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Real economy and investors' emissions progress diverging, NZAOA says
31 October 2024L&G's Wendy Walford tells Insurance Asset Risk "radical changes" are needed from policymakers and warns of "systemic risk" to asset owners in the absence of a smooth transition
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Just Group joins UK Stewardship Code signatories
22 July 2024Insurer recognises in application report that its approach to areas outside of climate change "require further development and work"
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CIOs act further on climate investing in 2023, as Nat Cats give underwriters a 'breather'
02 May 2024In severe 'Nat Cat years' before 2023, CIOs at Lloyd's acted as 'cash registers', disgorging cash to meet steep property claims. Last year, a 'break in the weather' let them 'take stock', and many seized that 'down-time' to progress climate-investing with managers and funds
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Meiji Yasuda reveals distributing JPY 200bn more in decarbonisation finance than originally proposed
28 March 2024President Hideki Nagashima has strengthened emissions goals "as the effects of climate change are becoming more serious"
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Mapfre commits to assessing 95% of investment portfolio using ESG criteria
18 March 2024Strategic plan for 2024 to 2026 also commits insurer to reducing GHG emissions 43% by 2030
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Impact investing is the future of sustainability for insurers, Zurich says
10 January 2024Head of sustainability risk highlights collaboration, engagement and intentionality at launch of WEF Global Risks Report 2024
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NZAOA reports fall in financed emissions for the first time
20 October 2023Insurer-dominated alliance members are getting greener, but coal still a sticking point for some
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No transition plan, no investments, NZAOA advocates
06 September 2023Alliance sets targets for greener investments by 2027
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Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference round up
28 September 2022The conference was held in New York on 27 September and highlighted the pain ahead for insurance investors. Vincent Huck reports
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NZAOA calls for data standardization from EFRAG
10 August 2022In response to recent climate change exposure draft