Sarfraz Thind

Articles by Sarfraz Thind

  • Green bond reporting requirements are 'crazy'

    20 September 2024

    The volume of green bond reporting requirements for participants is at "crazy" levels, according to panellists at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.

  • NAIC defends climate work against political questioning

    20 September 2024

    The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has defended its work on climate-risk and resilience-related efforts against questioning from US politicians focused on the crisis in the country's property insurance market.

  • Emerging sustainable technologies face continued acceptability challenges

    19 September 2024

    Emerging technologies face a host of challenges in becoming more accepted in the sustainable finance market, according to panel members at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.

  • IAIS issues consultation on greenwashing and climate scenario analysis

    24 November 2023

    The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has issued a second consultation on climate risk as part of its goal to promote "a globally consistent approach" in the insurance supervision framework.

  • Insurance Risk and Capital Americas 2023: US anti-ESG backlash is 'political risk', insurers say

    27 September 2023

    US politicians have hijacked the ESG debate, making the job of insurers to manage their climate risk much more difficult, according to panellists at the Insurance Risk and Capital Americas 2023 conference.

  • Chubb sets up global climate business unit

    05 January 2023

  • Insurers taking concrete steps in better climate practices, says UK regulator

    21 October 2022

    Sam Woods letter highlights risk management as key area, but work remains to be done

  • SEC climate rules not wanted by insurers

    22 June 2022

    III says insurers promote net-zero via investments and already have sufficient disclosure

  • L&G's chief executive defends climate free speech

    06 June 2022

    Nigel Wilson supports right to air anti-climate change comments as HSBC's Stuart Kirk fallout continues

  • IDEAL insurance and MEAG invest in sustainable energy fund

    02 March 2022

    Solas Sustainable fund looking to raise €200m for energy efficient investments