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Natural disaster damages hit $210bn worldwide in 2020, Munich Re estimates
Natural disaster damages hit $210bn worldwide in 2020, Munich Re estimates

Insurance giant warns 'it is time to act' in order to curb growing costs of climate change

  • Risk
  • 08 January 2021
'Disastrous extremes': Christian Aid catalogues $145bn cost of 2020 weather disasters
'Disastrous extremes': Christian Aid catalogues $145bn cost of 2020 weather disasters

Most costly floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires in 2020 killed thousands of people across the globe and displaced millions, charity finds

  • Climate change
  • 29 December 2020
How has the crisis affected insurance investors?
How has the crisis affected insurance investors?

Schroders' Gavin Ralston looks at how insurance investors have handled the Covid-19 crisis, their return expectations, and how they view sustainability

  • Investment
  • 21 December 2020
Lloyd's of London promises to end investment in coal, oil sands, and Arctic exploration
Lloyd's of London promises to end investment in coal, oil sands, and Arctic exploration

Insurance giant sets out wide-ranging new sustainability strategy designed to curb investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, but campaigners argue faster timetable is required

  • Investment
  • 17 December 2020
'Net Zero Underwriting Alliance': Axa boss proposes new climate alliance for insurance sector
'Net Zero Underwriting Alliance': Axa boss proposes new climate alliance for insurance sector

Climate campaigners welcome proposal, but warn sector's net zero pledges are meaningless unless insurers end coverage for carbon intensive fossil fuel projects in the near-term

  • Risk
  • 14 December 2020
Just Group becomes first UK insurer to issue a green bond
Just Group becomes first UK insurer to issue a green bond

Insurer says bond issuance will enable investment in green buildings, renewable energy, and clean transportation projects

  • Investment
  • 16 October 2020
Government urged to extend Green Homes Grant Scheme as fears grow over shortage of installers
Government urged to extend Green Homes Grant Scheme as fears grow over shortage of installers

National Insulation Association writes to Chancellor requesting clarity over long term future of the scheme, after reports that many households cannot access grant scheme

  • Policy
  • 12 October 2020
Australian insurer Suncorp to ditch coverage for oil and gas projects
Australian insurer Suncorp to ditch coverage for oil and gas projects

Landmark pledge makes Suncorp the first major insurer to adopt any policy restricting underwriting for oil and gas

  • Investment
  • 21 August 2020
AXA trims portfolio's 'warming potential', as company warns of climate costs
AXA trims portfolio's 'warming potential', as company warns of climate costs

Insurance giant's annual climate report warns the companies it invests in could lose over 10 per cent of their revenues by 2030 under a 1.5C scenario

  • Investment
  • 06 July 2020
'Climate emergency': Insurers urged to step away from oil and gas projects in wake of coronavirus crisis
'Climate emergency': Insurers urged to step away from oil and gas projects in wake of coronavirus crisis

Letter sent to the world's biggest insurers from the Insure Our Future campaign urges sector to respond to the disruption to oil and gas markets caused by the pandemic by advancing fossil fuel phase out policies

  • Risk
  • 18 June 2020
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans

Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn

  • Policy
  • 24 February 2020
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns

Study of land registry data reveals thousands of new homes have been built in flood prone areas, and could also be denied insurance

  • Risk
  • 21 February 2020
Flood risk and insurance cost fears highlighted for 1.8 million UK residents
Flood risk and insurance cost fears highlighted for 1.8 million UK residents

Insurance industry warns of increased premiums as flood risk grows due to climate change.

  • Risk
  • 05 February 2020
Church of England and insurer Generali join $4.3tr Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Church of England and insurer Generali join $4.3tr Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Church and Italian insurer are latest to join growing group of world's largest pension funds and insurers committed to fully decarbonising their investments by 2050

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2020
Goldman Sachs and Liberty Mutual beef up fossil fuel lending policies
Goldman Sachs and Liberty Mutual beef up fossil fuel lending policies

Top US finance giants tighten policies governing their support for coal industry

  • Investment
  • 16 December 2019
AXA promises investment and insurance coal phase-out
AXA promises investment and insurance coal phase-out

Campaigners hail new climate strategy as a 'new global benchmark for best practice'

  • Investment
  • 28 November 2019
Insurers disclosing climate risk need to remember their customers
Insurers disclosing climate risk need to remember their customers

Extending climate risk disclosure to customers could yield benefits for both insurers and, argue LSE's Swenja Surminski and Sam Unsworth

  • Risk
  • 01 August 2019
Chubb chucks coal
Chubb chucks coal

Insurance giant becomes the largest US insurer to date to announce it will halt underwriting for companies that are reliant on coal mining and power plants

  • Risk
  • 02 July 2019
Global briefing: Climate change key priority in groundbreaking NZ 'Wellbeing Budget'
Global briefing: Climate change key priority in groundbreaking NZ 'Wellbeing Budget'

BusinessGreen brings you all the news from around the world this week

  • Management
  • 31 May 2019
Bank of England issues climate risk guidance to 'unlock action' from insurers
Bank of England issues climate risk guidance to 'unlock action' from insurers

Developed by industry and regulators, aim is to help insurers draw up management approaches to climate risk

  • Risk
  • 23 May 2019
'Get ahead of these risks': BlackRock issues climate risk warning to investors
'Get ahead of these risks': BlackRock issues climate risk warning to investors

Asset management giant warns investors are vastly underestimating risks posed by climate change impacts today 'not just years in the future'

  • Investment
  • 05 April 2019
Manufacturers, insurers and battery makers bet big on EVs
Manufacturers, insurers and battery makers bet big on EVs

Lured by higher profit margins, Melrose Industries has outlined plans to invest around £250-300m in the electric vehicle sector

  • Automotive
  • 04 April 2019
Bank of England to scrutinise insurance firms' climate risk planning
Bank of England to scrutinise insurance firms' climate risk planning

UK insurers will be called upon next month by the Prudential Market Authority to stress test their business against a range of climate and transition risks

  • Investment
  • 22 March 2019
Extreme weather cost global economy $215bn in 2018, AON estimates
Extreme weather cost global economy $215bn in 2018, AON estimates

Global cost of extreme weather last year higher than previous estimates, making 2017-18 costliest two-year period on record

  • Risk
  • 22 January 2019
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