Insurers begin long countdown to net zero - part two

Some of the world's biggest insurers have joined the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. But should they still be underwriting fossil fuels, asks Thomas Cox

Policy

Insurers begin long countdown to net zero

Some of the world's biggest insurers have joined the Net Zero Insurance Alliance. What challenges have they confronted so far, asks Thomas Cox

Policy

Dutch MEP decries privatisation of ESG data important to insurers

Kieler Rück CEO calls European Single Access Point a "game changer"

ESG Data,Insurance

Engagement should not be an excuse for inaction on climate change

Insurance companies need to show progress in their climate dialogue or stop underwriting oil and gas production, writes Peter Bosshard

Insurance

Insurance giants form Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

Carbon,Insurance

Generali issues first 'green' cat bond

Italian insurer Generali has sponsored a €200 million ($239 million) 'green' catastrophe (cat) bond,…

Green Bonds,Insurance

Green bond comment, February 2021: Is it time for social bond focused investors to join their green peers?

Green Bonds

2021 could see 'practical application' of ESG in cat bond market

An environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked catastrophe (cat) bond could emerge in 2021, a senior…

ESG,Insurance

News round-up: US exits Paris Agreement, Willis Towers Watson, PACTA and Generali

ESG Data,Policy

Swiss Re ramps up its internal price on carbon

Several leading European insurance groups - Swiss Re, Generali, Allianz and Aviva Europe - have announced…

Carbon,Insurance

Evli launches corporate green bond fund

Finnish bank and asset manager Evli has launched a fund focused on green corporate bonds.

Green Bonds,Investment

Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September…

Insurance

Denmark's PFA joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

PFA, a Danish insurer and pension fund, has become the 23rd member of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset…

Insurance,Investment

Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?

Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps

Debt,Green Bonds

Growing evidence of greenium for green bonds, says CBI

There is growing evidence that green bonds are attracting a 'greenium' amid strong investor demand, a…

Green Bonds

Generali launches the first green ILS framework

Italian insurer Generali has issued a framework for issuing "green" insurance-linked securities (ILS)…

Debt,Green Bonds

CDP, CDSB urge companies to 'get ahead of the curve' of EU climate reporting

Companies in the EU have been urged to improve their reporting of environmental information ahead of…

Policy

Generali Investments eyes green bond market opportunities

Affiliate of Italian giant launches its first sub-fund investing in green and sustainable bonds

Generali joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Alliance members collectively hold $4.3trn of assets

Insurance

Insurers likely to issue more green bonds

Strong reception and regulatory shifts to boost market, says AM Best

Green Bonds,Investment,Insurance