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News round-up - 30 April 2021

PGIM; Mapfre; Swiss Life; Helvetia; Barings

The Famous Five - How CIOs trumped underwriters, again, at Lloyd's

If you want to know when the underwriters at Lloyd's last beat its investors, cast your mind (all the way) back to 2015. The bad luck of Lloyd's underwriters is clear. The good run of its investors is largely to plan, David Walker finds.

Six insurers join UK Treasury-supported Fintech Pledge

Canopius reveals new outsourcing relationship for alternatives strategy

Specialist insurer added four managers to Lloyd's syndicate delegation roster in 2020

Lloyd's syndicates see the light on ESG investing

Annual statements promised greater openness on sustainable practices, but some are skeptical of the London market's approach to sustainability. David Walker reports.

Don't wait for regulation to act on climate, EC director tells insurers

While climate activists call on regulators to step in and the industry asks for help as "insurers can't do it alone"

Lloyd's: we will be publicly accountable on our ESG ambitions

Lloyd's tells Insurance Asset Risk institution "can and will do more"

Bruce Carnegie-Brown's "reputation on the line" over fossil fuels after Lloyd's ESG report

UK institution published its inaugural ESG report in December

Lloyd's commits to stop investing in coal, tar sands and Arctic energy exploration

But campaigners say deadlines are far too lax

43% of global re/insurance assets covered by divestment policies

Insure Our Future publishes annual scorecard on insurers' climate policies