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'Scary numbers': As climate losses mount, how should insurers contend with the existential threat facing the industry?

Risk

'Scary numbers': As climate losses mount, how should insurers contend with the existential threat facing the industry?

Property insurers already count the mounting costs of climate damage in the hundreds of billions, and must take a more active role in combatting the risks, an industry-backed report argues

clock 18 May 2022 • 8 min read
Solvency II: Treasury proposes overhaul of insurance rules in bid to unlock green investment

Investment

Solvency II: Treasury proposes overhaul of insurance rules in bid to unlock green investment

Ministers set out vision for regulatory regime to replace EU's Solvency II rules that could help accelerate progress towards a net zero economy

clock 28 April 2022 • 3 min read
'A strong message': Insurance giant Swiss Re unveils plan to restrict cover for new oil and gas projects

Risk

'A strong message': Insurance giant Swiss Re unveils plan to restrict cover for new oil and gas projects

Swiss firm confirms it will no longer provide insurance for new oil and gas projects unless developers can show they have credible net zero transition plans

clock 18 March 2022 • 3 min read
AIG to end support for new coal, tar sands, and Arctic drilling as it extends net zero goals

Investment

AIG to end support for new coal, tar sands, and Arctic drilling as it extends net zero goals

US insurance giant becomes latest firm to tighten investment policies in bid to deliver on its net zero emission goals

clock 03 March 2022 • 3 min read
Insurance giant Travelers to ditch coal plant underwriting

Investment

Insurance giant Travelers to ditch coal plant underwriting

Insurer also beefs up climate policies on tar sands and wider investments

clock 08 February 2022 • 3 min read
'Disturbing': Why climate remains the single biggest global economic threat

Risk

'Disturbing': Why climate remains the single biggest global economic threat

Top insurers and economists warn climate change remains biggest global economic threat, despite on-going COVID risks

clock 11 January 2022 • 7 min read
'The first major Brexit bonus': Could reforming the UK's insurance rules unlock clean energy investment?

Investment

'The first major Brexit bonus': Could reforming the UK's insurance rules unlock clean energy investment?

PIC calculates it would be able to pump £500m more into renewable energy annually if financial services regulation is amended

clock 05 January 2022 • 4 min read
'Insurance fosters confidence': Could the insurance industry help trigger a new wave of Nature-based Solutions?

Offsets

'Insurance fosters confidence': Could the insurance industry help trigger a new wave of Nature-based Solutions?

A new study predicts that the nature-based carbon market could present a $1.3bn opportunity for the insurance industry

clock 09 December 2021 • 4 min read
Zurich pledges not to underwrite new oil exploration projects

Risk

Zurich pledges not to underwrite new oil exploration projects

Major win for campaigners, as insurance giant further tightens fossil fuel underwriting policies

clock 19 November 2021 • 2 min read
Study: Climate change could wipe £525bn from the value of UK homes by 2100

Buildings

Study: Climate change could wipe £525bn from the value of UK homes by 2100

Insurance premiums are failing to keep up with escalating climate risk faced by UK’s building stock, report warns

clock 08 November 2021 • 2 min read
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