ESG
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ILS could benefit from focusing on the social aspect of ESG.
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The 30-strong segment will combine reinsurance and capital markets with data, analytics and technology.
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With fundraising still difficult outside the liquid ILS segment, managers are looking for ways to shore up their economic proposition.
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The executive worked for WTW for more than two decades.
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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.
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The sub-syndicate will complement Hiscox’s existing portfolio, offering additional capacity to qualifying clients.
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Several structural factors, including the pricing cycle, make insurers more insulated from US activist states.
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The correlation between a good ESG score and low loss ratio is strongest in property insurance, the report shows.
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The new fund launched earlier this year to invest in companies that are seeking to reduce their emissions.
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Announcements and interviews at the UN conference have shed light on the tools emerging to help carriers decarbonise their underwriting portfolios.
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The product protects firms buying carbon credits from third-party negligence and fraud.
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The executive will work to help corporations understand and mitigate the threats posed by climate change.
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The hydrogen industry is a key pillar of the energy transition, but securing insurance coverage is challenging.
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Industry experts told Trading Risk why underwriting guidelines and trust in counterparty management teams are essential.
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More public-private partnerships should be a priority for governments and businesses.
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Bosnia & Herzegovina saw a 246% increase in the amount of land burnt in the past year.
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Collaboration should help protect against greenwashing fears but the industry should start with leaving behind the issue of the sector’s “inherent ESG” appeal.
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The group, comprising Credit Suisse ILS, LGT ILS, Plenum, Schroders, Solidum and Twelve, are engaging with brokers to establish a standardised reporting framework for cedants.
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Responsible investing in ILS requires “look-through data transparency”, the association says.
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A BDA report found that more than 30% of Bermudian carriers have integrated ESG into underwriting.
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Ahead of a market message on 2023 business plans, Lloyd’s has set out early expectations on inflation, ESG and management of cat volatility.
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Beazley’s own in-house ESG goals were put under as much scrutiny by its third-party capital providers as its underwriting strategies when the insurer launched ESG-focused Syndicate 4321 at the start of this year.
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ESG products can provide sustainable returns, panellists suggested.
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The former AlphaCat and Aspen executives have teamed up to bring an ESG focus to a new independent ILS platform.