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03 October 2023

Sharpening the aim on scope 3 emissions

Value chain data is a necessary but notoriously difficult part of insurers' greenhouse gas emissions reporting. Joshua Geer explains the current challenges and sources of hope on scope 3 emissions
10 July 2023

The sky's the limit for "extremely hectic" PRT market

Pension risk transfer (PRT) experts say markets in the UK, US and the Netherlands will continue to soar - but there are factors that may help or hinder growth, as Paul Walsh reports
29 June 2023

Petra Hielkema discusses sustainability in Solvency II, transition plans and greenwashing

The chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority sits down with Joshua Geer to share her views on how sustainability can be implemented in Solvency II, why she is not pushing for transition plans and the regulatory scope for greenwashing
20 June 2023

Mass policy surrenders remain a blight on Europe's life insurers

But reinsurers are stepping in to help manage lapse risk, and the EU's insurance chief is sanguine about the threat, as Christopher Cundy and Joshua Geer report
08 June 2023

Insurers' TCFD reporting: differences, similarities and highlights

Now that many insurers have released their Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure reporting for the year, Joshua Geer compares the results and picks out highlights across the four pillars of the framework

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