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Carbon allowances - insurers slowly warm to the net-zero opportunity
06 December 2021The European benchmark price for carbon allowances hit a record high in November, but only one insurer acknowledges investing in them and others seem coy, so far, to deep their toes in, as Vincent Huck finds out
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Road to sustainability not as straight as Route 66
18 October 2021The journey to sustainable investing will be longer and more arduous for US insurers than those in other geographies given the plethora of smaller, under-resourced companies in the country. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Is the path to net-zero the one less travelled?
28 September 2021This week's net-zero webinar discusses what role exclusions play in the journey to net zero
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IAR 2021 Americas: Day 2 round-up
23 September 2021All panels and sessions are available on demand
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IAR Americas: "Know what you want from investee companies"
23 September 2021Scor's Lacroix tells audience engagement is the most powerful tool in the net-zero journey
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Journey to Net-Zero goes beyond decarbonising portfolios, Scor's Lacroix says
16 August 2021It is relatively easy to decarbonise a portfolio, but to do so with impact on the real economy is a different matter altogether, according to Michele Lacroix, head of group investment risk and sustainability at Scor. Interview by Vincent Huck
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Insurers' GA - cost or opportunity for affiliated asset managers?
14 April 2021Unlike banks, insurers enjoy a close relationship with their affiliated asset managers, to the point that an insurer's CIO can also be the manager's CEO. Although not prohibited by law, this arrangement raises ethical concerns - ones that regulators are well aware of. Vincent Huck reports
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Scor's Lacroix draws investors' roadmap to a multi-capital approach
19 October 2020IAR 2020 EMEA: reinsurer's head of group investment risk and sustainability says ultimate step in sustainability journey is to consider return on social and environment
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Climate - the USA may bear a huge responsibility in collective failure, Scor's Lacroix says
20 August 2020Scor's head of group investment risk & sustainability to speak at IAR Americas
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Regulators have the sustainability power
12 August 2020JP Morgan Asset Management and Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to understand what lies under the bonnet of insurers' responsible investment announcements. Findings were compiled in a report. We present some of the key high- level discoveries, with part one focusing on regulation. Vincent Huck reports