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  • Axa tobacco exit symptomatic of growing ESG influence

    24 May 2016

    But 'sin' stocks have proven rewarding in tough economic times

  • US insurers warned about carbon asset risk

    24 May 2016

    Group of investors recommends how insurers should deal with carbon asset risk

  • Consultant-advised global insurance assets stand at over $500bn

    11 November 2015

    North American insurers account for $300bn of this total

  • Mercer names UK investments head

    30 July 2015

    Blackie will develop wealth management and insurance services

  • Insurers see the gold in green

    09 April 2015

    Green bonds are looking increasingly attractive to insurance companies which want to meet their risk and return objectives while producing a positive environmental or social impact. But there are concerns about the definition and capacity of the market, as Mark Nicholls explains

  • Buy-and-maintain strategies attract insurers' interest

    14 October 2014

    Some insurers are looking at buy-and-maintain strategies because of claims that they can increase yield without taking on too much credit risk and reduce transaction costs. Hardeep Dhillon looks at the arguments