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Dai-Ichi Life makes YEN1bn impact investment

Japanese life insurer backs energy venture fund

Dai-ichi Life to invest $100m in US CML

First foray into asset through subsidiary Asset Management One

Foreign bond buying boosts profits at Japan life firms

But Moody's warns of credit and FX risk

Dai-Ichi Life Insurance anchors global infrastructure debt fund

Japanese insurer to invest an initial ¥20bn in debt platform with plans to use it to originate primary debt

Nippon Life stops financing coal-fired power

Move follows on Dai-ichi Life’s similar announcement that it will limit its support for new coal projects

Aviva under fire for taking only "baby steps" to move away from coal

Aviva has become the latest insurer slammed by the Unfriend Coal network for investing in the coal sector.

Japanese insurer takes first step towards divestment from coal

Believed to be the first time that a Japanese financial institution has announced such a policy.

Japanese life insurers show resilience to ultra-low rates

Almost exactly one year after Moody's downgraded its outlook for Japanese life insurers to negative, it has returned its outlook to 'stable'

Dai-ichi Life completes two ESG investments

Mapfre subscribes to UN's Responsible Investment Principles

List of insurance signatories grows as pressure mounts on industry to invest responsibly