Reinsurance News
6th August 2019
New laws and regulation that have emerged in response to climate change are giving rise to liability risks that pose a serious risk to companies’ future profitability, according to a new report from law firm Clyde & Co. The firm noted that there has been a twenty-fold increase in climate law ... Read the full article
16th July 2019
Climate change is ranked as the second most urgent threat to business by reinsurers, and as the third most urgent by property and casualty (P&C) insurers, according to a new report from the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI) and PwC. The Insurance Banana Skins 2019 report surveyed re/insurers ... Read the full article
3rd July 2019
A group of the world's largest companies across various industries have reported almost $1 trillion at risk from climate change, with a potential $250 billion in losses as a result of write-offs of assets, according to a report by CPD, an international non-profit focused on driving environmental change. In the global ... Read the full article
1st July 2019
Chubb has become the latest major re/insurer to adopt a climate policy that aims to phase out its exposure to coal-related underwriting and investment. As part of the announcement, Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Chubb, said that the company “recognizes the reality of climate change and the substantial impact ... Read the full article
25th June 2019
Zurich Insurance Group has committed to setting new climate targets in line with the framework of the UN Global Compact Business Ambition Pledge, which aims to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C. As part of its commitment, Zurich will expand its existing thermal coal policy by engaging with clients ... Read the full article
19th June 2019
Barney Schauble, Managing Principle at Nephila Advisors, has urged the re/insurance industry to utilise new products and data in tackling the risks posed by climate change, which he believes are not being adequately addressed. Speaking at the MMC Rising Professionals’ Global Forum, Schauble argued that, with the success of the capital ... Read the full article
17th June 2019
Unless further action is taken, the effects of climate change are likely to have “significant consequences” for life and health re/insurers, who will have to deal with increase risks from heatwaves, floods, droughts, fires and vector-borne diseases. This is according to a new report from Swiss Re, which linked climate change ... Read the full article
10th June 2019
Joachim Wenning, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at reinsurer Munich Re, has urged European policymakers to increase the cost of emitting carbon, according to reports from the Financial Times. Wenning believes that such a move would create financial incentives to accelerate the switch from fossil fuels to renewables, thereby helping to limit ... Read the full article
16th May 2019
Rising global temperatures due to climate change have heightened the risk of costly events such as wildfire and drought and significantly impacted the level of re/insurance industry losses in recent years, according to the latest sigma report by Swiss Re. Swiss Re expects that climate change will cause more frequent occurrences ... Read the full article
2nd May 2019
The Atlantic Council, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., has announced the launch of a new center that aims to enhance the resilience of one billion people around the world by 2030. The Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center will launch following a $25 million gift from business leader and philanthropist ... Read the full article
30th April 2019
French reinsurer SCOR intends to “fully integrate” a range of climate risk management approaches into its next strategic plan, according to Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Denis Kessler. Kessler’s comments came alongside the announcement of SCOR's commitment to more stringent underwriting exclusions for coal-based businesses, which climate activist group ... Read the full article
26th April 2019
French re/insurers SCOR and AXA have both committed to strengthening their coal exclusion policies in an effort to limit the effects of climate change, according to environmental campaigners at Unfriend Coal. A representative from the activist group questioned the companies at their annual general meetings this week, who both claimed to ... Read the full article
18th April 2019
Hannover Re has announced that it plans to adopt a more restrictive underwriting policy for the reinsurance of coal-based risks in order to help combat climate change. As a general principle, the reinsurer will not provide coverage for any planned new coal-fired power plants or coal mines, and aims to no ... Read the full article
8th April 2019
Raising premiums in response to the increasing frequency and severity of wildfire losses could become a “social issue,” making cover unaffordable for ordinary people, according to Ernst Rauch, Chief Climatologist at Munich Re. Speaking with the Guardian, Rauch said: “If the risk from wildfires, flooding, storms or hail is increasing then ... Read the full article
2nd April 2019
Global re/insurer QBE Insurance Group has announced that it plans to stop insuring thermal coal projects as part of its recently implemented climate plan to mitigate the effects of global warming. CEO Patrick Regan explained that from 1 July 2019, QBE will exclude any new direct insurance services for new construction ... Read the full article
