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2017-22 losses a “wake-up call” to better assess climate risk, Moody’s Rahnama
16th March 2023
The record global natural catastrophe losses between 2017-22 are a “wake-up call” for the industry to “better assess, manage, and transfer” the risks of future climate-related events, saids Mohsen Rahnama, Chief Risk Modeling Officer and Executive Vice President, Models and Data of Moody's RMS. Writing in the Moody's RMS Catastrophe Review ... Read the full article
Reinsurance no silver bullet to climate challenge: Gallagher Re’s Bavandi
9th March 2023
Antoine Bavandi, Global Head of Public Sector & Climate Resilience Solutions at Gallagher Re, has contended that re/insurance cover alone is no “silver bullet” to matching capital with risk and addressing the growing challenge of climate resilience. Bavandi instead suggests that insurance and reinsurance are only part of a much wider ... Read the full article
Pricing in climate change a “complete priority” for Swiss Re: Mumenthaler
17th February 2023
Christian Mumenthaler, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swiss Re, has asserted that adequately pricing in the effects of climate change to its policies is a “complete priority” for the reinsurer. His comments came as part of a media call held alongside the release of Swiss Re’s results for 2022, during which ... Read the full article
Chaucer unveils update to its ESG sustainability strategy
16th February 2023
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has unveiled an update to its ESG sustainability strategy, outlining how it will decarbonise its business and embed ESG into the underwriting decision-making process. Chaucer states that its ESG strategy will be applied across all six of its defined core functions – Investments, Marketing, Underwriting, Operations, Risk ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital announces further commitments to reduce greenhouse gases
15th February 2023
Axis Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, announced its latest steps to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) in its ambition to transition to a low-carbon economy. The company stated it is committing to a 50% absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 across ... Read the full article
Insurance and preparedness will protect communities against climate change: Allianz
13th February 2023
Climate change is creating risk on an unprecedented scale, but insurers can play a role to significantly reduce the degree of their impact by helping to build resilience, according to an Allianz report. As extreme weather events cannot be prevented, using the example of flood events Allianz analysts have shared their ... Read the full article
AXA XL launches new strategy to address sustainability challenges
9th February 2023
AXA XL has published its new three-year sustainability strategy, “Roots of resilience” setting itself 23 targets to be met by 2026 or earlier. The strategy is built on three main themes: valuing nature, addressing climate change and integrating ESG factors into business operations. AXA XL suggests that putting nature at the heart ... Read the full article
Re/insurers’ capital supply will struggle to meet climate demands: Goldman Sachs
7th February 2023
Analysts at Goldman Sachs have warned that the current supply of capital in the property insurance and reinsurance markets will likely struggle to meet the increased demand for coverage that is likely to develop as climate change drive catastrophe losses ever higher. Referencing Swiss Re data, Goldman Sachs notes that rising ... Read the full article
WTW launch analytics platform ESG Clarified
3rd February 2023
Broking and solutions company WTW has launched ESG Clarified, an analytics platform to help organisations better understand and address their climate, sustainability and wider ESG risks. ESG Clarified offers a comprehensive, analytical solution, underpinned by multiple data sources to assist with trending insight, scenario analysis and reporting. WTW suggests that the rapidly ... Read the full article
Insurance exists to protect that which we cannot afford to lose: Aon’s Case
2nd February 2023
"Insurance exists to protect that which we cannot afford to lose, and when it comes to climate change, we all have a lot to protect," suggests Greg Case, CEO of Aon. In a report focusing on the role of the industry in fighting climate change, Case noted that collaboration between public, ... Read the full article
Re/insurers can help accelerate net zero by facilitating capital: Aon’s Dudley
30th January 2023
As the re/insurance industry is feeling the emerging impacts of climate change, it also has the opportunity to help solve the climate crisis by matching capital to risk where it’s needed - such as via clean tech solutions, by de-risking projects and technology development -, Richard Dudley suggests. Aon’s Global Head ... Read the full article
Chaucer partners with Kita, Munich Re & RenRe to provide capacity
27th January 2023
Global specialty re/insurance group, Chaucer has announced its partnership with Kita, a carbon credit insurance specialist, to insure the delivery risk of carbon sequestration projects. The group is not only investing in Kita, but will also be providing lead underwriting capacity; follow capacity will be provided by Munich Re Syndicate and ... Read the full article
Insurance Europe calls for clarification on ‘greenwashing’ risk
26th January 2023
Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, has responded to the European Supervisory Authorities' call for evidence on ‘greenwashing’, saying that time and further regulatory clarification is needed to address this risk. ‘Greenwashing’ refers to misleading claims around sustainability-related statements and products, and has become a growing issue for re/insurance ... Read the full article
Zurich and South Pole join forces on climate change offering
26th January 2023
Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), the commercial risk advisory and services unit of Zurich, and South Pole, a climate solutions provider and carbon project developer, have teamed up to support businesses with climate adaptation and mitigation. According to the announcement, the joint offering will help businesses tackle both sides of the climate ... Read the full article
Natural disasters caused over $130bn global insured losses in 2022: Aon
25th January 2023
A new Aon report has estimated that global insured losses caused by natural disasters exceeded $130 billion in 2022, mainly driven by Hurricane Ian, which is the second-costliest event on record from an insurance perspective. The 2023 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight report, revealed that natural disasters caused a $313 billion ... Read the full article
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