ESG

ILS could benefit from focusing on the social aspect of ESG.

The 30-strong segment will combine reinsurance and capital markets with data, analytics and technology.

With fundraising still difficult outside the liquid ILS segment, managers are looking for ways to shore up their economic proposition.

The executive worked for WTW for more than two decades.

Lloyd’s has launched a fund on its new investment platform to enable the market to invest globally in assets themed around climate adaptation, mitigation and social inclusion.

The sub-syndicate will complement Hiscox’s existing portfolio, offering additional capacity to qualifying clients.

Several structural factors, including the pricing cycle, make insurers more insulated from US activist states. 

The correlation between a good ESG score and low loss ratio is strongest in property insurance, the report shows.

The new fund launched earlier this year to invest in companies that are seeking to reduce their emissions.

Announcements and interviews at the UN conference have shed light on the tools emerging to help carriers decarbonise their underwriting portfolios.

The product protects firms buying carbon credits from third-party negligence and fraud.

The executive will work to help corporations understand and mitigate the threats posed by climate change.