Archive

  • MAPFRE to halt investments in coal, oil and gas companies

    14 March 2022
  • News round-up: TNFD expands, GIG enters India, Chinese ESG ETF growth ... and more

    04 December 2020
  • Mapfre to invest in impact debt fund

    02 July 2020

    Mapfre Asset Management and Global Social Impact Investments (GSI) have launched a fund to invest in short- and medium-term private debt in emerging markets.

  • 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.

  • Many insurers still lack sustainable underwriting policies

    16 June 2020

    Re/insurers shared tips on setting up frameworks for incorporating environmental, social and governance risks in underwriting at a recent UNEP PSI webinar. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Where is the G in ESG?

    25 May 2020

    Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, unwraps the concept of good governance and how his fund makes investment decisions accordingly. Interview by Vincent Huck

  • Mapfre launches guaranteed mutual fund to finance healthcare equipment

    27 April 2020

    Underlying asset is COVID-19 muni bond and fund guaranties 3% return over three years

  • 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.

  • ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers

    29 July 2019

    The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.

  • Talanx withdraws from coal-based risks

    23 April 2019

    Talanx Group, the parent firm of Hanover Re, is the latest in the growing ranks of insurers to distance itself from the coal industry.