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Insurance Research Study: In ESG, Governance Prevails - Invesco

For insurance companies, ESG factors can help to inform risk-aware, economically sound decisions about fixed income assets.

Posted on Feb 25, 2020

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Investment decision makers at North American insurance companies are likely to see ESG factors as a way to inform risk-aware, economically sound decisions about fixed income assets. Investment decision makers in this study affirm the value of the information embedded in companies’ ESG practices and performance – especially in their corporate governance policies. Insurers look forward to better information on ESG performance through improved reporting that is more frequent, uniform, and standardized. Over the long term, investors anticipate that climate change may eventually drive insurers to reassess their strategies for diluting risk through reinsurance.

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