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  • Finding the holy grail

    21 November 2019

    With low interest rates impacting solvency ratios, insurers are looking for the holy grail of high yielding assets which do not require higher capital charges. Vincent Huck reports

  • CNP Assurances plans to double assets in green investments by 2023

    19 November 2019

    French insurer will also accelerate divestment from coal

  • France's largest insurers looking for climate-conscious asset managers

    19 November 2019

    Three mandates totalling €500m open for tender

  • Absence of US insurers in global climate initiative eye-opening

    04 October 2019

    Climate Action 100+ releases first progress report as pressure on climate-aware investing grows

  • Exclusive: ShareAction releases guide on managing climate risks

    13 September 2019

    Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally

  • French insurers’ solvency vulnerable through exposure to parent banks

    26 July 2019

    Exposure can reach more than 50% of insurers’ capital, IMF warns

  • Natixis Assurances MD appointed president of French Bancassurance Group

    25 July 2019

    Jean-François Lequoy will also serve as vice-president of the French Insurance Federation

  • Investors’ engagement results in Equinor’s climate change commitments

    25 April 2019

    Storebrand’s asset management unit part of investor group leading engagement process

  • European insurers vent anger over Brexit in SFCRs

    23 April 2019

    From Austria to Gibraltar underwriters are trying to keep calm and carry on

  • Lack of uniformity in sensitivity analysis raises questions

    14 March 2019

    While some insurers prepare for full force hurricanes, others get ready for light showers. Insurance Risk Data reveals the extend of diversity in the stress test, and why it might be of concern. David Walker reports