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Japanese firms inaugurate TCFD consortium
28 May 2019A consortium of companies has been formed in Japan to help implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Japanese insurers get to grips with ESG
28 March 2019Three major Japanese insurers – Tokio Marine Group, MS&AD Insurance Group, and Nippon Life Insurance – are beginning to integrate climate risks and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their strategies, each with its own focus area. Elena K. Johansson reports.
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Suncorp best-placed insurer to ride out APAC climate risk, Sustainalytics says
31 January 2019Suncorp has been identified by Sustainalytics as the best-positioned property and casualty insurers to ride out climate risks in the volatile Asia-Pacific region.
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Tokio Marine hits back at coal involvement claims
04 December 2018Using clean technologies preferable to singling out coal, insurer says
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Environmentalists slam US insurers for backing coal
03 December 2018Asia-Pacific firms fare slightly better; Swiss Re and Axa earn top marks
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Major insurers to cooperate on climate risk tools
14 November 2018The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has announced a partnership with 16 of the world largest insurers to develop a new generation of climate risk assessment tools.
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World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive
25 May 2018While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report
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Two insurers invest $17m in weather predictive technology
17 March 2017Established modellers are "charging too much and delivering too little", says Weather Analytics
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US insurers 'turning blind eye to climate change'
21 October 2016Many US insurers are still turning a blind eye to climate change, with less than 20% attaining high scores for their climate risk reporting, a study has warned.
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New fund planned for Japanese 'mega-solar' projects
12 August 2014Mitsui & Co. Plant Systems (MPS) and Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. are teaming up to launch a ¥7.7 billion ($75.2 million) Japanese 'mega-solar' fund.