ESG investing for insurance portfolios

Insurance companies are in a unique position amid the broad and growing interest globally in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues: these companies must consider ESG factors—and the non-financial risks they present—in their roles as both insurer and investor. The need to successfully integrate ESG factors throughout a portfolio is even more critical as investors seek to sustainably achieve their risk-adjusted return and income objectives in today’s persistent low-rate environment.