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US insurers splurged on vaccine-maker shares in 2020

Companies including USAA, State Farm and Chubb sought to profit off pandemic drug companies

ASI-owned transport company co-invests A$620m in Australian rail

Becomes second PPP in Australia to use certified green financing

Chubb appoints deputy CFO

Six more signatories join Paris Aligned Net Zero Asset Owner Commitment initiative

Phoenix Group creates chief credit officer role for illiquid asset expansion

Brought in Michaela Bariletti for inhouse ratings of private credit and illiquids

UN Secretary General calls on insurers to invest in renewables

"COP26 must signal the end of coal," António Guterres said

California and Washington regulators request insurers to join TCFD reporting

Signals move to more uniform climate reporting in US

'Significant shunt' in inflation on the cards, Signal Iduna warns

Mid-tier German insurers reveal fall in yields - and how to beat it

Liberty Mutual opening up on sustainability

Liberty Mutual has not always had the best reputation when it comes to climate investing. Things appear to be changing, however, as the company embarks on a series of measures to reduce its climate exposures as Patrizio Urciuoli, co-head of strategy and asset allocation, tells Sarfraz Thind

Renewables' risk/return profile is a tricky balance for insurers

Merchant risk noted as a large problem for the sector