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RenRe among backers of BlackRock’s $1.5bn sustainable ETFs
13th April 2021
BlackRock, a fiduciary to investors and provider of financial technology, has launched two active sustainable exchange-traded fund (ETFs) as the firm looks to leverage the global the transition to a low-carbon economy. The two funds raised more than $1.5 billion, highlighting the increased focus on climate-aware strategies from global institutional investors. Bermudian ... Read the full article
UK property insurers need to map the long-term impact of climate change: JBA
9th April 2021
Analysts at flood science specialist, JBA Risk Management, have warned that UK property insurers need to start planning how they will map the long-term impacts of climate change on their books. The warning comes ahead of the confirmation this June of the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (PRA) detailed reporting requirements on insurers’ ... Read the full article
AXA issues €1bn of green bonds
7th April 2021
Global insurer AXA has successfully placed €1 billion of subordinated green bonds, which will be issued under AXA Group’s newly established Sustainability Bond Framework. This first green subordinated bond issuance to institutional investors is due 2041 and the initial fixed coupon has been set at 1.375% per annum. AXA reported that investor ... Read the full article
Zurich announces climate change targets
1st April 2021
Global insurer Zurich has announced it will be setting new targets for its investments and operations in an effort to accelerate the transition to a net-zero emission economy. It has also pledged to help finance the transition and will require companies it invests in to set targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. The group ... Read the full article
EY praises “world-leading” UK insurance, flags fundamental ESG concerns
1st April 2021
The UK's insurance industry has been praised for its transparency and efficiency in a new EY indexing report that also describes its Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) performance lagging behind its European peers. Both the UK and Belgian insurance markets are described by EY in its global indexing report as being ... Read the full article
Climate change regulation to benefit re/insurers: Moody’s
31st March 2021
Analysts at Moody’s believe that a growing focus on climate change by global re/insurance regulators will ultimately be beneficial to the industry. The rating agency suggested that closer regulatory scrutiny of climate risk will push re/insurers to better evaluate and monitor climate-related threats. It is also expected to support re/insurers in making ... Read the full article
Allianz warns industry of climate compliance challenges
25th March 2021
Analysts at Allianz have warned that actions to address climate change pose significant operational and compliance challenges for re/insurance companies, with growing scrutiny for those that over-promise or lag behind. Although the pandemic caused re/insurers and governments alike to shift their priorities over 2020, Allianz believes that the issue will move ... Read the full article
RMS launches new climate change models
22nd March 2021
Catastrophe risk modeller RMS has launched new climate change models to help its customers assess the near and long-term impacts of climate change on physical assets and their businesses. The new models include RMS’s economic modelling framework which uses climate science consensus, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The ... Read the full article
Swiss Re plans full coal exit in renewed climate push
16th March 2021
As part of its goal to transition towards net zero emissions, Swiss Re has revealed a new set of climate targets that include a full phase-out of thermal coal in treaty re/insurance by 2040. In 2023 Swiss Re will tighten its coal policy by introducing new thermal coal exposure thresholds for ... Read the full article
US re/insurers may face implications with Paris Agreement: AM Best
16th March 2021
AM Best has released a report which explores the possible implications that US re/insurers may face after rejoining the Paris Agreement. Outside the US, in Europe and Asia, re/insurers have increased their integration of ESG factors into their investment and underwriting activities. However after Presidents Trump’s administration, it is clear that the ... Read the full article
Lockton partners with Four Twenty Seven to provide climate data
10th March 2021
Lockton Global Real Estate & Construction has entered into a partnership with Four Twenty Seven, an affiliate of Moody’s, in order to help clients integrate climate science into business decisions. Four Twenty Seven uses data-driven risk analysis to score assets’ exposure to the physical risks associated with climate change and other ... Read the full article
Aviva intends to become a net zero company by 2040
1st March 2021
UK insurer Aviva has unveiled plans to become a net zero carbon emissions firm by 2040, as the company sets targets ahead of those required by the Paris Agreement. The Aviva plan includes net zero emissions from its investments by 2040; a cut of 25% in the carbon intensity of its ... Read the full article
Geneva Association task force develops climate framework for re/insurers
25th February 2021
Industry think tank The Geneva Association has mobilised 17 of the world's largest P&C and life re/insurers to form a new task force for tackling climate risk. These companies will come together to develop climate risk assessment methodologies and tools for the re/insurance industry, beginning with a report that lays out ... Read the full article
Insurers make significant climate change improvements: ClimateWise
17th February 2021
The ClimateWise Principles, which aim to help re/insurers disclose their response to climate change, has released a review which shows that insurers have made a significant improvement in climate-related disclosures. It also highlighted the sector’s vital role in shaping resilience to climate change, whilst also showing that the insurance industry firms ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Mumenthaler confident in 2050 net zero target
27th January 2021
Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler has said he has “high hopes” that companies in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders can reach their target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Mumenthaler explained that the hardest challenge of the net zero ... Read the full article
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