^aEuropean Insurance, Credit Suisse First Boston, One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ, U.K. E-mail: maurizio.lualdi@csfb.com

Abstract

This paper deals with the need for transparency and good governance in insurance companies in the wake of recent scandals in the financial services. It also shows that socially responsible investing can be a tricky activity because of how questionable products are often linked with socially acceptable ones.