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Ignoring ESG means ‘significant’ D&O risk to insurers and business: AGCS
October 19, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffBusinesses and insurers ignore environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues at their peril, an Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) report released this month suggests. “If an ESG issue is not handled or disclosed appropriately by the company or board,…
Investors increasingly asking about insurers’ environmental practices: CFOs
December 2, 2020 by Jason ContantInvestors are increasingly asking insurers about environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) practices and how they are being managed, Intact Financial Corporation’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, Louis Marcotte, said recently. “In some cases, when we meet investors,…
Nuclear energy producers, alcohol manufacturers excluded from new AIG mutual fund
May 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInvestors wanting to keep their money out of nuclear energy, the arms industry or alcohol manufacturers are being targetted by American International Group Inc., which announced Thursday it is marketing a new dividend mutual fund. New York City-based AIG announced…
Swiss Re adopts climate-related financial disclosure recommendations
December 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSwiss Re announced on Wednesday that it will adopt the climate-related financial disclosure recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Swiss Re helped develop the voluntary guidelines on climate risk reporting and is a member of the…