Cat bond market tested by natural disasters
The growth of the catastrophe (cat) bond market has slowed, after being tested by a spate of cyclones…
Debt,Insurance
Results for Insurance
The growth of the catastrophe (cat) bond market has slowed, after being tested by a spate of cyclones…
Debt,Insurance
The Abaco and Grand Bahama islands were the worst hit by hurricane Dorian
Insurance
The insured losses from Hurricane Dorian could exceed $25 billion, it was claimed.
Insurance
Insurers can play a key role in enabling sustainable economic growth in China due to their risk management…
Stranded Assets,Insurance
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) will exit from the majority of its reinsurance business due to concerns about…
Insurance
Protesters stage demonstrations in AIG’s Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices
ESG,Insurance
Insurers are reducing homeowner coverage for people in high wildfire risk areas of California as a result…
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Fifty Dutch firms have signed a climate agreement committing to help the Dutch government deliver on…
ESG,Investors,Policy,Insurance
Geoff Summerhayes of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) tells Elena K. Johansson how it will deal with climate risk and integrate the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines.
ESG,Policy,Insurance
A rise in climate-related 'directors' and officers' (D&O)' insurance claims could soon materialise, according…
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Parts of southern California can expect further large-scale earthquakes following two large tremors at…
Insurance
Aviva has launched a default workplace pension scheme that will incorporate ESG and ethical considerations,…
ESG,Investors,Insurance
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks increasingly affect insurers' credit profiles, with…
Debt,ESG,Insurance
US insurer Chubb has announced it will not make new debt or equity investments in companies that generate…
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds…
Green Bonds,Investors,Insurance
Central banks should use the reserves they have accumulated in the wake of the financial crisis to help…
Investors,Policy,Insurance
Zurich has become the first insurer to sign up to the UN Global Compact Business Ambition Pledge, which…
Investors,Stranded Assets,Insurance
Munich Re's chief executive Joachim Wenning has called for carbon emission costs to rise by almost fivefold…
Policy,Insurance
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched a consultation into sustainability…
Investors,Policy,Insurance
ESG in Fixed Income featuring Green bonds Europe
Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA 2018
Green Equities 2018
Green Bonds Americas 2018
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?