Industry Segments: ESG Page 5 / 6
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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’.
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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.
