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• Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target

  02 November 2021

  BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure investment fund has raised more than $670 million...

• Axis Capital rules out backing fossil fuel projects in Alaskan region

  18 January 2021

  Decision respects traditional ownership of lands by Gwich'in people

• Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

  18 June 2020

  Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

• What will 2020 bring for coal insurance?

  15 January 2020

  The year ahead could see new insurers join the industry's shift away from coal, says Peter Bosshard.

• Axis Capital limits coal underwriting and investment

  17 October 2019

  Lloyd’s re/insurer Axis Capital has announced a new thermal coal and oil sands underwriting and investments policy after weeks of speculation on the issue.

• Environmentalists slam US insurers for backing coal

  03 December 2018

  Asia-Pacific firms fare slightly better; Swiss Re and Axa earn top marks

• India's Inox Wind aims to raise $163 million

  13 August 2014

  Indian wind energy company Inox Wind has revived plans for an initial public offering (IPO) which it first filed in July last year.

• Insurer launches weather risk desk

  11 June 2013

  Bermuda-based insurance firm Axis Capital Holdings has hired two veterans of the weather risk markets to launch its weather and commodity markets desk.