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  • US West Coast insurers face up to $40bn in corporate bonds climate- related losses

    07 February 2024

    Research commissioned by California's regulator has found

  • California not to consider boosted climate disclosures bill

    20 April 2022

    Insurance commissioner Lara under NGOs' scrutiny ahead of elections

  • Ricardo Lara reveals California's fossil fuel investors

    19 April 2022

    Green bond holders also unearthed in annual study

  • The year USA investors woke to social investing

    24 August 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the most vulnerable parts of society and highlighted social inequalities globally. In the USA, this combined with the death of George Floyd and the revitalisation of the Black Lives Matter movement, has prompted insurers to embrace 'social investing'. But is this a long-term trend or a one-off? Sarfraz Thind asks.

  • California COIN investments near $30bn, insurance commissioner calculates

    04 January 2019

    Dave Jones calls for tax credit, and data gathering, to be reinstated

  • California launches impact investment portal

    22 May 2018

    Brings processes online to foster more public-private partnerships between communities and insurers

  • California conducts US insurance investment climate risk study

    09 May 2018

    Stress test conducted to determine climate-related risk to insurance industry investments

  • California insurance chief urges insurers to divest from coal

    26 January 2016

    Asset class risks rapid decline in value