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  • US way behind on ESG investing, says NY Life IM CEO

    15 June 2021

    ESG issues have "little importance" for a decent number of North American investors

  • More US insurers tempted by crypto

    11 June 2021

    A handful of insurers invested in digital currency vehicles this year, according to S&P

  • US insurers splurged on vaccine-maker shares in 2020

    09 June 2021

    Companies including USAA, State Farm and Chubb sought to profit off pandemic drug companies

  • California and Washington regulators request insurers to join TCFD reporting

    09 June 2021

    Signals move to more uniform climate reporting in US

  • Liberty Mutual opening up on sustainability

    09 June 2021

    Liberty Mutual has not always had the best reputation when it comes to climate investing. Things appear to be changing, however, as the company embarks on a series of measures to reduce its climate exposures as Patrizio Urciuoli, co-head of strategy and asset allocation, tells Sarfraz Thind

  • Retail the new driver for better ESG investing practices

    07 June 2021

    Insurers face pressure from public to address climate investing, Allianz Life says

  • Alternative asset manager-insurer tie-ups to grow

    04 June 2021

    Mergers offer insurers better alternative asset access but can also increase risk, says Fitch

  • COMMENT: Hedge fund activists - new, unlikely allies in insurers' climate fight?

    04 June 2021

    Patient insurers and agitating activists once sat at opposite ends of the shareholding spectrum. Climate change might be changing that.

  • Insurers could enjoy sizeable yields from US direct lending, Franklin Templeton says

    04 June 2021

    Yield healthy after matching adjustment and other Solvency II calculations

  • Insurers back to where they started in hunt for yield, says Voya

    03 June 2021

    Security selection critical as spreads tighten to 2007 levels