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- March 28 2025
‘You can’t do it as a hobby’: ESG must be a clear business model with easily measurable targets
Allianz Re's Kenrick Law says that while implementing sustainability targets can be challenging in markets like Asia, the industry needs to raise awareness, share best practices, and create transparency.
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- March 13 2025
Carbon specialist Kita expands into Australia
Chaucer-backed Lloyd's coverholder had entered Singapore in January last year.
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- February 11 2025
Maritime decarbonisation efforts need liability certainty to stay on course amid ‘pressing challenge’
NorthStandard's loss prevention director for decarbonisation Mark Smith calls for clarity in regulation and fuel, with decarbonising the world fleet on the agenda.
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- January 23 2025
With Donald Trump’s ESG curveball, what’s the outlook for APAC liability coverage?
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) back in the spotlight in the first week of the new US presidency, market experts say clients are demanding liability cover amid an ever-changing regional landscape.
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- January 13 2025
Aon strengthens Asia natural resources team with senior hire
Josh Hardwick has relocated from Melbourne to Singapore to join the broker as regional director for its natural resources team.
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- January 6 2025
Carbon projects a global opportunity for insurers, but grey area remains
As the market grows, particularly in Asia, insurers have been quick to step into the sector, but there is a need for greater experience.
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- December 17 2024
Energy transition needs pragmatism over good intentions, says WTW’s Au
The broker’s regional climate practice lead calls for a nuanced approach which recognises the realities of moving to net zero within realistic time frames.
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- December 10 2024
Asian carriers must expand on renewables as climate losses exceed fossil fuels GWP
Insurers should use their influence on the traditional energy sector that only contributes 2% of the total premium to protect the remaining 98% of their business, say climate activists.
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- November 25 2024
MS&AD reports 18% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
The carrier's interim target is to reduce emissions by 37% by FY 2030 compared with FY 2019 levels.
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- November 15 2024
UN climate alliance launches net-zero transition guide for insurers
The transition plan project presented at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan and includes an assessment of underwriting portfolios, value chains and actors involved in the landscape of emerging policies and regulations.
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- November 14 2024
HDI Global expands environmental liability insurance to international markets
HDI Global will add social and governance coverage to the line currently available in Italy, Spain and Portugal, responding to increased regulatory pressures and ESG risk development.
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- November 12 2024
Australian MGA Criterion expands into environmental impairment liability, D&O, casualty
The waste and recycling specialist is also planning to launch professional indemnity coverage, says underwriting director Stuart Kinsella.
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- November 1 2024
Opinion: Risks from rising ESG regulations looming threat for businesses
The D&O market is playing a watching brief as sanctions and litigation around ESG breaches and non-compliance play out.
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- October 25 2024
Opinion: Are we finally transitioning to a new era for energy risks?
It’s important to mind the downsides when we think of the hard choices that need to be made on the road to net-zero.
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- October 17 2024
APAC insurers take to climate transition, private market investment strategies
There is almost a consensus on increasing allocation to alternatives and a step change in Asia Pacific insurers’ commitment towards transition investment, according to BlackRock's Kimberly Kim.
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- October 11 2024
Tokio Marine achieves carbon neutrality in FY2023
The group has set a target US$316.8m in decarbonisation-related insurance premiums on a global basis by the end of FY 2026.
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- October 3 2024
Opinion: What has happened to the ESG agenda?
While financial services jargon changes with each decade, time has shown that it is the policy that matters, not the presentation.
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- September 30 2024
ICNZ calls on law changes to stop building in “dumb places”
The government has outlined its plans to replace the Resource Management Act, with changes that will provide the ability to decline land use consents, or attach conditions where there are significant risks from natural hazards.
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- September 30 2024
Tokio Marine sets US$317m decarbonisation premium target for FY 2026
The new interim target is part of the carrier's goal to achieve net zero by 2050 and is 27% higher than its previous target set for FY 2023.
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- September 26 2024
Q&A: Global warming is creating uncertainty in valuation of physical assets
Chelsea Jiang, Axa’s chief technical and innovation officer, general insurance for Greater China, shares her views on parametric, how companies can guard against convective storms, and HK’s role in narrowing China’s protection gap.
