the Unfriend Coal network, a coalition of non-governmental…
Investors,Stranded Assets,Insurance
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance has said it will end new project financing for overseas coal power plants,…
Investors,Insurance
California's insurance commissioner Dave Jones has conducted a state-wide climate risk analysis of insurance…
Investors,Insurance
The world’s biggest insurer, Allianz, said it will turn its back on coal by 2040, both in its underwriting…
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong and Nick Roumpis examine the latest developments
Stranded Assets,Insurance
The first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef has been developed by The Nature Conservancy…
Insurance
EU insurers warn of overreliance on government post-disaster funding
Insurance
Millions of pension savers in the UK are at risk of significant losses due to lack of action from pension…
Policy,Insurance
Green Bonds Asia
Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability 2018
Green Bond Symposium: Financing America's Fight Against Climate Change
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?