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Insurers' third-party coal assets attacked by environmentalists

With some firms withdrawing their own investments from coal-related businesses, environmentalists are pressuring insurers to act on third-party assets. Cintia Cheong reports

IAG refutes accusations it is an asset manager following quota deals

Analysts query true nature of Australasian group after deal with European reinsurers

Swiss Re to elect women to board enriching investment, regulation and activism expertise

More women to inject digitalisation experience to senior echelons

Zurich raises impact investment commitment to $5bn

Zurich has more than doubled its impact investment target to $5bn, as it broadens its remit beyond green bonds.

Swiss Re hopes market normalisation will follow central bank moves

Artificial measures "disproportionately impacted" insurers' investing, manager says

Allianz names next group CIO as Gruber announces retirement

Q&A: Why Swiss Re chose ESG benchmarks

The group's chief investment officer, Guido Fürer, explains why he feels that adopting the ESG benchmarks has been the most meaningful and strategic step in its journey to integrate ESG considerations

Scor sets new benchmark for coal divestment

Won't invest in companies with more than 30% of turnover from coal

Insurers shamed in ongoing criticism of coal industry investments

Munich Re, Swiss Re, Allianz, Generali and Zurich's exposure to coal exposed

'Bring it on': California commissioner bullish on fossil fuel divestment

Commissioner Dave Jones was threatened with legal action from 12 Republican attorney generals who oppose his fossil fuel investments disclosure initiative. The threats appear to have spurred Jones on, however. Callum Tanner reports