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Sovereign remains the market leader in the New Zealand life insurance market and has maintained a market share of around 29% to 30% of in-force premiums over the past five years.
Sovereign currently has a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) from international rating agency A.M. Best (awarded December, 2011).
Sovereign is one of over 900 signatories for the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The initiative was designed and developed by the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and is a set of aspirational and voluntary guidelines for investment entities wishing to address environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues.
In 2011, Sovereign hosted a United Nations-facilitated ‘Principles for Sustainable Insurance’ Regional Consultation Meeting for Oceania, which will help develop new sustainability principles for the global insurance sector.
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