Transitioning insurers' portfolios
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Clarence Wong, chief economist of Peak Re, discusses how sustainable investing has developed in the region and why green bonds might not be the answer.
Takeshi Kimura, special adviser to the board of Nippon Life, explains how the 1992 Kyoto Protocol spurred Japan to act on sustainability and how the country's insurers play their parts.
Kristofer Dreiman, head of responsible investments at Lansforsakringar Life, discusses the value of active forest management and why cutting trees down is not always a bad thing.
Jean-François Coppenolle, head of SRI at Abeille Assurances, explains the French insurer's approach to transition risk and the tool it has developed which works both as an investment and risk management tool
Allianz Investment Management LLC CEO, Todd Hedtke discusses why the time has come for social investing to reach the same level of maturity as climate-investing.
Data is the holy grail for ESG investors. Michele Lacroix, group head of sustainability at SCOR, discusses how the European regulation will bridge the data gap, but highlights the pain for preparers.
Rip Reeves, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer at AEGIS Insurance Services, explains why he is cautious of ESG even though he is 100% supportive of its goals.
Assessing the Bank of England stress test framework and potential impact on insurance solvency ratios.
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QBE is the only Australian insurer to be part of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance so far. Its group CIO, Gary Brader, discusses the firm's net-zero commitment and why, even when the target is 29 years away today is the day to act. Interview by Vincent Huck
AIA group chief investment officer, Mark Konyn, discusses the pan-Asian insurers' decision to exit coal and the latest ESG investing developments in Asia. Interview by Vincent Huck
Phoenix Group's chief investment officer Michael Eakins details the UK insurer's steps to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the investment decisions. Interview by Vincent Huck
Ben Carr, analytics and capital modelling director at Aviva, reflects on the limitations of stress testing an investment portfolio for climate change, and the benefits of doing so nonetheless. Interview by Vincent Huck
Corrado Pistarino, CIO of Foresters Friendly, prefers numbers to words. In today's world this can be a challenge for anyone trying to build a climate risk management framework, where words are (too often) the golden standard. Interview by Vincent Huck
In this paper, we highlight our active management approach to a carbon transition investment framework for fixed income assets.
Randy Brown, chief investment officer at Sun Life & head of insurance asset management at SLC Management, discusses the integration of ESG consideration at various company level
Michele Lacroix, head of group investment risk and sustainability at SCOR, discusses the reinsurer's exploratory work on its investments' impact on biodiversity.