Industry Segments: ESG Page 6 / 7
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- June 8 2022
MS&AD to convene environmental taskforce
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures to hold its first meeting in Japan on June 16.
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- June 6 2022
Asian insurers unworried by inflation, survey finds
Goldman Sachs says that rising prices are not seen as a serious risk in the region.
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- May 27 2022
Sompo joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
The firm also has a renewable energy business in order to help customers with their carbon commitments.
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- May 25 2022
Marsh faces pressure over Chinese-backed oil pipeline
Staff at Marsh McLennan protested broker’s role on Cnooc East Africa oil project.
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- May 12 2022
Ping An announces launch of China’s first ESG disclosure standards
The new guidelines, which were develop will several others, will help firms assess ESG exposure.
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- May 6 2022
Allianz’s climate shift to be felt in APAC
Oil and gas capacity is set to shrink faster amid war in Ukraine and dire warnings from the IPCC.
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- April 28 2022
Chaucer commits to net zero by 2050
The China Re owned firm recently teamed up with Moody's to produce an ESG scorecard.
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- April 26 2022
Axa XL appoints Andrew Vigar as Asia client management leader
Andrew will also be responsible for the firm's ESG agenda in Asia.
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- April 22 2022
Capacity squeeze in coal has pushed rates up by a third in Asia
Asian (re)insurers asked to fill the void as European and US ones move out.
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- March 22 2022
Bridging Asia’s environmental liability insurance gap
Tightening regulations and heightened awareness are driving demand in a complex risk environment.
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- February 11 2022
Chaucer launches new ESG scorecard
The China Re-owned specialty player is teaming up with Moody’s to track ESG metrics.
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- February 10 2022
QBE joins UN’s Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
The insurer has agreed to transition its underwriting portfolio to net-zero by 2050.
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- January 20 2022
AIA Singapore appoints head of ESG
Leong Li Sun is the former corporate sustainability head at United Overseas Bank.
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- December 7 2021
AIA calls time on coal seven years early
The Hong Kong-based life player has also committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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- December 3 2021
APAC (re)insurers score well on ESG
Physical risks are the main sustainability issue affecting the sector despite some governance concerns.
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- November 30 2021
PIC 2021: Green investments key for sustainability
CEOs from China Pacific Life, Manulife, Axa and HSBC Life urged the industry to invest in green finance.
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- November 18 2021
APAC insurers should curb coal to avoid legal threat: Moody’s
Climate change-linked lawsuits against companies in carbon intensive industries have increased in recent years.
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- October 28 2021
Parima 2021: Institutional capital an alternative to traditional capacity
Aon's new Asia CEO cites ability of pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to provide the market with different options.
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- October 25 2021
ESG primed for Asia’s insurance mainstream
Sun Life Malaysia has just launched the country’s first investment-linked ESG fund.
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- October 19 2021
Beazley readies Lloyd’s ESG syndicate-in-a-box
It is designed to offer additional capacity to businesses that perform well against ESG metrics.
