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Moody’s Acquisition Could Signal Shift in Pricing of Climate Risk: Viewpoint

The acquisition of California-based Four Twenty Seven, Inc., by Moody’s Corporation could signify the beginning of a major shift in how markets price risks related to climate change. Up until now, these risks largely have been absent from investors’ models, …

Zurich Commits to UN Climate Change Targets, to Using only Renewable Energy by 2022

Zurich Insurance Group announced it is accelerating actions to progress towards a low-carbon economy “amid an increasing climate crisis.” Its actions range from committing to UN targets for global temperature rise, to helping clients cut their exposure to fossil fuels, …

S&P Will Issue ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ Evaluations Including on Insurance Sector

If you’re among those who regard “environmental, social and governance” as just another in a long line of trendy buzz-phrases, then you may want to rethink. ESG standards, which companies use to highlight operations that interest socially conscious investors, will …

Swiss Re Bases Entire $130B Liquid Investment Portfolio on Ethical Principles

Swiss Re is switching the entire $130 billion it holds in liquid assets to track ethical indices, the latest move towards principled investments by the insurance industry. The world’s second-largest reinsurer is 90 percent of the way through shifting its …