AM Best Signs Up to UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance, in Ratings Agency First March 19, 2021 AM Best became a signatory of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI). The insurance industry...
‘Green’ Investment Funds Less Vulnerable to Climate-Related Shocks: EU Watchdog March 17, 2021 By Huw Jones Funds investing in “brown” or polluting companies would be hit far harder than environmentally friendly “green” funds in a climate-related...
EU Prepares to Get Tougher on Asset Managers that ‘Greenwash’ Sustainable Credentials March 10, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS – For money managers and advisers keen to market their sustainable investing credentials to European clients, going green is...
RenaissanceRe Creates Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategic Areas January 13, 2021 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has announced three strategic focus areas as part of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy: Promoting...
Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis December 18, 2020 Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence...
Top Investor Group Including Allianz Warns Firms to Cut Ties to Coal November 9, 2020 By Simon Jessop Some of the world’s largest insurers and pension schemes are warning companies they invest in not to finance, insure, build,...
Trump Plan Would Restrict Retirement Plans from Sustainable Investments: Viewpoint September 29, 2020 By LIZ WESTON Interest in sustainable investing is soaring, as more people become convinced that making a positive impact can be profitable as...
ESG Industry Booms but Investors Worry Risks Are Piling Up September 10, 2020 By Simon Jessop, Sujata Rao and Tommy Wilkes LONDON— If fund managers are serious about clean investments, they need to get their hands dirty. That’s the view of...
AXA Investment Managers Sets 33% Gender Diversity Target on Company Boards July 9, 2020 AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may...
Political Risk Losses Up in 2019, Hitting 68% of Surveyed Firms: WTW December 6, 2019 A survey of 41 major corporations by broker Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in...