Industry Segments: ESG Page 1 / 3
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- March 10 2023
Blue Marble to pilot extreme heat parametric cover in India
The insurance, to be offered in partnership Arsht-Rock Foundation and SEWA, will protect women workers in the informal sector against income loss from extreme heat.
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- February 15 2023
Ping An floats first-ever ocean carbon sink insurance
Product provides US$58,000 worth of cover against specific changes in the marine environment that damage local species.
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- January 25 2023
Aon implements OED standard for property reinsurance risk modelling
Initial testing on reinsurance placement data for Japan, Australia and China has proved highly successful.
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- January 18 2023
Net-zero alliance goes soft on emerging markets
The first protocol transitions from commitments to implementation, but excludes many classes, including all lines of treaty, from its scope.
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- January 18 2023
First net-zero protocol faces backlash for ‘lack of ambition’ and ‘greenwashing’
Activists say reduction target of 34% by 2030 is lower than IPCC recommendations and exclusions to construction and erection all-risk lines allow insuring of new power plants.
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- January 13 2023
Insurers tread a fine line on ESG disclosures as scrutiny intensifies
2023 set to be pivotal for mandatory climate-related filings as APAC regulators, other stakeholders up the ante.
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- January 12 2023
Adapting to a new risk environment key in a post-Covid world: AFF
QBE's Lei Yu, Aon's Paul Young and Prudential's James Turner discuss Hong Kong's reopening, talent and ESG.
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- December 20 2022
Lloyd’s syndicate Probitas 1492 underwriting Adani Carmichael project: report
The insurer is insuring Carmichael rail line, coal haulage operation and NQXT coal port.
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- December 9 2022
Asean insurers setting strict targets for green transition
Many regional players still fall short to support the Paris Agreement targets due to institutional barriers and weak financing.
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- November 29 2022
Suncorp names reinsurance manager for responsible investment
Rachel Yao has most recently been a senior capital and reinsurance specialist at the insurer.
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- November 24 2022
Miller bets on APAC with Singapore energy push
Matthew Hooker and Ron Whyte lay out the GIC-backed broker’s organic and inorganic strategy for the region.
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- November 3 2022
ICA unveils 2030 insurer net zero roadmap
Instruments include office rooftop solar panels, energy efficiency investments and electric fleets.
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- October 21 2022
Governments hold back APAC carriers’ green transition
Many regional (re)insurers are hesitating to ditch fossil fuels faster than their national policies dictate.
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- September 14 2022
Insurers’ ESG reluctance holding back Asia greening agenda
Market players need to find better ways of underwriting new projects that they don't fully understand.
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- July 12 2022
IAG joins UN’s Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The membership now represents close to 15% of the world’s premium volume.
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- June 28 2022
Sompo makes coal underwriting pledge and joins Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The insurer commits to ruling out underwriting and investment in certain coal companies by 2025.
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- June 24 2022
Market suffers lack of consistent ESG disclosure rules in Asia
Without a standardised framework, market-facing ESG information is not as valuable as it could be.
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- June 17 2022
MS&AD joins Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The UN initiative wants net-zero greenhouse emissions in underwriting portfolios by 2050.
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- June 16 2022
Modelling deficit highlights APAC reputational risk
With over 25% of a company's value linked to reputation, boards need to prioritise cover.
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- June 9 2022
Pressure group reveals insurers of Asian coal plants
Starr, Liberty, Berkshire, Allied and Lloyd’s named as the industry’s ‘last lifeline’.
