insurance
R&D
Lack of off-the-shelf policies is "a material barrier to the development of carbon capture and storage at scale"
22 November 2012
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Risk
Munich Re says North America has racked up losses of over $1,000bn over the last 30 years because of extreme weather
18 October 2012
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Investment
Insurance firm acquires three onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 102MW, including giant Scout Moor project
13 August 2012
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Risk
New UN-backed principles endorsed by insurance firms with over $5tr of assets under management
19 June 2012
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Investment
New analytics team to serve a growing demand for pension funds to reduce their exposure to energy-intensive sectors
30 May 2012
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Risk
Too few are making proactive efforts to deal with rising costs and threats of extreme weather events, report finds
09 May 2012
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Risk
UN scientists warn climate change is set to cause increasingly dangerous and costly weather disasters
29 March 2012
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Climate change
Summary of UN body's forthcoming report warns heatwaves and floods are likely to increase in the next century
18 November 2011
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Risk
Survey of US insurers finds only one in eight have a formal climate change strategy in place
05 September 2011
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Risk
Assembly members urge Mayor to increase efforts to protect businesses and homes from serious flood risk
24 August 2011
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