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Australia’s general insurers near 10% return on investments
13 November 2019Ranking of portfolio size shows top-heavy industry
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Zurich France CEO calls for reducing cost of capital in SII’s risk margin
30 October 2019Florence Tondu-Melique suggested five regulatory changes for European insurers
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Pension funds and insurers commit to carbon-neutral investments by 2050
25 September 2019The newly launched alliance is responsible for $2.4trn in investments
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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
19 September 2019The question of capital charges punishing ‘brown’ investments or incentivising ‘green’ investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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Many motor insurers rely on investments, amid underwriting losses
17 September 2019Insurance Risk Data industry report unveils overall underwriting loss
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Exclusive: ShareAction releases guide on managing climate risks
13 September 2019Guide based on interviews with 14 insurers globally
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Vaudoise appoints new chief financial officer
26 July 2019Christoph Borgman takes over Jean-Daniel Laffely following his promotion to CEO
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Zurich tightens coal exclusion policy and bars investments in oil sands and shale oil companies
26 June 2019Swiss insurer lowers exclusion threshold from 50% of revenues or electricity generated from coal to 30%
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Moody’s issues poor outlook for Uruguayan insurers
01 May 2019Earnings take hit from price competition, natcats and agricultural claims
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Scor scales up coal divestment policies
29 April 2019Insurer Scor has strengthened its coal exclusion policies, but it still falls short of alignment with the goals set by the Paris Climate Agreement.