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The US insurers' take on the net-zero journey
21 July 2022Net-zero is a worthy aspiration—but US insurers bemoan the lack of available data to pave the way to get there, during an Insurance Asset Risk webinar. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Prudential Financial commits to net zero by 2050
01 November 2021Will stop investing in companies that derive 25% of revenues from coal
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Road to sustainability not as straight as Route 66
18 October 2021The journey to sustainable investing will be longer and more arduous for US insurers than those in other geographies given the plethora of smaller, under-resourced companies in the country. Sarfraz Thind reports
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IAR Americas: ESG will be a more prolonged journey for US insurers
24 September 2021You need to be honest about the costs of investing in green assets, Longino says
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Prudential makes $200m commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
20 August 2021Through private equity investments it will invest in early-stage private equity firms
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Prudential Financial links borrowing facility to ESG success
03 August 2021Borrowing costs of $4bn credit facility dependent on insurer's ability to reduce GHG emissions and improve diversity
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COMMENT: Hedge fund activists - new, unlikely allies in insurers' climate fight?
04 June 2021Patient insurers and agitating activists once sat at opposite ends of the shareholding spectrum. Climate change might be changing that.
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US insurers have $89.2bn invested in coal, NGO research finds
25 February 2021US underwriters account for 8% of all investments in the sector
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Reddit traders fuelling fears of market mania, warns Prudential
08 February 2021Chief market strategist suggests new bubble forming on back of Fed easy money policy
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Prudential Financial launches $300m venture capital firm
10 December 2020PruVen Capital to invest in insurtech, fintech, and healthtech start-ups