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U.S. insurers spurred to go green

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By Alain Thériault | March 2, 2021, 9:11 a.m.

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The United States’ re-entry in the Paris Agreement will spur American insurers to accelerate the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors to make up for their lag.

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