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AGCS launches ESG organisation

Eiopa's Justin Wray: Solvency II reform can work amid high rates

The head of the policy department at the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority discussed major risks, Solvency II and sustainability at Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA. Ronan McCaughey reports

Finding the scope for insured emissions reporting

New methodologies for measuring the carbon emissions associated with underwriting and driving the insurance sector towards net-zero were published in November. But the reception from green campaign groups has been lukewarm, as Joshua Geer reports

IAG calls for greater climate mitigation investment after Australia's ominous report

Australia is set to face worsening extreme weather events

PCAF reporting standard hit with greenwashing criticism

The accounting and reporting standard is criticised for creating fossil fuel underwriting loopholes

CCR urges French insurers to improve agricultural risk modelling

Significant reforms to country's public natcat reinsurance occurred during 2022

Swiss Re urges insurers to re-evaluate hailstorm risk

The reinsurer says hail damage in France this year set new benchmarks

Eiopa joins EU authorities in greenwashing probe

European supervisors seeking examples of potential greenwashing

PCAF finalises reporting standard for insurance emissions

Methodology and scope for carbon accounting launched by a cross-insurance partnership

Governance is top ESG risk for insurers, says AM Best

Climate and regulation are also areas of ESG concern, according to rating agency