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Lloyd’s insurers see sustainability shift from compliance to core investing
A 2026 NEAM survey found 80% of respondents include ESG parameters in investment guidelines, and 83% say stakeholder pressure has risen or stayed the same.
New England Asset Management Limited, via its annual Lloyd’s Investment Survey, says sustainability considerations are increasingly embedded in Lloyd’s insurers’ investment, risk, and governance frameworks rather than treated as a compliance exercise. The 2026 survey found that 80% of respondents have ESG parameters included in their investment guidelines, while 83% reported stakeholder pressure and expectations to engage on sustainability at a similar level or higher than in 2025.
NEAM also points to growing expectations around how climate risk is handled, citing pressure for board oversight, clear accountability, materiality assessments, and the integration of climate-related risks into broader risk management frameworks. Looking ahead, NEAM urges continued focus on portfolio emissions data, exposure to emissions-heavy sectors, climate scenario analysis, and attention to emerging nature-related risks, including biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and habitat degradation.
In remarks included with the survey, NEAM’s Head of Sustainability, Kasha Mleko, said sustainability is no longer a peripheral initiative and is increasingly part of investment strategy and core risk management.